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UK unemployment down 50.000 to 2.53m

UK unemployment down 50.000 to 2.53m

The UK jobless figures are down. According to Office of National Statistics, there were 50,000 fewer people looking for a job in the three months to August, meaning a total of 2.53 million people are out of work.
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Barack Obama & Mitt Romney in feisty clash

Barack Obama & Mitt Romney in feisty clash

The American people have been reacting to last night's second live televised debate between President Barack Obama and the man who wants to take over in the hot seat, Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.
1,800 people evacuated after food factory spill

1,800 people evacuated after food factory spill

1,800 people have had to be evacuated from a food factory in Germany after a chemical leak. Acid and alkaline leaked from a tank at the Kraft factory in Hanover causing a cloud of poisonous gas to drift across the site and miles beyond.
EU warns Google over privacy policy

EU warns Google over privacy policy

The European Union has demanded that internet search giant Google revise its privacy policy, saying that that the company should be clearer about what data it is collecting and for what purpose.
Two Americans win Nobel prize for economics

Two Americans win Nobel prize for economics

Harvard University's Alvin Roth and the University of California's Lloyd S. Shapley have won the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for their work and study in "the theory of stable allocations and practice of market design".