worldspy - 27.05.12 23:25 The Bank of England and Treasury face a hard task in reining in inflation while not damaging economic growthSince the "great recession" began in early 2008, there have been two chancellors of the exchequer and 14 members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee.

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worldspy - 27.05.12 21:37 Former adviser to Boris Johnson, the mayor of London hinted Downing Street was ready to put pressure on the BBCBoris Johnson's former communications chief threatened to use his contacts in the press to confront the BBC over its coverage of the Conservative mayor of London, suggesting that "good friends in No 10" could also be deployed against...

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worldspy - 27.05.12 20:25 The IT Crowd and Father Ted writer talks about social networks, internet distractions and why so-called pirates are really fansGraham Linehan would like to make one thing really clear, OK? It is this: Father Ted was filmed in front of a studio audience.

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worldspy - 27.05.12 19:01 PM to tell president: abide by deal struck with Nicolas Sarkozy or UK will demand major cuts in EU subsidies to French farmersBritain is to tell the new French government that it will demand major cuts in generous EU subsidies to farmers in France if President François Hollande challenges the annual £2.7bn British rebate.

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worldspy - 27.05.12 17:50 • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher• Email your thoughts to rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk• The full Trent Bridge scorecardWICKET! West Indies 14-2 (Barath LBW b Anderson 7) Adrian Barath has walked! He considered the review for a long time before eventually walking off.

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worldspy - 27.05.12 17:02 Shopkeepers in border town of Clones use loophole to bring back Irish notes – and boost the local economyThe only euros visible inside Lipton's mini market are the joke ones printed on toilet rolls and tissue paper. Almost everything else in the shop – and in this town, close to the Northern Ireland border – from a pint of Guinness to a bag of...

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worldspy - 27.05.12 02:13 Patti Smith is rock royalty and a new album and book from the 'godmother of punk' make 2012 a jubilee year. Now 65, her influence shows no sign of waning. We spoke to musicians she has inspired, from Martha Wainwright to Johnny MarrThe lasting image is also the first: the photograph of Patti Smith that everyone knows was taken just weeks before...

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worldspy - 27.05.12 01:50 Matthew Key, former head of O2 in the UK, is gambling that he can make new digital and online ventures pay off for the Spanish telecoms firmMatthew Key's career has been marked by three big bets. As head of the O2 mobile network in the UK, he decided to back the 2007 reopening of the Millennium Dome, pitching the idea to his board three times...

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worldspy - 27.05.12 01:38 The growth of e-reading among older age groups shouldn't come as too much of a surpriseNew technology, like pop music or radical politics, is something you're expected to lose touch with as you get older. This idea is encouraged by the young, who would rather their elders gracefully embraced luddism than try to befriend them on Facebook.

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worldspy - 27.05.12 01:26 We may not like it, but part and parcel of the conduct of public business is the freedom to hurl vulgar abuseThere are three interesting things about Carina Trimingham's high-profile loss in her privacy/harassment suit against the Daily Mail. One is the burden that she must bear – some £410,000 in Associated Newspapers' costs, not damages, in just...

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