As every party promises to rebalance Britain’s economy away from finance, the creative industries are a fast-growing sector. Between 1997 and 2007, they created two million new jobs and £16.6bn in exports. There’s about 30 million people in the UK labour force. So the claim is that the “creative industries”, which Polly seems to [...]

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Should firms be free to sack workers who are short or ugly? The answer is yes, if you support the CBI’s opposition to the government’s decision to scrap the default retirement age. The case for firms forcibly retiring 65-year-olds is...

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So ASBOs are on their way out after 13 years of ’Do they work or don’t they'’ and ‘Is individual civil liberty more important than group well-being?’. On balance, I’m glad they’re going, because although the latter question is a pertinent enough one in any city, town and village, its reduction to those dichotomous terms loses sight [...]

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Security specialist Ron Bowes has once again proven how easy it is to glean valuable user information from Facebook , by spidering Facebook's online directory and compiling it all into one neat little torrent that could be downloaded off his site, SkullSecurity.com. Bowes created a torrent containing over 171 million entries with links to profiles that provide access to the names, addresses and phone...

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UK to back wind and nuclear to avert energy crisis | Environment | guardian.co.uk Friends of the Earth's sustainable energy advisor Alan Simpson welcomed Huhne's backing for wind power, but cautioned against new nuclear plants and cutting spending on green technology. "When it comes to renewable energy the UK has been in the slow lane for far too long and without urgent action we risk missing our targets...

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I’ve heard of different gadgets that help the DIY challenged find studs in the wall, but this hammer actually has a built-in stud finder that’ll help you to hang up heavy items without causing too much distress to your walls. With the stud sensor you’ll be able to find the stud and then it even [...]

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A vicar was found guilty on Thursday of conducting hundreds of bogus marriages to help illegal immigrants live in Britain.

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THE STAND-OFF between striking truck drivers and authorities in Greece intensified yesterday – hours after the government issued an emergency order to force protesters back to work.

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The US consulate in the border city of Ciudad Juarez has been closed indefinitely while a security review is carried out.

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A growing number of women are getting ‘virginity repair’ operations before marriage, it emerged yesterday.

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David Cameron has rejected claims he damaged relations with Pakistan by questioning the country’s stance on terrorism.

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The release of secret documents has endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have co-operated with the international forces, president Hamid Karzai has said.

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