the UK Guardian || UK Independent || UK Telegraph || Stockport Express || Manchester OnLine

Always worth a read on technology issues is The Register -if you have problems, try turning off CSS and hit reload. Security related computer news from SecurityFocus.

The Financial Services Authority maintains a list of building society and bank savings rates, which includes the smaller building societies - their web page requires javascript enabled in your browser - FSA savings tables-NB Javascript required. The higher the AER rate the better the deal but check with the savings organisation for the small print. This is Money has interesting financial news but I do not consider their various tables to be the most useful.

CNews Canada || China Daily || Asahi (Japan) || Kuwait Times || Khaleej Times (UAE) || New Zealand News
from India: The Pioneer and from South India: News Today
Contra Costa Times USA || Sydney Morning Herald Australia || Czech News || Zimbabwe- a weekly letter (new URL Aug08).