Construction sector output jumped 6.6% – the biggest rise in activity since the 1960s. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian Britain’s economy grew almost twice as fast as expected in the second quarter driven by service sector growth and a dramatic rebound in the construction... 

Fabio Capello, left, has suggested that David Beckham is too old at 35 to take part in the Euro qualifiers. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images David Beckham will reject any offer from Fabio Capello of a farewell England appearance in the conviction that he still has a role to play with the... 

GDF Suez’s takeover of International Power will double the company’s generating capacity. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images International Power is expected to become the latest British company to be taken over by a foreign competitor this week. The French state-controlled energy... 

The diminutive 18-year-old Jack Wilshere, of Arsenal, has been picked in the England squad to face Hungary. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Fabio Capello has named the Arsenal youngsters Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs in his squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Hungary at Wembley. The...