Apple boss 'had liver transplant' - Apple boss Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago and is expected to return to work later this month, a US newspaper has reported.
The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time. (full story)
Brown in row over secret bid to install Beckett as Speaker - Gordon Brown was embroiled in a damaging row over the election of a new Commons speaker after MPs claimed that Labour whips were secretly attempting to swing the contest in favour of his Government’s preferred candidate, Margaret Beckett.
Senior Labour MPs said they were being put under pressure to endorse Mrs Beckett, the former foreign secretary, in today’s secret ballot to chose a successor to Michael Martin. (full story)
Andy Murray hopes mean most eagerly anticipated tournament for a generation - Record crowds are expected at a generally sunny Wimbledon this week amid hopes that Andy Murray could become the first British player to lift the men's title for more than 70 years.
Applications for the annual ticket ballot have surged by 20 per cent on last year, defying the economic downturn, and hundreds of fans from as far as the US, Switzerland and Australia began queueing on Sunday. (full story)
"Big Bang" collider set for autumn restart: CERN - The giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions is set to restart this autumn, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.
Scientists believe they have figured out how to prevent a repeat of the problems that caused the 10 billion Swiss franc ($9.2 billion) Large Hadron Collider to be shut down just nine days after it was switched on last September, CERN expert Steve Myers said in a statement. (full story)
£50m plan to increase train punctuality - Passengers on a main London to Scotland rail route are still suffering from the poorest train punctuality in the country despite the completion of a £9 billion upgrade project, it was revealed today.
The number of trains running on time on the West Coast Main Line run by the Virgin Rail company did improve last month - rising from 80.8 per cent in May 2008 to 84.6 per cent in May 2009. (full story)
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