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World Championship silver medallist Ellen Gandy's failure to qualify for the 200m butterfly final continued Team GB's struggles in swimming competition at the Aquatics Centre on Tuesday.

BP hit by $6.5bn in costs on reduction of US shale gas asset value and post-Gulf of Mexico oil spill payments plus smaller income from TNK-BP oil production.

Action from the 2012 London Olympics to come from Wimbledon, where all the big guns - Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters will be out on court... and there are four medal races in swimming events to be completed

Team GB pair Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins broke a 20 year old Olympic record in reaching the women's sculls final on Friday.

Great Britain's men's basketball team were unable to prevent defeat as they made their first appearance at the Olympics since 1948, eventually succumbing to 95-75 defeat to Russia in Group B.

Researchers from Britain and Australia discover how carbon is drawn down from the surface of the Southern Ocean to the deep waters beneath.

IBTimes UK presents our daily round-up and previews to all the action from the 2012 London Olympics

Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, makes her Olympic equestrian debut with her family cheering her on.

Saturday saw the first flush of Olympic golds and China leads the provisional table with six medals (four gold) and with the Italians and Americans in hot pursuit. The hosts, Great Britain, have yet to open their medal count for the Games but can be confident of doing so on Sunday, with Rebecca Adlington competing in the women's 400m freestyle and three time gold medallist Ben Ainslie opening the sailing event

Mark Cavendish failed to land Great Britain's first medal of the Olympic Games as Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakstan raced to victory in the men's road race.

AAPT says Anonymous has breached company database in protest against Australian government's data retention scheme.

One of the favourites to medal at the London Olympics for Team GB has been handed a tough opening contest after super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua was drawn against Erislandy Savon of Cuba.

Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, said that post-Games reality often fails to meet economic expectations - like in Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.

Migration Watch accuses coalition government of 'bottling out' in the face of pressure from university heads and business leaders.

Samsung and Apple have prepared for what is being called the Patent Trial of the Century by failing to agree on the value of each other's patents.

Everton have announced the departure of Australian midfielder Tim Cahill and the arrival of Scottish striker Steven Naismith. They have also been linked with a move for Spurs' midfielder, Steven Pienaar

I've been living in London for over 18 months now, and every time the English have a whinge about something I can't help but think back to my Aussie roots and how we stereotype them to be somewhat negative at the best of times.

Murdoch steps down from boards of UK newspapers after leadership called into question by phone hacking scandal.

CloudOn announces launching its free productivity app for iPad and Android in 60 more countries

England look to well in control and on course to defend their crown against South Africa, as we head into the second day at the Oval

Fair Work Australia has stamped its seal of approval on the planned protest action of teachers and school support staff by the state of Victoria in early September.

Fernando Alonso's race engineer explains Ferrari's turnaround in fortunes and there are doubts over the possibility of a German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2013

State fisheries department in Western Australia wants rethink on white shark protection after fatal attack on Australian surfer off Perth coast.

A 9 year old Irish boy named Zak Gilsenan impressed everyone after he successfully earned a spot in Barcelona, one of the biggest and most successful European clubs.

Security company head faced a tough grilling from exasperated MPS in the home affairs committee.

Former England test captain Alec Stewart believes the form of Ravi Bopara will prove crucial in South Africa's attempts of becoming the world's No.1 test team.

The victim was taken by what is believed to have been a white shark, while he was surfing 200 metres off an isolated beach, off Perth in Western Australia.

Austrian mural painter Gustav Klimt overcame childhood poverty to become a world renowned artist.

London 2012 will not provide a long-term boost to the UK economy, according to a Reuters poll of economists, as the country searches for a way out of recession and towards a recovery.

The McLaren F1 team has a lot to do to catch championship rivals Ferrari and Red Bull after yet another disappointing race led to criticism from drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button and former driver David Coulthard