The British based car maker Jaguar Land Rover is joining forces with a Chinese company Chery to manufacture cars outside the Britain for the first time. Production will begin in 2015 at a new factory being build at Changshu near Shanghai. More from Theo Leggett.
Jaguar Land Rover's decision to build the new factory reflects the growing important of the Chinese market. So far this year, its sales there have increased by 80%, and it now sells more cars in China than in either the UK or North America. When production begins in 2015, it will be the first time that the company will have made the vehicles outside the UK, although it does have a factory in India which assembles cars from kits put together in this country. A spokesaman for the company said any cars produce by the new venture would be an addition to existing output and had no intention of moving its manufacturing base out of Britain.
The trademark hat and cane used by Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest stars of the Hollywood silent movie area have been sold for more than $62,000. It was a part of a range of event of Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles. The cane has inscribed as CCLT reference to his little tramp character, who starred in dozens of film from 1940.
Sport and tennis. The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup beating the holder Spain. The Czech team clinched the 3-2 victory in front of the home crowd in Prague. It's the first time the Czech Republic has taken the title when they won the tournament in 1980, they competed as Czechoslovakia.