Age UK has reported a dramatic rise in the number of over-60s forced to retire against their will and blamed employers for targeting mature workers. Photograph: Tim O’Hara/Corbis The number of over-60s forced to retire against their will increased dramatically last year to 100,000 as... 

Ocado’s Hatfield warehouse. The flotation may succeed at the lower end of the price scale, say analysts. Photograph: Stuart Clarke/Rex Features Ocado will make a final attempt to bring investors on board its controversial stock market flotation in the next two days, in the hope of defying... 

Trading Plan One of the important parts of formulating a trading plan is a bit of self-reflection. I know, it’s not exactly something that we envision when we look at stock traders, but a good trader knows himself very well and whatever plans a trader has are based on his knowledge of himself and what he’s... 

Christophe Riblon celebrates victory in the 14th stage of the 2010 Tour de France, his first stage win. Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA The latest bout in the battle for the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey ended in a stalemate in the Pyrenees today. Christophe Riblon won the 184.5km... 

Taking liberties … Laetitia Casta and Eric Elmosnino in Gainsbourg In the opening credits of Gainsbourg, a new biopic about the legendary French singer, chain-smoker and lothario, the star is shown swimming among fish who are all puffing away on cigarettes. A little later, Gainsbourg is menaced...