Government software supplier Lagan today announced that it was included in the 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Placement is based on average percentage revenue growth over five years. Lagan grew 254 per cent during this period to record its highest ever revenue of over £15 million in the last year. The award marked the ninth consecutive time Lagan has been included in this prestigious assessment of company growth.

Two suspected cases of swine flu in Scotland have been confirmed as positive and both individuals are now recovering at Monklands Hospital in Lanarkshire.

Chinese airliners have been banned from paying carbon emission charges rolled out to mitigate emissions under the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Wales on Monday rolled out a campaign to dissuade adults from smoking in cars when children are around.

Transport secretary Justine Greening intends to vote against a proposed bonus for Network Rail bosses that will stand at £20 million in total.

A new IT system worth up to £400 million is set to combine the country’s forces to help them reduce crime, arrest criminals more swiftly, and cut costs. Civil rights activists have called on the government to ensure police intelligence databases are not compromised, even as the security system goes for a revamp.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has stated that a £250 million fund has been set up to maintain weekly waste collection.

The ball is in the court of the coalition parties in Greece, as they must announce by Monday whether they are ready to take the plunge and accept a new stringent bailout agreement offered by the European Union.

Researchers say that diabetic women are four times more likely to have a child with a birth defect. They have also concluded that if diabetic women seek medical advice before considering pregnancy, most of them will have a healthy baby.

UK manufacturing did not have a good end to 2011. The relative decline of manufacturing has largely been down to a shift in the UK’s economic emphasis. How do we change it?