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Jobless figure 'set to hit 2.7m'

Unemployment will increase to 2.7 million and average earnings will rise by a below-inflation 2% next year, a leading business group has predicted.The Chartered...

Hughes takes education access role

A senior Liberal Democrat MP who felt unable to vote for tuition fee increases has been recruited by David Cameron and Nick Clegg to...

Row over bank card loophole thesis

A Cambridge University professor has accused the bank cards industry of making a "very nasty attempt at censorship" over a flaw in chip and...

Bomb disposal expert dies in blast

A bomb disposal expert has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.The soldier, from 23 Pioneer Regiment, The...

Burlesque craze lifts Gossard sales

Sales of Gossard lingerie have soared by 65% in the past year thanks to a recent craze for racy Burlesque fashion and dancing, according...

Stocks rise amid light trading

US stocks have barely changed amid light trading.The Dow edged up after Treasury prices fell in the wake of a weak bond auction on...

'Six hurt' in US ski lift accident

Several people have been hurt after a chair lift derailed in high winds at Maine's tallest ski mountain, sending screaming skiers plummeting 30ft to...

Flights resuming after US storms

Stranded passengers turned airports into open-air hotels as they waited for planes to get moving again in the wake of a blizzard that hit...

Special scales to weigh penguins

Scientists have come up with an innovative scheme to weigh up the survival chances of threatened penguins.Specially designed measuring scales have been built to...

Soldiers in Afghan base marathon

Four British soldiers serving in Afghanistan are recovering after a "brain-draining" Christmas marathon saw them run 96 laps of their base.The group, serving with...

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