Three men hanging round like they own the place which, let’s face it, they do. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP 3.21pm: An interesting quote from HTC’s sporting director about whether the riders will find it tough to adjust to cycling on the flat after the mountains. “They’ve all had it in their heads,” he told letour.fr. “They [...]

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the cut in tax credit entitlements was ‘hidden in the detail’. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Half a million families a year, many of them among the lowest earning in the UK, are set to lose £1,000 each as a result of technical changes to tax credits announced [...]

Controlled burns taking place in the Gulf of Mexico as part of efforts to contain oil leaking in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features On Friday afternoon, BP senior vice-president Kent Wells was trying hard to contain his elation. The well in the Gulf of Mexico, which had [...]