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Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead. Full story >>>

North Korea reportedly fires four short-range missiles amid speculation it may be planning another long-range test. Full story >>>

British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy. Full story >>>

BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn. Full story >>>

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban. Full story >>>

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Full story >>>

Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns. Full story >>>

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid. Full story >>>

Government officials refuse to name dozens of prisoners who have escaped from an open prison. Full story >>>

Britain's long wait for a men's finalist at Wimbledon goes on after Andy Murray loses a nail-biting semi-final against an inspired Andy Roddick in four sets. Full story >>>

North Korea reportedly fires four short-range missiles amid speculation it may be planning another long-range test. Full story >>>

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Full story >>>

Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Full story >>>

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid. Full story >>>

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace. Full story >>>

The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader. Full story >>>

Kenya and the ICC agree a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence. Full story >>>

Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting terrorist attacks on an imam and others. Full story >>>

Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal. Full story >>>

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide. Full story >>>

Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead. Full story >>>

British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy. Full story >>>

BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn. Full story >>>

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban. Full story >>>

Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns. Full story >>>

The number of pensioners filing for bankruptcy has increased threefold over the past five years, research shows. Full story >>>

Government officials refuse to name dozens of prisoners who have escaped from an open prison. Full story >>>

The two crew of an RAF jet fighter who were killed when it crashed into a hillside in Argyll have been named. Full story >>>

A man acquitted of killing his ex-girlfriend seven years ago is found guilty after a new trial under double jeopardy laws. Full story >>>

Tony Blair sported a faint black eye as he accepted an award earlier, after an a "gym-related accident". Full story >>>

Alan Duncan reacts angrily to Labour claims many Tory MPs are 'homophobic", as Harriet Harman wades into the row. Full story >>>

A Tory peer referred to the police over his expenses claims says it is part of a campaign of "attacks and innuendo" by a Lib Dem MP. Full story >>>

Labour MPs accuse a Lords vetting panel of a "disgraceful and spiteful slur" on ex Speaker Michael Martin. Full story >>>

Some of the British embassy staff arrested in Iran for "inciting protests" will be put on trial, a top cleric says. Full story >>>

Chancellor Alistair Darling warns bankers it would be "disastrous" to repeat past mistakes - especially excessive bonuses. Full story >>>

Complaints about rejected Freedom of Information requests are taking too long to resolve, campaigners say. Full story >>>

The council in the Baby P case has made only limited progress in improving children's social care, Ofsted inspectors say. Full story >>>

Conservative MP Bill Cash, who was criticised for paying his daughter more than £15,000 in expenses-funded rent, survives a reselection vote. Full story >>>

Gordon Brown criticises personal attacks in politics as the spending row between Labour and the Tories continues to rage. Full story >>>

Tony Blair sported a faint black eye as he accepted an award earlier, after an a "gym-related accident". Full story >>>

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon. Full story >>>

Hopes are dashed that some of the few remaining hirola antelope have managed to colonise new, safer territory. Full story >>>

Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda. Full story >>>

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science. Full story >>>

Europe's Planck telescope reaches its operating temperature, making it the coldest object in space. Full story >>>

The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found. Full story >>>

Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns. Full story >>>

TerreStar-1, the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite, is put in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. Full story >>>

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide. Full story >>>

The five British-born individuals who have flown in space are being honoured with a commemorative pin. Full story >>>

Britain's long wait for a men's finalist at Wimbledon goes on after Andy Murray loses a nail-biting semi-final against an inspired Andy Roddick in four sets. Full story >>>

Manchester United seal the capture of free agent Michael Owen after he signs a two-year deal with the club. Full story >>>

Venus Williams chases her sixth Wimbledon title and her third in a row when she faces sister Serena in Saturday's women's final. Full story >>>

Assistant coach Warren Gatland says the British and Irish Lions must win the "dead" third Test against South Africa on Saturday. Full story >>>

Lance Armstrong and Mark Cavendish are set to dominate the headlines when the 96th Tour de France begins on Saturday. Full story >>>

Sri Lanka face Pakistan in Galle in the first match of a three-Test series. Full story >>>

Roger Federer beats Tommy Haas in straight sets to reach a seventh consecutive Wimbledon final and close in on a record 15th Grand Slam title. Full story >>>

Jamie Murray completes a miserable day for his family by failing to reach the Wimbledon mixed doubles final. Full story >>>

Chelsea sign striker Daniel Sturridge from Premier League rivals Manchester City. Full story >>>

Paul Ince returns to Milton Keynes Dons for a second spell as manager, one year after leaving to take over at Blackburn Full story >>>

On 4 July, thousands of people from the UK will form a human chain around Kingsnorth power station in Kent, to say no to dirty coal Full story >>>

