Thad Allen, highlighting seepage around the capped BP oil well, told a news conference the leaks were not a threat. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Concerns about oil and gas seepages around BP’s newly capped well in the Gulf of Mexico appear to have eased after the US government... 

Are WordPress Lessons right for you? If you want to make money on the internet, read on and find out. A WordPress blog is almost a must-have these days, especially if you want lots of traffic and high search engine rankings. Google loves blogs because Google loves fresh content. And if you set up and run your... 

Gail Cartmail is standing for leadership of the Unite union. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Gail Cartmail has form on venturing into male- dominated territory. Unite’s assistant general secretary once led a print union chapel in east London made up entirely of men. She earned... 

Andrew Mitchell MP, secretary for international development. Photograph: Allstar/Dave Gadd Britain is to cut aid worth hundreds of millions of pounds to countries around the world to help pay for projects aimed at speeding the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the Observer can reveal. Detailed... 

AP July 29: Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, left, is escorted by Chris Francis of the U.S. Attorney’s office as he arrives at the federal courthouse to testify in the trial of Karen Cunagin Sypher in Louisville, Ky. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rick Pitino and the attorney for a woman accused of...