Business news 

OFT charges BA executives with price-fixing

Four British Airways executives to appear in court over allegations they conspired with Virgin to fix surcharge

Credit crunch sends Barclays' profits reeling

Britain's third largest bank writes down a further £1bn after hedge fund and Spanish property market losses

Ladbrokes stung by high rollers in tax havens

Against the odds, the house lost money as big bets were placed offshore and Euro 2008 was won by the favourite, Spain

Sport News 

Ronaldo confirms: I'm staying at United

Manchester United's unsettled Portugal forward has confirmed that he will stay at Old Trafford for at least another year

• Ferguson happy to lay out the red carpet

• Rooney virus lays United low

England roar back into fourth Test

James Anderson takes three wickets as South Africa are bowled out for 194 after tea at the Oval

Aston Villa finalise Shorey transfer

England left back completes his move from Reading, with Luke Young expected to join him from Middlesbrough shortly

Comment 

Suddenly being green is no longer cool

The chilly economic climate means espousing the green life is increasingly being seen as a luxury

• Alice Thomson

Make your computer secure: turn it off

Hackers will always beat security systems. You'd be foolish to believe your data is safe

• Phil Hendren

Wedding lists: a vulgar impertinence

An original present will be cherished. A prepared gift list is just a dry financial contract

• Melanie Reid

Life & Style 

Does your partner mean it?

So they say they don't want children or never want to move to the country. Should you believe them or will they change?

Ping pong, China's passion

Table tennis in China is more than just sport. Since Mao decreed it the national game it has defined the country

Britain's 'best' tap water

Severn Trent Water has been voted the best tasting regional tap water in Britain by a panel of experts

Arts & Entertainment 

From Hellboy to Hobbit

The 43-year-old director Guillermo Del Toro is now to add Middle Earth to his mythical realms, he tells Will Lawrence

Heath Ledger drug investigation 'dropped'

US official reveals the inquiry into how the star obtained drugs that contributed to his fatal overdose has been dropped

Morgan Freeman to divorce wife of 24 years

After surviving a car crash last weekend, the Oscar-winner's attorney reveals he is divorcing his wife of 24 years