In order to focus and strengthen its core expertise, Siemens AG has entered into a deal with Invensys and is going to buy their rail business. The deal has taken place and Siemens AG has bought the rail business for 1.74 billion pounds.

She is different from a number of other women, as she has been growing facial hair to take part in Movember. Siobhain Fletcher, a British housewife, has been battling hirsutism. She is now using her problem for a great social cause.

A website for a dog pedometer has recently been launched by Japan-based multinational Fujitsu, which is a specialist in cloud and mobile computing. The canine health management system is dubbed the `Wandant' system; with `wan' being the Japanese equivalent of `woof'; and `dant' from the word `pendant.'

With news rolling out that there are chances of Greece getting partial breather from long-running debt, shares of mining firms and banks were seen moving up on Tuesday. Among all, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC was reported to have seen a biggest hike of 4.1%.

NHS is being pressurized with the costs of treatments given to the ones with the right to free prescriptions. Thus, Tory MP Dr. Phillip Lee has been calling for a new system, which includes payment for treatments to be made by people if their illness is a result in any way of their poor lifestyle.

Thirty years have passed after the death of Terrence Higgins, who was one of the first persons to die from AIDS in Britain. Since then, a number of medical advancements have taken place in the world.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is considered to be U. K.'s largest drug maker in terms of sales, has shown its interest in expanding its operation in India and Nigeria.

It seems it would take some more time to strike an agreement over European Union's budget as there are yet to be differences sorted out. "I think we are not yet at the stage where we need to be, namely (ready for) a collective decision", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said while she arrived for a second day of talks in Brussels.