The Green League 2009 shows that most universities are improving but these changes aren't coming nearly fast enough to stop climate chaos. Full story >>>

Celebrate the end of exams this Saturday at our sixth form and college Summer Campaigns Day. Places are still available so snap one up now. Full story >>>

People & Planet needs YOU! Make your mark on campaigning this year, by helping us raise -10,000! Full story >>>

Banned from campus during Freshers' Week, RBS will not be allowed back until the bank changes its climate damaging investment practices. Full story >>>

Following on from the success of the Redress Fashion Working Group last year, we are forming two Corporate Power Working Groups to take the campaign forward this year. Would you like to be in one of them? Full story >>>

Two members from Leicester College P&P, which is part of a new innovative project within the P&P network, won ' best contribution by a young person' at the 2009 Green Life Awards. Full story >>>

After a five year struggle by tribal people, the Indian government has given the go ahead for a controversial mine planned by UK company Vedanta which will destroy a sacred mountain that is the ancestral home to thousands of people. Full story >>>

Under pressure from the international boycott campaign, Fruit of the Loom subsidiary Russell release 'Corrective Action Plan'. Serious doubts are expressed by workers' rights groups as to the credibility of the plan. Full story >>>

The Scottish Greens show support for-People and Planet's campaign to curb exploitation in the garment industry Full story >>>

On 4 July, thousands of people from the UK will form a human chain around Kingsnorth power station in Kent, to say no to dirty coal Full story >>>

The Green League 2009 shows that most universities are improving but these changes aren't coming nearly fast enough to stop climate chaos. Full story >>>

Celebrate the end of exams this Saturday at our sixth form and college Summer Campaigns Day. Places are still available so snap one up now. Full story >>>

People & Planet needs YOU! Make your mark on campaigning this year, by helping us raise -10,000! Full story >>>

Banned from campus during Freshers' Week, RBS will not be allowed back until the bank changes its climate damaging investment practices. Full story >>>

Following on from the success of the Redress Fashion Working Group last year, we are forming two Corporate Power Working Groups to take the campaign forward this year. Would you like to be in one of them? Full story >>>

Two members from Leicester College P&P, which is part of a new innovative project within the P&P network, won ' best contribution by a young person' at the 2009 Green Life Awards. Full story >>>

After a five year struggle by tribal people, the Indian government has given the go ahead for a controversial mine planned by UK company Vedanta which will destroy a sacred mountain that is the ancestral home to thousands of people. Full story >>>

Under pressure from the international boycott campaign, Fruit of the Loom subsidiary Russell release 'Corrective Action Plan'. Serious doubts are expressed by workers' rights groups as to the credibility of the plan. Full story >>>

The Scottish Greens show support for-People and Planet's campaign to curb exploitation in the garment industry Full story >>>

For the last three years, Cheney's People and Planet group have organized loads of exciting school events for World AIDS Day on 1 December and this year was no exception. Full story >>>

The Forum is P&P's democratic decision-making event - submit your proposals by 8 December Full story >>>

For P&Per Kirsty Styles, Barack Obama's victory rapidly went from tangible, to imminent, to - 634 days after his campaign began - confirmed, making him the first ever African-American President of the US. Kirsty reflects on the opportunities and challenges this may bring to campaigners. Full story >>>

The largest student conference in the UK on Poverty, Human Rights and the Environment is less than 3 weeks away. Here's why we think you should come.. Full story >>>

Here's why you should put it in your diary and book your place now... Full story >>>

Order a pack with the film 'Can pay, Should pay' and see why the government has no excuse not to Treat AIDS Now. Full story >>>

A report on, and the outcomes of, People & Planet's annual decision making event, The Forum, which was held in Manchester between Friday 7 and Sunday 9 March 2008. Full story >>>

MPs challenged and campaigning celebrated, students gathered in London on 11 March to push government to take tough action on access to treatment. Full story >>>

Malmesbury School makes it onto the front cover of local newspapers during Treat AIDS Now's Week of Action. Jason Peel, Malmesbury Sixth Form student reports: Full story >>>

Oxford University student and Campaign Advocate Nick Chan reports: Oxford University People & Planet met with local Oxford West MP Evan Harris just before the Treat AIDS Now Week of Action to press him to include our campaign demands in his work in Parliament and to present him with the action c… Full story >>>

The Green League 2009 shows that most universities are improving but these changes aren't coming nearly fast enough to stop climate chaos. Full story >>>

Banned from campus during Freshers' Week, RBS will not be allowed back until the bank changes its climate damaging investment practices. Full story >>>

A number of Scottish P&P groups joined an April rally outside the Scottish Parliament as part of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition. Ben Miller, Regional Rep for South Scotland reported. Full story >>>

