Liam Fox has been told he needs to find £20bn from his own defence budget to keep Trident. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Are we approaching an “east of Suez” moment in British history? A crisis of international confidence in the nation’s finances back in... 

The number of part-time workers has hit record levels with people struggling to find full-time employment. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA The number of part-time workers in the UK has hit a record high as more people are forced to take on shorter hours or not work at all. Official data released... 

Poundland stores in affluent areas such as Stratford upon Avon, Cambridge and Sutton Coldfield are reporting brisk trading. Photograph Andrew Fox Discount chain Poundland is on the hunt for bigger stores after the cut-price chain, which sells everything from washing-up liquid to dogfood and... 

REUTERS/Stringer India’s Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal displays the low-cost computing device during its unveiling in New Delhi July 22, 2010. India has come up with the world’s cheapest “laptop,” a touch-screen computing device that costs $35. Human Resource Development...