iTunes European stores open on song

COMPUTER giant Apple launched the long-awaited version of its iTunes online music store in Britain, France and Germany yesterday, allowing users to download a song for just €0.99.

More than 700,000 tracks are available from what Apple calls "the best music juke-box in the world".

There is no subscription fee and most albums will cost £7.99 in Britain and €9.99 in the eurozone to download.