In the wake of the United States government PRISM revelations, it seems the search market has reacted to the threats to privacy in some small way, with an incremental increase in searches via 'private' search engine Duck Duck Go.

In a bizarre slip-up by one of the world's most recognisable brands, Google's third quarter results were yesterday leaked into the public domain, which, coupled with the information inside, panicked investors so much so that shares plunged 9%.

They might be on the verge of signing Japanese star Shinji Kagawa, but Manchester United have working on another deal with another big global name.

Despite the "double-dip" recession and impending Eurozone doom, unemployment in Britain has actually fallen, according to the Office for National Statistics.