Crime rehab failure in UK 'costs £10b'

The failure to rehabilitate tens of thousands of serial criminals is costing the country up to £10 billion a year, a report has said. Prisoners on short-term sentences are being left idle in their cells for much of the day, the National…

UK Budget date to be revealed

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed. There is intense speculation that it will be held on March 24. A Treasury spokesman declined to comment on the date, but confirmed…

Zain Ghana running at a loss

Zain Ghana, part of the global mobile telephony providers owned by Kuwaiti mobile giant, Zain Group is said to be running at a loss. Following talks between India’s Bharti to buy Zain Group’s Africa assets, Bharti lost $3.6 billion in…