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Speaking at the Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, UK chancellor George Osborne highlighted the growing threat cyber crime is presenting the government in its attempts to make more public service data available online.

Despite debuting to mixed reviews Bethesda’s surreal online shooter Brink has entered the UK chart at number one.

What do Sayeeda Warsi, Susan Kramer and Oona King all have in common? All three are from different political parties, but yet they share these characteristics - they are all women, they are all from ethnic/religious minorities and they are all failed politicians - so naturally it makes sense that they should all three be baronesses as well.

Shares in the London Stock Exchange were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the year ended 31 March.

Perhaps it's because the previous series only seemed to end a few months ago, but after two episodes, "The Apprentice" already seems to be getting a little repetitive.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the outgoing chairman of French bank BNP Paribas warned against over-regulation of the banking industry in Britain.

Scottish independence has come to the forefront of politics thanks to the election of a majority Scottish National Party government to the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.