• Self-destruct text Messages

  30 Nov -0001

  Staellium UK has create a service for business executives to send texts which will delete automatically from the recipient's mobile phone once it has been read.

• Dreamworks Bought By Viacom

  30 Nov -0001

  DREAMWORKS SNAPPED UP BY VIACOM

• Cinema Bans Virgin's Fondling Wrapping Paper

  30 Nov -0001

  A cinema chain has dropped a Virgin Mobile Christmas wrapping paper promotion which had caused offence amongst parents.

• Martha Stewart's Stalker Builds Hilton Shrine

  30 Nov -0001

  MARTHA STEWART TRESPASSER SETS UP SHRINE TO PARIS

• Credit Card Gives Rolling Stones Privileges

  30 Nov -0001

  STONES PRIVILEGES FOR CREDIT CARD HOLDERS

• Simon Cowell's Sony-BMG Deal

  30 Nov -0001

  SIMON COWELL GETS FIVE YEAR MUSIC RIGHTS.

• Friends Reunited bought over by ITV

  30 Nov -0001

  Broadcaster ITV has agreed to buy Friends Reunited, the website which brings together old school friends, for £120m ($208m).

• Richard Branson And NTL Join Forces To Rival BSkyB

  30 Nov -0001

  RICHARD BRANSON LAUNCHING MEDIA CORPORATION TO RIVAL MURDOCH

• Credit Card companies plan to reveal details

  30 Nov -0001

  LONDON (Reuters) - Four leading credit card companies will share more information about their customers' spending habits in order to stem the tide of bad debts they face, the card providers said on Friday.

• Kazaa makes changes to cut music piracy

  30 Nov -0001

  The Kazaa file-sharing network will soon change its core software in an attempt to cut music piracy.

• Vodafone ends Manchester Utd Sponsorship

  30 Nov -0001

  Mobile phone giant Vodafone, which has sponsored Manchester United since 2000, is ending a four-year shirt deal with the Premier League club.

• Actresses Called In Hollywood Harassment Case

  30 Nov -0001

  ACTRESSES CALLED TO HELP WOMAN WIN HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST SPELLING

• XBOX 360 Lands in US Stores

  30 Nov -0001

  Avid gamers have queued overnight in the US to be the first to get their hands on Microsoft's new games console, the Xbox 360. Hundreds of stores opened at midnight to satisfy fans who waited for hours.

• Amazon refunds Sony CD customers

  30 Nov -0001

  Amazon is offering refunds to customers who bought Sony BMG CDs that use the controversial XCP anti-copy system.

• Gorillaz and Coldplay boosts EMI profits

  30 Nov -0001

  Strong sales of the latest releases by Coldplay and Gorillaz have helped to lift profits at music group EMI.

• Martha Stewarts Show Dumped By NBC

  30 Nov -0001

  MARTHA STEWART'S APPRENTICE SACKED

• Asda creates job opportunities

  30 Nov -0001

  Supermarket group Asda has announced plans to recruit almost 3,000 new staff across the UK. Around 800 new jobs will be created in Northern Ireland, which will see the biggest boost from the expansion.

• Graduates may take 10 years to afford own house

  30 Nov -0001

  Many graduates still consider house prices unaffordable despite the recent housing slowdown, a survey has said.

• Vanilla Coke to be replaced in UK

  30 Nov -0001

  Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is to end sales of its Vanilla Coke and Vanilla Diet Coke in the UK from early 2006, despite only launching two years ago.

• eBay fraudster jailed

  30 Nov -0001

  David Levi, 29, of Clifton Drive North in Lytham, Lancashire, tricked people using the internet auction site eBay into giving away their account details.

• Possibility of council tax increase

  30 Nov -0001

  Council tax bills in England could increase by 10% next year unless the government provides more funding, according to a new report. The Local Government Association says inadequate grant increases will leave a shortfall to be paid for by tax payers.

• Awards Recognise Women's Contribution to technology

  30 Nov -0001

  A woman lecturer who uses a robot dog to get others interestedin technology and its potential as a career is named best woman in technology for her work.

• Microsoft plans to decisively defeat Google

  30 Nov -0001

  People are underestimating what Microsoft is doing with search technology, says Bill Gates. The head of the software giant told the BBC that its ambition is to be bigger than Google in search.

• Amazon predicts bleak holiday season sales

  30 Nov -0001

  The online retailer, Amazon.com, warns investors of a slow sales growth even with the holiday season inching closer. The firm, which started out as a book seller, said net profits of $30m (£17m) for the three months to September had been hit by a legal settlement.