BBC Homepage

Top News Story

A Hungarian soldier in chemical protection gear cleans a street in Devecser, 5 OctoberHungary fights deadly sludge leak

Hungary declares an emergency after a torrent of sludge from an alumina plant kills at least four people and heads towards major rivers.

More from BBC News

Sci & Environment

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Entertainment

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Weather

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

LondonDetailed forecast

Tuesday
Light Rain

Light Rain

Max Temperature: 18°C 64°F

Min Temperature: 14°C 57°F

Wednesday
Heavy Rain Shower

Heavy Rain Shower

Max Temperature: 18°C 64°F

Min Temperature: 10°C 50°F

Thursday
Sunny Intervals

Sunny Intervals

Max Temperature: 19°C 66°F

Min Temperature: 13°C 55°F

Business

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Market Data Tue, 5 Oct 2010 18:33 BST

Market Name Current Value Movement Change
Dow Jones 10934.39 + 183.12
Nasdaq 2397.78 + 53.26
FTSE 100 5635.76 + 79.79
Dax 6215.83 + 81.62
Cac 40 3731.93 + 82.12

Sterling Exchange Rates

Market Name Current Value Movement Change
Dollar 1.5895 + 0.0067
Euro 1.1491 - -0.0077

Spotlight

TECHNOLOGY OF BUSINESS

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

The process of 'crowdsourcing' turns product development over to the general public. Is it the ideal low-cost business model, or misplaced faith in the wisdom of crowds?

World Service

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Radio

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Explore the BBC

Customise this page

Customise your homepage

Add and remove your preferred topics

Reset homepage

Choose a page colour

Set your location

Set your location to receive local news, weather, TV and radio.

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © MMX

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.