Sine of the time’s – councils reveal cost of road sign errors
At least 14 councils have each paid out hundreds of pounds to correct errors in street signs, it is revealed.
Ed Miliband declares war on climate change sceptics
Climate secretary Ed Miliband warns against listening to ’siren voices’, in an interview with the ObserverThe climate secretary, Ed Miliband, last night warned of the danger of a public backlash against the science of global warming in the face of continuing claims that experts have manipulated data.In an exclusive interview with the Observer, Miliband spoke [...]
Supermarket parking ‘breaks law’
The UK’s big supermarket chains are breaking disability laws by having strict time limits in car parks, charities say.
Tony Blair at the Chilcot inquiry | Jackie Ashley, Jonathan Freedland, Martin Kettle and Seumas Milne
Jackie Ashley, Jonathan Freedland, Martin Kettle and Seumas Milne give their views on Tony Blair’s morning at the Iraq inquiryJackie Ashley One thing has become clear from this morning’s session of the Chilcot inquiry: Tony Blair was not George Bush’s poodle. He was quite convinced, in his own right, that Saddam had to go. A [...]
Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin seems to want to salvage power-sharing | Henry McDonald
Party’s reticence could be connected to the problems, both political and personal, it is facingAt the time of writing, five of the main Northern Ireland assembly parties remain locked in talks at Hillsborough Castle.Even after the departures of Gordon Brown to London and Brian Cowen to Dublin, the parties are still engaged in discussions aimed [...]
Scraps of lost Roman law text found
Copy of the Gregorian Code, which was first drafted in AD300, had been chopped up and used to cover medieval bookScraps of a lost Roman law code, which survived because they were chopped up and used as packing in the cover of a medieval book, have been identified for the first time and translated by [...]
New fathers to get six months’ leave
Government to announce plans offering families ‘radically more choice’ in how they balance work and childcareDads will be able to take up to six months’ paternity leave while their child’s mother returns to work, under government plans announced today.Fathers will have a legal right to take the place of the mother at home for the [...]
Thousands of jobs cut in UK
AstraZeneca, Shop Direct and Toyota all cut more jobs as experts warn that unemployment could rise for many more yearsThousands of jobs losses were announced by UK companies today, underscoring fears that British households will continue to suffer the repercussions of the recession for years to come.Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca unveiled plans to cut another [...]
Toyota to axe 750 British jobs
Staff told of plan to reduce number of workers at Burnaston plant near Derby as Toyota fights to preserve reputation for safety with massive vehicle recallToyota aims to axe up to 750 jobs at its main UK factory, workers have been told. The news comes as the carmaker scrambles to recall millions of vehicles around [...]
True colours seen for the first time
Flesh-eating dinosaur sported a mohican-style crest and a racoon-like tail with alternating russet and white stripes, say researchersScientists have recreated the colourful plumage of some of the earliest dinosaurs to grow feathers in research that shines fresh light on the evolution of the beasts.The flesh-eating Sinosauropteryx, which lived 125m years ago, sported a mohican-style crest [...]