Financial crisis, climate crisis and growing food shortages don't have to spell doom and gloom. It's time to use this wake up call to make another (better!) world possible. Come to 'Think Global', the World Development Movement's free London campaigner convention, to find … Full story >>>

The fantastic climate change film is now available for groups to screen to raise awareness and, most importantly, raise money for P&P Full story >>>

Quick - apply for free renewable energy equipment for your school or college. Find out how to apply. Full story >>>

The arrest of 114 people in Nottingham on Monday morning reveals a worrying trend in police tactics, whilst the real problem of climate change continues to loom large. Full story >>>

The leaders of the world's richest countries met in London recently, but what did they achieve? Full story >>>

Today, as the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), People & Planet students in London and Edinburgh protested to expose the bank's investments in climate changing fossil fuels. Full story >>>

Go Green Week may have finished, but that doesn't mean you can't hold a Green Curry Night. Check out what Cardiff Uni P&P did. Full story >>>

A recent survey by student campaigning organisation People & Planet reveals that young people strongly support ethical purchasing, but are unsatisfied with the current limited supply. Full story >>>

The European Union is trying to negotiate trade deals that will hurt people and the environment in developing countries. Let's stop them. Full story >>>

Jonathon Hill, a student at Abbey Grange, reports on the successes and challenges of the campaign so far... Full story >>>

Enter this simple competition and be one of the first to get your hands on the new look 100% Fairtrade drinks. Full story >>>

Your chance to win a delicious Dubble Easter Egg and lob a cartoon egg at the leaders of the world richest countries. Full story >>>

Sixth form and college students from across London get creative and speak out for Fairtrade Full story >>>

People & Planet and the Fairtrade Foundation are putting on an amazing one day event packed full of workshops, creative campaigning and... laser tagging. Be there. Full story >>>

People & Planet groups from schools, colleges and universities across the country celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight Full story >>>

(Or Jim's journey around the UK in 14 days) Full story >>>

Have you booked your place yet for the Forum, People & Planet's democratic decision making weekend, taking place in Cardiff from 13 - 15 March? These 10 highlights will make you want to - hurry; the booking deadline is Monday 9 March. Full story >>>

Under pressure from the international boycott campaign, Fruit of the Loom subsidiary Russell release 'Corrective Action Plan'. Serious doubts are expressed by workers' rights groups as to the credibility of the plan. Full story >>>

The Scottish Greens show support for-People and Planet's campaign to curb exploitation in the garment industry Full story >>>

A recent survey by student campaigning organisation People & Planet reveals that young people strongly support ethical purchasing, but are unsatisfied with the current limited supply. Full story >>>

The European Union is trying to negotiate trade deals that will hurt people and the environment in developing countries. Let's stop them. Full story >>>

Amy Hall, Media and Communications volunteer from Cardiff describes their action calling on Topshop to join the rest of the High Street in joining the ETI Full story >>>

Financial crisis, climate crisis and growing food shortages don't have to spell doom and gloom. It's time to use this wake up call to make another (better!) world possible. Come to 'Think Global', the World Development Movement's free London campaigner convention, to find … Full story >>>

Five People & Planet activists from Edinburgh University were falsely imprisoned by a Topshop store manager in Edinburgh on Friday, allegedly as part of a national strategy of detaining peaceful protesters. Full story >>>

May 1 is International Labour Day so lets join the movements on the streets in a national Day of Action Full story >>>

Stacey Griffiths, Media & Comms Volunteer, reports on her college's hugely successful Fairtrade Fortnight Full story >>>

Indymedia describe a Topshop protest that ended in forcible eviction for P&Pers protesting against Topshop's sweatshops Full story >>>

<p>The release candidate is out from KDE for the upcoming 4.3.</p> <p>Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade to the latest packages.</p> <p>Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.</p> <p><em>deb h… Full story >>>

<p>KOffice 2 has received its first update in <a href="http://www.koffice.org/2009/06/koffice-2-0-1-released/">KOffice 2.0.1</a>. Packages are available for our development Karmic version by installing <em>koffice-kde4</em>. Users of the stable 9.04 can inst… Full story >>>

<p>The <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-June/000578.html">second alpha of our development version</a> has been released for testing.</p> Full story >>>

<p>A second beta is out from KDE for the upcoming 4.3.</p> <p>Users of the Karmic development release can upgrade to the latest packages.</p> <p> Users of our stable 9.04 release can install it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.</p> <p><em>deb http://p… Full story >>>

<img src="http://people.ubuntu.com/~jriddell/amarok-2.1.jpg" width="400" height="300" align="left" /> <p>Music playing application <a href="http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/2.1">Amarok has rocked the world with their 2.1 release&l… Full story >>>

