The Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has rejected Astana’s offer of a new contract. Photograph: Pool/Reuters The Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will leave the Astana team at the end of this season after rejecting the team’s offer to extend his contract. The Spaniard... 

UnitedHealth runs several GP practices in the UK as well as advising Primary Care Trusts. The company recently had to repay $350m to settle a US case in which it was accused of artificially depressing insurance repayments to customers. Photograph: Alamy A US health insurance company that recently... 

Kiwi Burger from the Gourmet Burger Kitchen restaurant. Photographer: Graeme Robertson Clapham House, owner of the Gourmet Burger Kitchen chain, plans to entice supermarket customers with its meals after reporting a 50% rise in full year profits. Profits climbed from £1m to £1.5m, with two... 

Ann-Marie Pendrill, University of Gothenburg Swedish mathematicians have published new designs for what can eaily be the smoothest roller coaster ride. WASHINGTON (ISNS) — At the age of 74, retired roller coaster designer Werner Stengel still spends his days riding the latest loop-de-loops. “Trying... 

Squirrel meat is proving popular in a north London supermarket. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters The owner of a local Budgens supermarket has defended selling squirrel meat as a sustainable way of feeding people and says it has a “lovely” taste. Andrew Thornton, started selling...