Author: By Andrew Grice, Political editor

The independent study by the National Audit Office (NAO) will increase the
pressure on politicians to rein in the generous final salary schemes for
public sector workers as they seek to cut the deficit in the public finances
after the general election.

The Tories and Liberal Democrats have [...]

The country’s government has signed a deal with a Dutch firm to investigate the feasibility of developing facilities that would be located among the 26 main atolls. It is likely the company, Dutch Docklands, which has built floating islands in Dubai, will also look into the possibility of floating homes in the Maldives.
“The methods and [...]

Author: By Jeremy Laurance

The advance brings a step closer the prospect of a “thought machine”
to detect what a person is thinking from their brain activity pattern. But
the technique is still at an early stage of development and its capacity to
discriminate between “thoughts” is limited.

Scientists have searched for evidence of [...]

Author: By Rupert Cornwell
Mr Emanuel seemed the perfect choice when Mr Obama made him the first appointment of his administration. A top adviser in Bill Clinton’s White House, Mr Emanuel then had a spell in private banking before embarking on a meteoric career in Congress that had already positioned him as a future Speaker of [...]

Labour strategists have identified this key group of swing voters in 28
Labour-Conservative marginal seats. They will be bombarded with personalised
letters this weekend appealing to them to support the progressive cause by
voting Labour to keep the Tories out. These voters are typically among the 1
million who defected from [...]