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• Palace sale advertised in the FT
  Financially-stricken Championship club Crystal Palace advertise the sale of the club in a national newspaper as their search for a buyer continues.
  
  
• City newspaper sold in £44m deal
  The Manchester Evening News (MEN) is being sold off by the Guardian Media Group (GMG) as part of a £44.8m deal.
  
  
• Toyota in global recall of Prius
  Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world's largest carmaker.
  
  
• Opel plans 11bn euro investment
  General Motors' Opel unit announces plans to invest 11bn euros ($15bn; £9.7bn) in new cars over the next five years.
  
  
• Allotments planned at Rhos on Sea
  Plans for new allotments, including 12 for disabled users, near a nature reserve could get the go ahead from councillors.
  
  
• Two WWII boats restored and saved
  Two restored WWII motorboats that were used during D-Day and at Dunkirk respectively are bought with public money to go on display in Portsmouth.
  
  
• Hibs boss expects to keep selling
  John Hughes admits he will have a hard job holding on to Hibernian's top players but aims to continue producing talent to replace those who move on.
  
  
• Timeline: Ghana
  A chronology of key events
  
  
• Losses widen at electronics firm
  Wolfson Microelectronics reports a pre-tax loss of more than £9m but is optimistic of returning to growth.
  
  
• Bad weather hits January sales
  UK retail sales described as 'awful' as icy weather and the unsteady economy keep shoppers at home.
  
  
• Nissan reports return to profit
  Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported a return to profit for the last three months of 2009.
  
  
• Guscott criticises 'stodgy' Wales
  BBC pundit and ex-England centre urges Wales to attack with pace and says they have become a 'stodgy' team to their own detriment.
  
  
• Pompey hopeful over court battle
  Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.
  
  
• January chill for housing market
  Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the icy weather in January, surveyors say, but prices continued to rise.
  
  
• BSkyB to sell most of ITV stake
  The pay-TV group BSkyB has given up its court fight over ITV and has cut its stake to meet competition rules.
  
  
• James switches from Blues to Sale
  Former Wales international Dafydd James joins Sale Sharks from Cardiff Blues on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
  
  
• Who wins with loyalty cards?
  Do shoppers, retailers or both benefit from the popularity of loyalty cards?
  
  
• Jenkins doubts Jones punishment
  Neil Jenkins doubts Wales boss Warren Gatland will carry out his threat to drop Alun Wyn Jones for being sin-binned against England.
  
  
• Celebrity auction helps out Haiti
  A celebrity eBay auction organised by Glastonbury's Emily Eavis raises over £120,000 for the earthquake victims in Haiti.
  
  
• Tullow close to Ugandan oil deal
  Heritage Oil says the sale of its assets in Uganda to the UK's Tullow Oil will be approved "imminently".