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EU thumbs-up for 'Polish plumber'
Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says.

Forest proposals target new jobs
Hundreds of jobs will be created if cash is approved for a new Sherwood Forest visitors' centre.

The Tech President's to do list
Barack Obama has been called everything from the Facebook President to the YouTube President, but just what is on his hi-tech agenda and who will be his first tech Czar

Citigroup boss shows his mettle
Citigroup boss Vikram Pandit reveals plans to cut 52,000 jobs, his most dramatic move yet to return the bank to profitability.

Credit crunch bites schools
Mike Baker considers the impact of the credit crunch on fee-paying schools.

Universities set for major change
Universities face major changes, say a series of papers published as part of a review of the higher education sector.

Brown backs 'unfunded' tax action
Gordon Brown signals & #34;unfunded & #34; tax cuts may be unveiled in the pre-Budget report in a bid to stave off recession.

Assembly 'needs outside talent'
Celebrities and business leaders should be able to become Welsh Assembly Members on secondment, says a minister.

Iran minister faces impeachment
The Iranian parliament debates the impeachment of the interior minister over a faked degree he said he received from Oxford.

Africans living the American dream
The BBC's Miriam Quansah visits the US, for African Perspective to find out how Africans studying there are getting on.

Man killed filming Batman stunt
A cameraman died as he leaned out of a vehicle which hit a tree, an inquest hears.

Phillips targets white underclass
Equalities chief Trevor Phillips says more help is needed for white people & #34;neglected & #34; by existing policies.

Police cancer conman faces jail
A police photographer who falsely claimed he had testicular cancer to swindle almost £200,000 is sentenced to two years in prison.

Which class is John Prescott?
John Prescott's rise from working class lad and 11-plus failure to deputy prime minister means his is quite a journey through the British class system.

S Koreans discuss credit crunch
People in South Korea explain how the recent economic turmoil has affected them.

Downturn ends £1bn plant project
A firm pulls its plans to build a wood processing plant in the Highlands because of the financial crisis.

When Great Britain won the World Cup
Find out what happened to the players from Great Britain's 1972 World Cup-winning team

Universities try new grading plan
Universities are to try a more detailed way of showing student achievement, alongside the traditional degree grades.

India v Australia day one as it happened
Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run scorer in Test cricket as India looked to build a big first-innings total in Mohali on day one of the second Test.

Next steps for Olympic stars
What each of Britain's 47 Beijing medallists are up to now