Talking Turkey … David Cameron inspects a guard of honour in Ankara yesterday during his two-day visit to Turkey before moving on to India together with a 90-strong delegation Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA David Cameron is to offer India a direct say in drawing up Britain’s new immigration policy as Downing Street responds to fears in [...]

A woman sits with her child in a forest village near the mining site of Vedanta’s alumina refinery. Photograph: Parth Sanyal / Reuters Mining company Vedanta today dismissed as “incorrect” an Amnesty International report that accused the firm of human rights abuses and damaging the environment. Chief executive MS Mehta claimed Amnesty had “jumped to [...]

Bob Dudley spent his childhood in Mississippi. Photograph: Alexander Natruskin/Reuters As a youngster growing up a small Mississippi town, Bob Dudley was a swimming prodigy with one of the speediest backstrokes in the state. Soon to become the new chief executive of BP, an aptitude for reversing may come in handy as the 54-year-old American [...]

Facebook claims 500 million users but what is going to be the next big thing? Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Where have all the social networks gone? Of course, this is exactly the right time to be asking this question. Haven’t I noticed that Facebook is now claiming 500 million users, in the manner of Doctor Evil [...]