Plans for fast-tracking a new generation of nuclear power stations are to be announced by the government.

The Democrats just provided fresh evidence to those who've speculated that the real reason behind Fast and Furious was a cynical plot to create a series of violent tragedies to build a groundswell of support for stricter gun control and even outright confiscation. Democratic lawmakers contend that Operation Fast and Furious exemplifies the need to strengthen U.S. gun laws to give federal law ...

Aim high is what a Government should always go for, not (for example) doing less better. So nice to see that the SNP seem to have worked out a deal with any future Tory Government where a 330mph Maglev train will be brought to Scotland and not just stop at Leeds (as under initial Tory plans). Aiming fast is tantamount to aiming high so it'll be chocks away to London in 2.5 hours not before to...

The Conservatives have unveiled plans to deliver a "nationwide super-fast broadband" to the majority of UK homes by 2017.

GORDON Brown today set out plans to ensure super-fast broadband for every home across the UK in a move he claims could slash billions from public service costs.

Via War is Boring, a French Ministry of Defence official has indicated that France has agreed to sell a Mistral class amphibious warship to Russia. The article gave no indication about the rest of the deal (such as the licensing of the construction of additional Mistrals in Russia), but it did note that France's NATO ally Lithuania had expressed concern about the deal. The contract for the 21...

Operation "Fast and Furious": Get used to the phrases "What did they know and when did they know it?" and "The cover-up is always worse than the crime!" Has Attorney General Eric Holder been playing fast and loose with the facts surrounding his knowledge of Operation "Fast and Furious?" In an article on "Fast and Furious" yesterday I invoked the phrase "What did they know and when did they know it...

Hosted by Me-Ander. The very best of the Jewish blogosphere, this one was wittily dubbed the Slow-Fast edition, because it falls on Tzom Gedalia, the Fast of Gedalia. This is a day when many observant Jews observe a fast until sundown, to memorialize the murder of Gedalia at the time of the Babylonian conquest, someone who could best be characterized as a righteous gentile. Enjoy the entries...and...

BT has urged the London Development Agency and other public sector sector organisations to grasp a unique opportunity to bring super-fast broadband to the capital.

The Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference will today debate radical plans to transform Britain’s transport system, as outlined in the policy paper Fast Track Britain: Building a Transport System for the 21st Century. The paper sets out the party’s plans to provide serious investment in public transport without passing the cost on to passengers, while providing a fairer deal for motorists ...