13-Oct-2011 11:57 UK

Too soon for Commonwealth gesture to Zimbabwe: UK :: A British government minister sharply criticised Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday and said it would be premature for Commonwealth leaders to hold out an olive branch to Zimbabwe when they meet later this month.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229935/20111012/too-soon-for-commonwealth-gesture-to-zimbabwe-uk.htm

UK unemployment worsens as poor get poorer :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/CIH-5lfACNk/

UK unemployment hits 17-year high :: UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15271800

AUDIO: On Air, On Sale releases 'dead' :: One of the UK's biggest record companies, Sony, says a shake-up to the way their acts release new tracks "does not work".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/15276645

UK unemployment highest in 17 years :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bl9K5EUmij4/index.html

UK Unemployment Level Hits 17-Year High :: Unemployment in the UK has risen to 2.57 million - the highest level since 1994 -official figures showed today.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229632/20111012/unemployment-umemployment-levels-highest-unemployment-levels-uk-unempolyment-levels-highst-unemploym.htm

Exports help cut UK trade deficit :: The UK's trade deficit narrowed in August as the value of goods exported hit a record high, official figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15287582

China tech companies have army-linked 'cybermilitias' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/b_UK8wq8jBs/index.html

The answer to cheaper gas bills? :: Can the UK exploit its untapped gas reserves to cut energy bills?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15248683

UK research expenditure on dementia, heart disease, stroke and cancer: are levels of spending related to disease burden? :: Conclusions:  Most health research funding in the UK is currently directed towards cancer. When compared to their burden, our analysis suggests that research spending on dementia and stroke is severely underfunded in comparison with cancer and CHD. (Source: European Journal of Neurology)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridR52048&cid=ct_15_25_f&fid2226&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1468-1331.2011.03500.x

Huge UK investment in graphene will pay off, says Nobel prizewinner :: Scientist who won Nobel for studying wonder material graphene says £50m government investment will reap dividends for UKLast year a team from the University of Manchester won the Nobel prize for physics for isolating and measuring the properties of graphene.A year on, the government has woken up to the potential of a substance â€" a sheet of carbon atoms one atom thick â€" which scientists and engineers say could make everything from touchscreens to plastics cheaper and more efficient.George Osborne this week announced an investment of £50m to create a research hub to support the commercialisation of the wonder material, the aim being to manufacture products in the UK."It's the strongest, thinnest, best conducting material known to science, to be used in everything from aircraft wings to...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS01216&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fscience%2F2011%2Foct%2F07%2Fhuge-investment-graphene-nobel-prizewinner