Shopper have boosted Q2 GDP but where will we stand in the next quarter? Photograph: Sang Tan/AP What will GDP growth be in quarter three? Not higher than 0.5% as the austerity measures kick in 0.5% or higher, the economy is picking up steam  Read More →

Local authorities want Michael Gove to tell them if not now when they will get refurbishments for their schools. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA At least two councils are taking steps to sue the government in the high court over the cancellation of multi-million-pound contracts to build new schools,... 

Samsung’s Wave: great screen, but it could make better use of it What is it? Samsung Wave GT-S8500 – the first device to run Samsung operating system Bada. Category: Hardware and software, given the newsworthy nature of operating systems these days. You’d use it for… On... 

The ContactPoint child database was set up in the wake of Victoria Climbié’s death in an effort to improve child protection. Photograph: PA The government’s closure of a database holding details of all 11 million children in England could lead to vulnerable children being seriously...