Nick Griffin, whose invitation to a Buckingham Palace garden party was withdrawn today because he was using it for ‘party political purposes’. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Buckingham Palace today barred the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, from a garden party hosted by the Queen. The palace... 

Legislation passed at the end of the Labour administration placed the onus on Ofcom to reduce illicit filesharing in the UK. Photograph: Guardian Ofcom’s draft code to cut down on illicit filesharing is flawed and should be torn up and redrafted, according to the Open Rights Group (ORG),... 

The Nokia N97: Nokia has been reducing the prices of its smartphones in a bid to boost sales at the expense of profitability. Photograph: Alberto Estevez Profits at Nokia have plunged over the last three months as the company continues to struggle against rivals such as Apple and RIM, maker... 

The World Cup may have boosted sales of beer in the last quarter. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wire/Press Association Images Quarterly beer sales are up on 12 months ago for the first time in four years, boosted by the World Cup and the unusually hot weather. According to the latest UK Quarterly... 

Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana. The country’s PM said its biggest bank would fail the EU stress tests. Photograph: Bob Krist/Corbis Slovenia admitted today that its largest bank would fail the Europe-wide stress tests amid frenzied speculation about the results of the health checks... 

US company Kraft controversially took over Cadbury this spring despite protests. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian Vince Cable, the business secretary, is preparing to recommend an overhaul of the City takeover regime as two more British firms looked set to fall to foreign predators...