Daily news digests

The Independent has reported on fears amongst ministers that the National Health Service may require a cash injection ahead of the next general election in order for it to cope with the country’s ageing population. According to the newspaper there… Read more

The Times has reported on claims the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, may seek additional concessions over NHS reforms in a bid to stave off a new Liberal Democrat revolt over the proposed legislation. Senior members of the Conservatives’ coalition… Read more

The Prime Minister has ruled out further concessions to the government’s NHS reforms, but admitted Whitehall had failed to explain the plans well enough, reports the Independent. David Cameron’s comments came as he and the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley held… Read more

Mobile operating system Android has overtaken Apple and now has the largest share of the installed base of smartphones among consumers in the UK, according to the Guardian.  New figures provided by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show Google’s mobile OS has a 36.9%… Read more

The government has launched a new “app store” which it says will help small businesses offer IT services to the public sector, reports The Telegraph. The Cloudstore, as it will be known, will feature more than 1,700 apps provided by… Read more

Glenn Mangham, a student who hacked into Facebook has been been sentenced to eight months in prison by a British court. The 26 year old admitted to infiltrating the website and causing US authorities to fear that Facebook was the… Read more