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Climate science attack machine took donations from major corporations
Much of Heartland Institute's work funded by one anonymous donor, but some corporations also gave cash, documents showA libertarian thinktank devoted to discrediting climate change received funds and...
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Barclays launches Pingit money-sending service for smartphones
Fast, free money-sending service, Barclays Pingit, enables UK current account customers to send and receive cash via mobileBarclays bank has launched Europe's first money-sending service that allows UK...
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Chris Huhne to appear in court over speeding points allegations
Liberal Democrat former cabinet minister is accused of asking his ex-wife to take his penalty for a driving offenceThe former energy secretary Chris Huhne is expected to make his first appearance in...
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BAE Systems rues cuts in defence spending
BAE Systems sales in 2011 fell by 14% to £19.2bn, due to lower demand for US army vehicles and a £500m reduction in turnover from the Ministry of DefenceBritain's largest manufacturing employer, BAE...
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North Korea marks Kim Jong-il's birthday with parade and flowers
Kim Jong-il's birthday renamed 'Day of the Shining Star' as soldiers pledge to defend his son, Kim Jong-un with their livesNorth Korea has commemorated Kim Jong-il's 70th birthday with a military...
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Honduras jail fire: most prisoners had not been convicted
More than half of inmates in Comayagua jail, where 358 died, were awaiting trial or being held as gang suspectsThe 358 prisoners who died when a Honduran prison burned down had been locked inside an...
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iPads seized in China over trademark dispute
Apple in legal battle as company threatens to halt exports of Chinese-made iPads saying it copyrighted name in 2001Chinese authorities have seized iPads from retailers in an escalating trademark...
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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan 'near death' in Israeli detention
Medical report warns Israeli court Khader Adnan is in immediate danger after 61 days of protest at his 'administrative detention'A Palestinian prisoner on his 61st day of hunger strike while shackled...
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Civil servants' union chief says tax schemes must stop
Pay deals that could reduce officials' tax liability widespread across Whitehall, head of First Division Association saysThe head of the union representing senior civil servants has said that pay deals...
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Dame Anne Owers appointed as IPCC chief
Former chief inspector of prisons to lead police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints CommissionThe former chief inspector of prisons Dame Anne Owers has been appointed to lead the independent...
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Woman charged with murder of Casey-Lyanne Kearney appears in court
Hannah Bonser, 26, charged with murder and possessing two knives following death of 13-year-old in Doncaster parkA woman was remanded in custody on Thursday, charged with the murder of a 13-year-old...
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Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce appear in court over speeding points allegations
Case against Liberal Democrat former minister and his ex-wife adjourned to 2 March at Southwark crown courtFormer energy secretary Chris Huhne and his former wife appeared alongside each other in a...
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Israel denies reports of thwarted attack on Ehud Barak in Singapore
Kuwaiti newspaper story that Mossad tipped off local agents over threat to defence minister, 'completely wrong' says IsraelIsraeli officials have firmly denied claims that a plot to assassinate...
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IRA La Mon bombing must have public inquiry, say relatives
Surviving relatives of 12 victims killed in 1978 IRA firebomb of Belfast hotel challenge existing report by police teamThe families of victims killed in an IRA firebomb atrocity have claimed key police...
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Mario Monti: Italy's global player with the ear of Obama and Merkel
Italian PM's standing in Washington and Berlin gives him a great deal of clout as he seeks to negotiate eurozone crisisIt is a long time since Washington said anything nice about Europe's handling of...
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Student loans payoff charge scrapped, but debt-averse could still be penalised
Graduates better off investing in an ISA than paying down loan early, says NUS leader, as Lib Dem-backed penalty is ditchedThe coalition's decision to allow university-leavers to pay back their loans...
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Tighten fracking regulations, scientists urge US officials
Influential group calls on regulators to ensure safe handling of toxic fluids used in controversial hydraulic fracturingAn influential group of scientists has urged US officials to step up their...
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Vitali Klitschko dreams of crack at missing-from-action David Haye
As he prepares to face Dereck Chisora, the clock is ticking for the heavyweight champion from Ukraine and he fears time is running out for a showdown with HayeVitali Klitschko has a recurring dream....
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TK Maxx joins retailers quitting unpaid work scheme for jobseekers
Clothing store chain joins Sainbury's and Waterstone's in pulling out as Poundland reviews its policy after human rights caseA central plank in the government's unemployment strategy has suffered...
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Whitehall tax schemes: biting the hand that feeds
Elaborate tax avoidance steadily became normalised in the corporate world before seeping into institutions which only exist because we pay our social duesIn his Meltdown Tour of Europe, the American...
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