Enterprise Inns has warned that falling beer sales and the cost of helping its struggling pub tenants is putting pressure on its profits. Shares in Britain's second-biggest pubs group, which has 7,700 tenanted pubs, closed down 13.4% in London.

Actor John Cleese has criticised his former home town of Weston-super-Mare. The Monty Python star spoke out during a visit to nearby Bristol.

Argentine farmers and government supporters have held rival rallies in a long-running dispute over tax increases on agricultural exports. More than 200,000 people took to the streets in Buenos Aires, on the eve of a vote on the increases in the Senate

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has reported its seventh quarterly loss in a row as it continues to lose market share to its rival Intel.

A group of senior diplomats are to help South African President Thabo Mbeki in his efforts to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis.

A £300m tourist attraction should be built on the site earmarked for the super-casino in east Manchester, regeneration experts have said. A delegation has been looking at other ways of bringing jobs to the Sportcity site since the casino plan was axe

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