Marc Jones
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/ 1 August 2007

BA fined £270m for price-fixing

British Airways (BA) was hit with almost £270-million in fines on Wednesday as it reached settlements with United States and United Kingdom authorities for price-fixing on fuel surcharges. Archrival Virgin Atlantic Airways blew the whistle on BA last year after individuals at the two carriers discussed proposed changes to fuel surcharges for long flights.

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/ 8 December 2006

Nintendo’s Wii console hits shops in Europe

The first of Europe’s gamers got their hands on Nintendo’s new video games console on Friday after stores across the continent opened their doors at midnight to end die-hard fans’ long wait for a Wii. In Britain some fans camped out for over two nights on Oxford Street, London’s main shopping drag, to guarantee bagging a Wii, the latest entrant in the -billion global video game market.