The death rate after major surgery within NHS hospitals is three times as high as it should be. The Telegraph. David Davis won his by-election with a huge majority of 15,355 - maybe it would have been easier if he'd just moved office or something. BBC. Nick Clegg has been… read more…

Hospital staff have had to start wearing stab-proof vests in order to stand a chance of surviving the knife-riddled English night. The Guardian. Labour suffered another bout of confusion over the weekend, this time due to the Scottish by-election. ePolitix. Young people seem to becoming more Conservative in than they… read more…

Scientists have suggested that the physical location of polling stations could have an adverse effect on the ways in which people vote in elections. So strong is the belief in the idea that calls for further research into the phenomenon have been requested to ensure that any unnecessary bias will… read more…

Gordon Brown is to head to Jeddah in order to talk about rising oil prices. The Guardian. The Times. Tanker drivers are due to start a four day strike today. Panic buying of petrol is expected. The Guardian. The Telegraph. Ministers have announced plans to allow popular schools to take… read more…

Lucky car owners may be about to receive a hefty tax bill. Channel 4 News. Nationwide says that UK house prices have shown their first annual fall in 12 years. BBC. UK Ministers have been criticised over their extravagant science budget. ePolitix. Afghanistan is feeling the negative effects of soaring… read more…

According to figures released by the Union Of Concerned Scientists - which, as a name, is surely up there with the Federation Of Annoyed Librarians - political interference in the scientific realm is rampant. Nearly 900 scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency claim that they can't get a moment's… read more…