Miliband battle like 'soap opera'

Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls criticises the "daily episodes" of the "soap opera" surrounding fellow contenders Ed and David Miliband.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11134604

2010-08-31 04:26:35 Call for new home cash incentives

Big cash incentives should be offered to people living in areas of England where developers want to build new homes, a centre-right think tank suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11131917

2010-08-31 00:33:25 Taxpayers set to pocket £27bn from bailing out Britain's banks

The taxpayer stands to make up to £27bn from the emergency bailout of Britain's banks when the Government's stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are sold, estimates suggest.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/d444369/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ctaxpayers0Eset0Eto0Epocket0E16327bn0Efrom0Ebailing0Eout0Ebritains0Ebanks0E20A66270A0Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-08-31 00:00:01 'Green tax will leave public sector worse off'

Public sector organisations could be forced to pay taxpayer money to private business in heavy penalties under controversial new "green tax" legislation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businesslatestnews/7972068/Green-tax-will-leave-public-sector-worse-off.html

2010-08-30 20:45:57 FSA staff earning more than £100,000 triples in four years

The number of Financial Services Authority (FSA) staff earning more than £100,000 has almost trebled in the past four years, a freedom of information request has revealed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7972005/FSA-staff-earning-more-than-100000-triples-in-four-years.html

2010-08-30 19:27:20 Chatroulette is back, but is it less raunchy?

Chatroulette, the controversial website that offers random video chat with strangers, was back Monday after being down for more than a week for promised improvements.

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_tech/~3/IN7BMA49DUU/index.html

2010-08-30 16:45:36 Facebook feeds narcissism, survey says

In a rather small survey conducted by a young psychologist, Facebook was shown to have some interesting correlations with self-esteem and narcissism in young adults.

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_tech/~3/2hz5GawG3rs/index.html

2010-08-30 15:16:54 UK economy faces 'enormous challenges'

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects, but said interest rates must be kept low to aid recovery.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11131303

2010-08-30 14:33:39 Blackberry looks to strike India deal

The Canadian owners of Blackberry, Research in Motion, have offered an olive branch to the Indian government in the bitter battle over e-mail secrecy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11128793

2010-08-30 09:28:26 Turbine swarms go with the flow

US scientists are developing self-organising swarms of turbines which they hope can be used to gather energy from the Gulf Stream.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10914462

2010-08-30 08:21:50 Motion capture clue to human behaviour

The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11013385

2010-08-30 06:23:27 Mandelson warns of Labour U-turn

Labour would be left in an "electoral cul-de-sac" if its next leader tried to create a pre-New Labour party, Lord Mandelson warns.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11127658

2010-08-30 04:34:47 Economy 'to pick up in near term'

The British Chambers of Commerce upgrades its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects, but a slowdown is feared when cuts kick in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11125504

2010-08-30 00:56:36 Exchange-rate effect has UK manufacturing humming

British manufacturing has clocked its strongest performance against services in modern memory, powered by weak sterling and roaring demand in Germany for components.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/7970850/Exchange-rate-effect-has-UK-manufacturing-humming.html

2010-08-29 21:43:42 Cut pay but not jobs, says public sector

The fear of redundancy among public sector workers is now so severe that the majority would accept a pay cut of up to 10pc just to cling on to their jobs, new research has revealed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/7970458/Cut-pay-but-not-jobs-says-public-sector.html

2010-08-29 20:33:11 Tax cuts ruled out 'for five years'

The Treasury chief secretary, Danny Alexander, ruled out a cut in the overall tax burden for up to five years last night. The Liberal Democrat minister responsible for cutting the £155bn deficit gave little hope of reducing the level of tax during this parliament. "The tax burden is necessary as a significant contribution to getting the country's finances in order. So it will have to stay at that level for quite some time," he told The Observer. He added that he could not "take decisions for five years down the line".

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2010-08-29 00:00:01 Britain's 'seven social tribes' mapped

A team of cartographers have created a visualisation of Britain which makes the traditional map of the British Isles look outdated by comparison.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/7968147/Britains-seven-social-tribes-mapped.html

2010-08-27 17:55:30 UK economy grew 'more than thought'

The UK economy grew by more than initially thought in the second quarter, boosted by the construction sector.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11107415

2010-08-27 09:39:59 Balls warns against drastic cuts

Ed Balls warns that the government's austerity programme could tip the country back into recession.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11106408

2010-08-27 09:15:39 Gmail phone service used to place 1m calls, Google says

Gmail's new phone service has been used to place 1,000,000 calls in the 24 hours since it was launched, Google has disclosed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7966800/Gmail-phone-service-used-to-place-1m-calls-Google-says.html

2010-08-26 20:37:33 MPs who abused expenses staff should be named, former watchdog claims

MPs who abused Commons staff handling their expenses claims should be named, a former watchdog has said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/7966248/MPs-who-abused-expenses-staff-should-be-named-former-watchdog-claims.html

2010-08-26 20:34:10 Co-operative Bank doubles lending

The Co-operative Bank has doubled its lending to small businesses over the last three years, disproving the theory that banks are putting a squeeze on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the company said yesterday.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7966490/Co-operative-Bank-doubles-lending.html

2010-08-26 19:32:56 The resurrection of the Commodore 64

Commodore USA is set to launch a new version of the classic gaming PC, the Commodore 64.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7966125/The-resurrection-of-the-Commodore-64.html

2010-08-26 16:58:48 Net migration rises more than 20%

Net migration to the UK rose by more than 20% last year, official figures showed today.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3498/s/d21b030/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cnet0Emigration0Erises0Emore0Ethan0E20A0E20A626870Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-08-26 11:03:02 Home Office debuts new UK passport

The new passports, unveiled by the Home Office, will include better security features, including moving the security chip to the inside cover(ZDNet UK - Security)

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnetuk/news/20/~3/UtZEtY288S0/story01.htm

2010-08-26 09:43:01 Cost of drought

Russia's economic growth hit by extreme temperatures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11084236

2010-08-26 00:02:32 Osborne's Budget may have breached equality law

The coalition Government faces the embarrassing prospect of being rebuked by the equalities watchdog over whether its planned spending cuts are "unfair" on groups such as women, the disabled and ethnic minorities.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3498/s/d1e3643/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cosbornes0Ebudget0Emay0Ehave0Ebreached0Eequality0Elaw0E20A622630Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-08-26 00:00:01 Ireland hits back at S&P downgrade

Ireland has criticised Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the country's credit rating, describing it as "flawed".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/7964571/Ireland-hits-back-at-SandP-downgrade.html

2010-08-25 19:47:12 David and Samantha Cameron name baby girl Florence Rose Endellion Cameron

The Prime Minister's fourth child, born at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro at midday yesterday, will be called Florence Rose Endellion Cameron.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/david-cameron/7964150/David-and-Samantha-Cameron-name-baby-girl-Florence-Rose-Endellion-Cameron.html

2010-08-25 16:35:39 Rustock botnet responsible for 39 percent of all spam

The Rustock botnet is shrinking in size but its spam attacks are increasing in scale and intensity, the security vendor Symantec said(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnetuk/news/20/~3/WZ4fS_dKHOQ/story01.htm

2010-08-25 16:09:02
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