It may be hard to believe, but the Speedo is something of a revolutionary item of swimwear. Often the source of scorn, those form-fitting pants are the progeny of a company which reddened the cheeks of beach inspectors in the 1950s by deve…

The Liberal Democrats are planning to make home rule for Scotland one of their key policies at the next general election if Alex Salmond's quest for independence is defeated at the referendum, party sources have revealed.Lord Wallace, the …