First Minister for Wales Carwyn Jones, right, in the cab of a refuse lorry with Brian Moylan at New Inn, near Pontypool. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/D Legakis Photography / Athena Picture Agency Bryan Moylan spent hours scrubbing, vacuuming and spraying his refuse truck in preparation for his VIP passenger. “But it was worth it to put [...]

BT is preparing to fight Ofcom over pension costs. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA BT is refusing to accept defeat in its battle to pass on part of the cost of its pension deficit to other telecoms firms which use its UK network to offer services. Chief executive Ian Livingston said BT will fight Ofcom’s provisional decision [...]

Nick Clegg says he change is mind about deficit reduction before negotiation with David Cameron’s party took place. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister, has admitted that he changed his mind about the timing of spending cuts prior to the general election, despite publicly telling the electorate weeks [...]