Even as the auto industry is engulfed in a crisis, automakers are showing off their greenest rides at the Los Angeles auto show. Here’s a round-up of what’s on show. By Dan Carney.

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Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has been given encouragement from within Fabio Capello's backroom staff that a return to the England fold is a possibility.

Britain's top share index posted its biggest one-day per centage rise today, surging 9.8 per cent, led by rallies in commodities and banks, and helped by a tax give-away UK Pre-Budget Report. The FTSE 100 index ended 372 points higher at 4,152.96, the day's peak, having bounced from a low of 3,780.96.

A £1.3 billion package of measures to help the growing number of unemployed find new jobs was announced, including an expansion of a "rapid response" service to advise on vacancies and careers.