UK Government 'Amateurs' running business policy

A business leader has likened politicians to "interested amateurs" who have never run anything or had experience in industry. John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), maintained...

David Cameron halts press regulation talks

Prime Minister David Cameron has called a halt to cross-party talks on press regulation, sparking anger from party leaders and victims of media intrusion. Mr Cameron said he would publish plans for a royal charter...

'Millions of cars' damaged by potholes

A third of drivers have suffered damage to their vehicles from potholes over the last two years, a survey suggests. A third also rated the condition of their local roads as poor, very poor or "terrible", according...

Cheltenham Festival 2013

After yesterday's chases we are concentrating on the smaller obstacles today with the Coral Cup at 4.00 and the Fred Winter (4.40). The Coral Cup is THE gambling race...

'Pirate Bay' for 3D printing launched

The company that developed 3D printed gun parts has announced plans to launch a new firm, dedicated to copyright-free blueprints for a range of 3D printable objects. Defcad, as the firm will be known, has...

Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce both jailed for eight months

After months of lies, denials and defiance came the payback. Picking up his suit carrier and his smart black coat from the floor of the dock, a crushed and contrite Chris Huhne headed to one of London’s...

Footballer of the Year Coming Soon

FIFPlay: Footballer of the Year – A re-make of a Spectrum and C64 retro game for mobile platforms coming soon this year.White Room Games Limited, the UK-based publisher / distributor, has announced it has...

3d-printing-revolution

No doubt you’ve probably heard that 3D printing can be costly, and it’s true to say it can be, however a new DIY 3d printer built by Mike Beardmore from rlab.org.uk is as cost effective as it can be and...

Conservative voters know the next election is already lost

Only 7 per cent of Tories believe that David Cameron will win an overall majority at the next election, a poll has revealed. Three quarters believe that Labour will be in office after May 2015, either alone...

Lord Sugar V's Stella English

Apprentice winner Stella English was ‘untrusting’, ‘suspicious’ and fond of ‘conspiracy stories’, Lord Sugar told an employment tribunal. Ms English, who was given a job with the peer after winning...

Disarray as UK's road sale plan hit by hold-up

Plans to bring billions of private money to Britain’s clogged road network are in disarray in the latest blow to the government’s infrastructure programme. David Cameron proposed the radical idea of selling...

Study urges cull of half Britain's deer population

Half of Britain's deer population needs to be culled each year in order to preserve woodlands and birdlife, according to a scientific study published Thursday. The report in the Journal of Wildlife Management...

Kenny Ball, jazz trumpeter, dies

Jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball has died at the age of 82 after suffering from pneumonia, his manager has confirmed. He was best known as the lead trumpet player in the band Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen in the late 1950s...

Civil servants with PCS union to strike on Budget day

For the last 3 years we've seen civil servants striking on budget day which this year falls on March 20th when Chancellor George Osborne presents the Budget to Parliament. With deteriorating public services which...

UK to send armoured vehicles to Syrian opposition

The UK is to provide armoured vehicles and body armour to opposition forces in Syria "to help save lives", Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. It will offer millions of pounds in "non-lethal" equipment, ...