The mountaineering world has led tributes to one of the UK’s most respected climbers after he was killed alongside two other Britons in a devastating avalanche.

THESE are edgy times at Opel AG, the German-based arm of American giant General Motors.

General Motors expects to axe around 10,000 jobs across Europe as part of its restructuring of Vauxhall and Opel.

Car giant General Motors is set to retain ownership of its European business, sources said today.

Supplies of petrol to Shell garages started to dry up today as hundreds of tanker drivers began a four day strike, with fears that other companies could have problems stocking up with fuel.

The stranded Portrush lifeboat was pulled off the rocks on Rathlin Island today.

Salvage experts were today set to launch a bid to recover a stranded lifeboat from rocks off the Antrim coast.

The credit crunch looked to have claimed around 160 UK jobs today after the closure of a sub-prime lender was announced.

Last minute negotiations were being held tonight between European Government ministers and officials in a bid to head off a row over new employment rights for temporary and agency workers.

Car giant Vauxhall is to build its new Astra at its factory in Ellesmere Port, safeguarding jobs at the plant, it was announced today.

The maker of Imperial Leather underlined its commitment to the UK today by announcing plans for a £26m (€38m) manufacturing and innovation centre.

Motor giant Vauxhall is to axe 900 jobs at its UK car factory and cut production, the company announced today.

British manufacturing was being “massacred”, a senior union leader claimed today as workers at car giant Vauxhall were waiting to be told that up to 1,000 jobs are to be axed.

The rate of unemployment in the UK has risen to its highest level since 2002, official figures showed today.

Car giant Vauxhall was today hoping that production would resume at Ellesmere Port following wildcat strikes that brought the plant to a standstill.

Vauxhall’s “Home of the Astra” looked under threat today after General Motor’s European boss admitted it could be vulnerable in the battle to attract new models.

The parent of car maker Vauxhall today warned it would fall into the red in the first three months of this year after sales and prices in North America took a dive.

Production of Vauxhall cars in the UK was halted today because of a shortage of parts caused by a strike in Germany over job cuts.

Vauxhall car workers in the UK were today told to check before arriving for their shift amid expectations that production will be halted because of a shortage of components caused by a strike in Germany.

More than 430 jobs will be lost at car giant Vauxhall in Britain, including 340 from Merseyside, under a huge cutback across Europe aimed at making savings.

Cinemas in the UK showing the new Harry Potter film are being issued with night vision goggles in a bid to stamp out piracy, it was revealed today.

A TEENAGER was kicked to death because he was a member of the Irish Travelling community, a court heard yesterday.

The European Commission today began investigating the legality of £17.4m (€28.5m) in government subsidies earmarked for a Ford plant in South Wales.

Vauxhall will start to be hit by industrial action today as part of a union campaign against the ending of vehicle production at one of the firm's UK factories.

Vauxhall car workers are preparing to vote on whether to strike in protest at job losses.

Car workers across Europe will stage a day of action this week ranging from strikes to a mass sickie to protest at the ending of car production at one of Vauxhall's UK factories.

Thousands of people are expected to join a huge march and rally in protest at the decision to end car production at one of Vauxhall's UK plants.

Union leaders say they are ready to call for strikes at Vauxhall after they failed to secure a reprieve for a factory threatened with closure.

Union leaders say they are ready to call for strikes at Vauxhall after they failed to secure a reprieve for a factory threatened with closure.