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• INTERVIEW-Huawei smartphones: where Hollywood meets Silicon Valley Friday, 7 Jun 2013 | 4:47 AM ET

  "In some ways, a smartphone is in the middle of Silicon Valley and Hollywood," he said. " Silicon Valley represents technology- and smartphones need strong technology- and the Hollywood aspect is about experience and perception. " It needs to be between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, "he said on the sidelines of a business conference in Chengdu in southwestern China.

• UPDATE 1-UK lawmakers say Huawei-BT deal exposes flawed security controls Friday, 7 Jun 2013 | 12:44 AM ET

  *Ministers should have been told earlier- UK parlt cttee report. LONDON, June 7- China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical communications network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers, lawmakers said on Thursday.

• CORRECTED-UK lawmakers say Huawei-BT deal exposes flawed security controls Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:12 PM ET

  LONDON, June 6- China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers, lawmakers said on Thursday.

• UK lawmakers say Huawei's BT contract raises security concern Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 9:59 AM ET

  LONDON, June 6- China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers, lawmakers said on Thursday.

• BT CEO: We Can Afford to Make Bold Investments   Friday, 10 May 2013 | 2:05 AM ET

  

  Ian Livingston, CEO of BT, tells CNBC about their plans to make premier league soccer matches free for their broadband customers, directly coming up against Sky.

• Alex Ferguson Steps Down in Time for BT Sport Launch   Friday, 10 May 2013 | 2:05 AM ET

  

  Ian Livingston, CEO of BT, jokes that there might be a funny coincidence in the timing of Alex Ferguson's resignation.

• Dairy Workers Get a Pension Full of Aging Cheese Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 3:59 PM ET

  

  In a growing trend, Dairy Crest, one of Britain's top producers of dairy products, has transferred 20,000 pounds of cheddar cheese to its pension fund.

• Britain's Cameron Says Bank of England Must Support Recovery Thursday, 7 Mar 2013 | 7:46 AM ET

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that the Bank of England had to play its part in getting Britain's economy growing and said the government must curb spending and borrowing.

• Britain's need for nuclear could open door to Chinese investment Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013 | 11:09 AM ET

  *China's first move into European nuclear seen possible in UK. LONDON, Feb 27- China could be on the cusp of one of its most sensitive European investments as costly plans for new nuclear reactors in Britain open the door to Chinese state-run firms.

• UPDATE 3-UK gets less-than-expected 2.3 bln stg from airwaves sale Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 8:03 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 20- Britain's mobile operators were the winners and the government was the loser in an auction of 4 G airwaves that raised a less than expected 2.3 billion pounds.

• UPDATE 1-Google hits back against BT with patent lawsuits Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 6:03 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13- Google Inc and its Motorola Mobility unit struck back on Wednesday against BT Group Plc, filing patent lawsuits against the British telecommunications group more than a year after BT launched its own lawsuit against Google.

• Google files patent lawsuits against BT Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 4:08 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13- Google Inc and its Motorola Mobility unit filed patent lawsuits on Wednesday against BT Group plc in the United States and in the U.K., a Google spokeswoman said, more than a year after the British telecoms group launched its own lawsuit against Google.

• Malone Eyes Virgin Media in Challenge to Murdoch Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 5:45 AM ET

  

  John Malone's Liberty Global has opened talks with Britain's Virgin Media over a takeover that would increase the U.S. cable group's dominance in Europe and step up a challenge to media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

• UPDATE 3-Oracle to buy network gear maker Acme Packet for $1.7 bln Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 3:06 PM ET

  *Deal allows Oracle to compete better against Cisco. *Oracle shares down 3 pct. Feb 4- Software maker Oracle Corp will buy Acme Packet Inc for $1.7 billion net of cash as billionaire CEO Larry Ellison expands into the networking equipment market long dominated by Cisco Systems Inc..

• European Shares Propped Up by Solid US Data Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 12:22 PM ET

  European shares inched up on Friday, as investors took advantage of the past two sessions' losses to snap up equities more cheaply, reassured by a run of solid data from China, Europe and the United States.

• UPDATE 1-EasyJet chairman Mike Rake to step down in summer Saturday, 26 Jan 2013 | 1:45 PM ET

  *Rake has expanding role as Barclays deputy chairman. LONDON, Jan 26- EasyJet Chairman Mike Rake will step down this summer, the budget airline said on Saturday, ending a fight by its founder and largest investor to oust him because of his expanding role as deputy chairman of Barclays.

• Earnings keep European shares around 22-month highs Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 4:28 AM ET

  *Novartis, Unilever boosted by earnings. LONDON, Jan 23- European shares continued to trade in a tight range as the FTSEurofirst 300 index lingered around 22- month highs, with positive earnings from the likes of Unilever and Novartis offsetting worries about telecoms.

• India's Infosys Unexpectedly Raises Forecast, Shares Surge Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 1:50 AM ET

  

  India's No.2 software services provider Infosys raised its revenue forecast after posting stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, triggering a 15 percent surge in its shares, set for their biggest gain in more than a decade.

• UPDATE 1-UK business chiefs warn Cameron of EU exit dangers Wednesday, 9 Jan 2013 | 10:34 AM ET

  *UK business: Britain must be at heart of a reformed Europe. LONDON, Jan 9- Prime Minister David Cameron will damage Britain's fragile economy if he demands major changes that could threaten the country's relationship with the European Union, business leaders said on Wednesday.

• Europe Closes Slightly Lower in Shortened Session Monday, 24 Dec 2012 | 7:00 AM ET

  European stocks closed slightly lower in a shortened day of trading on Monday. The FTSE 100 index was the main exception closing higher by 0.24 percent.