A direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood questions the way the troubled china and ceramics firm has been run.

A former employee of Woolworths looks back on his time working for the business as its final stores close.

The demise of Waterford Wedgwood - 250 years after Wedgwood was founded in Stoke-on-Trent and 226 years after Waterford was founded in Ireland - has come as a shock to many. It shouldn't have.

Any buyer of Waterford Wedgwood should keep production in Stoke-on-Trent, the city's mayor says.

The controversial idea that space impacts wiped out mammoths and early humans in North America receives new impetus.

BBC Sport visits Honda's Brackley HQ after the team's F1 demise

Scientists are concerned that the number of British experts in fungi are dropping

In the automotive industry, car companies must invest in all potential technologies, or they run the risk being wrong. "And if you're wrong," says GM president Fritz Henderson, "it can threaten your firm."

Fifty-five years after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York, an author claims he has uncovered the truth behind his demise.

Developers promise a luxury housing development will go ahead, after rumours of its demise swept Dundee.

The demise of some of China's ruling dynasties was linked to changes in the strength of monsoon rains, a study suggests.

The BBC's Adam Mynott reflects on the demise of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoum of the Maldives after 30 years in power

Does the demise of the Bradford & Bingley mean demutualisation was wrong?

South African Aids campaigners rejoice at the departure of the health minister, derided as "Dr Beetroot".

Reactions to the news that the fourth-largest investment bank in the US, Lehman Brothers will file for bankruptcy protection.

Travellers stranded by the collapse of a package holiday firm are facing a shortage of available flights, a travel agent says.

For more than a decade Winston Peters has held a pivotal role in New Zealand's political landscape - but that seems about to change.

Residents stand in the rain to watch the smouldering remains of Fleetwood pier turn to ash.

Stoke's Dave Kitson says he is sad to see the Reading side that won promotion to the Premier League being broken up following their relegation.

South Africa striker Benni McCarthy blames the country's federation for the national team's demise.