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Courses for horses
This summer a new racecourse, in Essex, has been added to the sporting calendar and plans are afoot for another course in Wales. But what lies behind this renaissance and can they learn anything from racetracks which went out of business?

Live text - Open day two
Korea's KJ Choi leads two-time champion Greg Norman by one shot in the second round at the 137th Open.

Google profits trigger concerns
Google's quarterly profits rise by less than expected, raising concerns of a slowdown in the online advertising market.

Microsoft results hit its shares
Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.

Intel marks 40 years of chip making
The world's largest chip maker takes a low key approach to its 40th birthday but reveals ambitious plans for its next 40 years.

UK internet shopping on the rise
UK shoppers spent 17 pence in every pound online in the first half of the year, claims a retail report.

Bicycle deliveries make comeback
A supermarket chain plans to turn the clock back by using bicycles to deliver groceries to its customers.

Say goodbye to the computer mouse
Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.

eBay sees difficult times ahead
Online auction site eBay is cautious about its future growth as it struggles against a weakening global economy.

Chechnya 'angered' terror accused
A Muslim found with files on weapons and explosives tells a court anger about issues like Chechnya fuelled his interest in jihad.

EU moves to free up music rights
A decision by EU regulators is set to break national monopolies on music downloads and performance rights.

Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on
Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.

Trade picture worsens at Jessops
Photographic retailer Jessops warns that trading has not improved at the chain, with sales continuing to fall.

Xbox sets sights on communities
Microsoft announces a re-design of its Xbox Live online games system in an attempt to capture new markets.

Second-hand cars top gripes list
Second-hand cars head a list of complaints received by advice body Consumer Direct about defective goods.

Test results 'may need scrapping'
A head teachers' leader has said the Sats results may need to be annulled, if marking problems are widespread.

Eng v SA 1st Test: day four as it happened
Centuries from Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie help South Africa close on 242-1, 104 behind England, after four days of the first Test.

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