Interest rate cut to historic 1.5% Interest rates were slashed to their lowest level ever as the Bank of England threw another lifeline to the UK's ailing economy. 3:21am today
Brown pledge to get banks lending Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling pledged fresh measures to bolster the economy as the grim toll of job losses continued to mount. 1:13am today
Man Utd's Ronaldo crashes Ferrari Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo walked away uninjured after writing off his Ferrari sports car in a crash. 12:36am today
Mechanical theory in 'UFO mystery' The mysterious severance of a wind turbine blade may have been caused by a mechanical failure, an expert said. 12:36am today
Strauss 'has KP's support' New England Test captain Andrew Strauss insists he has the full backing of his predecessor Kevin Pietersen. 10:17pm Thu 8 Jan 09
