Italian Job driving scenes top poll

The Italian Job, starring Sir Michael Caine, has the best driving scenes in films, according to a survey.


Royal wedding kiss top TV moment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace has been voted the favourite television moment of 2011 in a new poll.


Average December charity gift £35

People plan to donate an average of £35 to charities during December, despite the squeeze on household budgets caused by high living costs and unemployment, research has found.


UK reoffending figures revealed

Offenders given community sentences went on to commit 50 violent or sexual attacks a day, figures have showed.


Farming ‘can kick-start UK growth’

The Government should look to farming as one of the sectors which can kick-start growth and rebalance the economy, it has been urged.


Earnings decline in 277 occupations

Dancers, driving instructors and chartered surveyors are among workers who have suffered a 25% fall in the value of their earnings in the past four years, new research has revealed.


Community appeal saves bookshop

A second-hand bookshop has secured a new chapter in its life after a local community helped to raise thousands of pounds to save it from closure.


Royal wedding kiss top TV moment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace has been voted the favourite television moment of 2011 in a new poll.


UK faces hard road ahead, says CBI

The coming year will be a hard road for the UK, but the country needs to "get on" with rebalancing the economy away from government and household debt, a business leader has said.


More people planning big night in

More people are planning a big night in than the traditional big night out this New Year's Eve, with many revellers staying indoors due to concerns about cash, a survey has found.