<p>A new <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.4.php">bugfix KDE release</a> is available to update Kubuntu 9.04.</p> <p>Add this repository and do a full upgrade:</p> <p><em>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu … Full story >>>

<p>KOffice 2 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu.</p> <p>Users of our development release, Karmic, can install <em>koffice-kde4</em>.</p> <p>If you are using the current 9.04 release add the backports <em>Unsupported updates</… Full story >>>

<p>KDE 4.3 Beta 1 is now available in the Kubuntu Karmic repositories.</p> <!-- <p>Packages for Jaunty are available in the Kubuntu Experimental repository. To install these, add this line to your software sources.</p> <p><em>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubu… Full story >>>

The first alpha CD for our next release is now available. This is at a very early stage of development so is advised for brave testers only. See the <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha1">overview from Ubuntu</a>, <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archi… Full story >>>

<p>KDE 4.2.3 has been released and packages are available for Kubuntu 9.04.</p> <p>To install it add this line to your software sources.</p> <p><em>deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main</em></p> <p>It is strongly reco… Full story >>>

<h4>When AV attacks</h4> <p>IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan were brought down when the anti-virus program attack their core system files. In some cases, this caused the machines to display the dreaded blue… Full story >>>

<h4>Fur enough</h4> <p><strong>Strategy Boutique</strong> You might notice that there's something subtly different about the new look of Firefox - the popular virtual memory stress test tool that's cunningly disguised as a web browser. With an icy blast from the Arctic,… Full story >>>

<h4>Dodge the shareware sledgehammer</h4> <p><strong>Mac Secrets</strong> QTMovie, the principal class inside the QTKit framework, isn't just for playing movies.…</p><p><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/814/oracle-814.pdf?td=rss"&… Full story >>>

<h4>Blue grass county hit by Trojan-fueled cybercrime</h4> <p>A gang of cybercrooks has made off with $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky following the conclusion of an elaborate phishing scam, <em>The Washington Post</em> reports.…</p><p>… Full story >>>

<h4>Yes, Utah</h4> <p>The ultra-secretive National Security Agency plans to build a 1-million-square-foot data center in Utah as it seeks to decentralize its computing resources and tap regions with ample supplies of lower-cost electricity.…</p><p><a href="http://w… Full story >>>

<h4>Doing what Java never did</h4> <p>"Can you integrate this with my e-mail?" It's one of the more dreaded questions in software development. For any programmer who has been around the block a few times, it evokes a long repressed fear of Sendmail m4 macros or Outlook COM objects.… Full story >>>

<h4>Putting the Swiss army knife in</h4> <p>A Swiss federal court has handed Microsoft a temporary reprieve that allows the firm to sell its products and services to public sector customers, even though it could face an annulment in the final judgment.…</p><p><a hr… Full story >>>

<h4>Forget the customers, grab the spectrum and run</h4> <p>T-Mobile UK will be sold in the next few months, and the markets are salivating at the synergies possible - but it could easily be T-Mobile's network that remains in place when the dust settles.…</p><p><a … Full story >>>

<h4>They come over here, creating their social media...</h4> <p>A group of wealthy Californian bloggers are taking a holiday in the UK this month - and the taxpayer will help foot the bill.…</p><p><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/814/oracle-… Full story >>>

<h4>Wheelie-bin warriors mobilised in support of Pentagon hacker</h4> <p>The <em>Daily Mail</em> has launched a high-profile campaign supporting Gary McKinnon's fight against extradition to the USA.…</p><p><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/p… Full story >>>

This is the code for my Daily Mail Story Generator, which I have just added a page for. This code generates the story, which I then parse into html to fit into my site hierarchy. It is a fairly trivial bit of code, but then so are the journalists who it mocks. *hehe* Full story >>>

ALF is a little project on which I'm working. Its a SQL based Apache Log Filter for web admins who need a little more flexibility, but are using text logging. This is an ogg theora preview of the alpha. The finished program will be a lot easier to use and friendlier, but, you know I'm easily excited… Full story >>>

A brief but rather snazzy perl poem celebrating the joys of spring, written on a particularly glorious March day. First published on perlmonks. Full story >>>

I made this as a bit of a tongue in cheek dig at Vista, with a bit of help from the Real Ultimate Generator. It will make more sense if you look at realultimatepower.net first. Full story >>>

This is my friend Rob 'Bobban' Jones in ASCII art format. I used jave to convert a jpeg photo. Best viewed by printing it out and standing a couple of yards away... Full story >>>

smbopengtk.pl is a little utility written in perl/gtk that allows you to open windows or unix style filepaths and switch between the two. It'll be a bit of a lifesaver at work, where I've just started using a Debian GNU/Linux box in a primarily windows environment. First posted on Perl Monks. I've… Full story >>>