The Corus Teesside Cast Products plant was partially mothballed after its main customers reneged on a 10-year deal. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA More than 1,000 jobs could be created in the north-east after the sale of Corus’s partially mothballed Teesside plant to SSI, the Thai steel producer, moved a step closer. After a breakthrough in the [...]

Nuclear plant in Flamanville, northwestern France under construction. French nuclear engineering specialist Areva is in a consortium behind one of the designs for the UK’s first reactor under the building programme. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP The schedule for the UK’s nuclear reactor building programme has slipped behind already, the safety regulator has admitted, reinforcing concerns that [...]

Your laptop can take you a long way, from making friends before you arrive to using software to build a directory of articles. Photograph: Greg Hinsdale/Corbis Whatever your degree, whatever your circumstance, a little technological savvy will go a long way at university. Simply being aware of what’s out there can save you money, bolster [...]

David Cameron and his policies are still popular in his constituency of Witney. Photograph: Sam Frost In the 100 days that David Cameron has been Britain’s prime minister, the people of Witney in Oxfordshire have grown used to television crews and Japanese tourists. Residents are often stopped in the street and quizzed about their MP. [...]

Still top dog … Toy Story 3 The winner Toy Story 3 Production year: 2010 Country: USA Cert (UK): U Runtime: 108 mins Directors: Lee Unkrich Cast: Joan Cusack, Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, Tom Hanks More on this film A week ago, this column reported that Toy Story 3 stood at [...]