After weeks of sunshine that has left much of the UK scorched and yellow, with hosepipe bans and falling reservoir levels, it may appear rather soon to be thinking about winter.
Three out of five employers value vocational qualifications and work experience more highly than graduate status.
The Tories could benefit from AV according to a Populus poll for the Tory peer Lord Ashcroft.
Only two in five drivers know of the existence of electronic stability control with an AA/Populus poll showing that more than a quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds see the system as pointless.
Public sector workers are markedly less positive about the Government’s plan to wipe out Britain’s deficit than those with jobs in the private sector.
Universities are warning that cuts could inflict "real and lasting damage" on the sector and set back Britain's recovery from the recession.
They already have a lot to complain about — pensions, The Archers and the way young people wear their trousers far too low these days — but yesterday the nation’s over-50s found a new issue to speak out against: chewing gum.
People in the UK are more frustrated by minor inconveniences like potholes in the road and slow broadband connections than big issues like hospital waiting times and job losses.
National campaign Sing Up has specially commissioned songs to help strike a new note in history lessons. It comes as a poll of 1,762 adults suggests nearly half do not know the Romans built Hadrian's Wall or that Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar.
Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems.
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