July’s inflation figure is used to calculate annual fare increases for many rail users. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Inflation is expected to remain significantly higher than the government’s target when the latest data are published today, prompting Bank of England governor... 

AP British scientists believe they have found the answer to an ages-old question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists cracked the puzzle after discovering that the formation of eggs is possible only thanks to a protein found in chicken’s ovaries. That means eggs have to be formed in... 

Customers using mobile phone-based finance transfers and withdrawals in a Kenyan supermarket. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty Images Mike Mutuha is the master of cheap talk. He has two mobile phones, both holding two sim cards. By subscribing to each of Kenya’s four mobile providers, Mutuha... 

Union hold talks with BAA. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images The threat of strike action by BAA airport workers has been called off tonight, the union Unite has said. Six airports, Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, faced closure if the stoppages had gone ahead. But...