Reuters March 15: A giant panda munches on bamboo at panda breeding center in China. BEIJING — A panda at the Beijing Zoo accidentally crushed her new cub to death after abandoning its twin, Chinese state media said Tuesday. The two female cubs were born Friday, but the mother nursed only one of them,... 

Durex: worth every penny?. Photograph: Linda Nylind We used to think there were two reasons why SSL International, despite rumours over many years, might not attract a bid. First, buttoned-up executives at the big American consumer goods giants tend to shy away from companies selling sex products.... 

Harry Tincknell racing at Silverstone in 2009 with Azzurri and PTS logos on his car. Photograph: Sutton Images At least five major suppliers to Connaught, the beleaguered social housing maintenance group, have helped bankroll the promising motor racing career of Harry Tincknell, son of the... 

Billionaire newspaper proprietor Richard Desmond. Photograph: Rex Features Daily Express owner Richard Desmond is among the frontrunners to buy Channel Five, which has been put up for sale by RTL, the pan-European broadcaster. He is understood to have reached the final round of the auction...