Embryo Bill gets the majority vote...

MPs have voted to allow controversial plans to update human embryology laws. BBC.

MPs say that national school tests should be made fewer in order to provide children with a rounded education. ePolitix.

The BBC has been criticised for wasting millions each year on props, catering and costumes. The Guardian.

The Lib Dems have called for banks to get their act together. The Guardian.

Chinese share prices have taken a fall after the recent earthquake in Sichuan. Bloomberg.

In Pakistan, one of the political parties, PML-N, is to resign from government, only 3 months after elections. BBC.

Plane maker Airbus have announced further delays until the release of their A380 superjumbo. BBC.

Google is ready to enter the world of social-networking. BBC.

Written by Oli Anderson on 13 May 2008 7:44 AM. Permalink

More Westmonster on: Airbus, bbc, china, education, embryology, Google, Liberal Democrat Party, pakistan, sichuan earthquake