LONDON, Jan.

The BBC says it is attempting to determine if British businessman Alan Sugar will return to star in the hit British TV series, The Apprentice. The Sunday Telegraph reported the British broadcaster was considering Sugar's continued involvement in the reality competition after the successful entrepreneur

HE is used to making all the big decisions, but Sir Alan Sugar has admitted making a wrong call when he crash-landed his plane. The star of The Apprentice TV series told officials he probably should have aborted his first attempt at landing during a thunderstorm on July 5.

Amstrad stands for Alan Michael Sugar Trading, founded in 1968. It went public in 1980 and doubled in size every year for five years. In 1984 he launched the CPC-464 - the first mass - market home computer package with built-in tape recorder.

Overnment policy and announcements range from well-thought-out initiatives, through contradictory policies to some which are just plain daft.