Technology has left many Britons unable to spell words like "definitely" and "separate", a survey has found.

It suggests that the UK has produced an "auto-correct generation" that relies on computer spell checks.

The poll, which questioned more than 2,000 adults, found that around a third could not spell "definitely" while a similar proportion failed to pick the right spelling of "separate".

And around two thirds (65%) picked a wrong spelling for "necessary" from a list that did not include the right spelling.

Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, say business leaders.

Such a move would help the successful British space industry "really lift off", according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Suitable locations for a spaceport could be found in Scotland, Northern Ireland or South West England, it said.

Members of the celebrity Twitterati are to join a campaign to help find missing children.

Celebrities including Stephen Fry, Lord Sugar, Lorraine Kelly and Katie Price are taking part in the charity Missing People's Big Tweet for Missing Children on May 25, International Missing Children's Day.

On the day, the charity will tweet a different appeal for a missing child every 30 minutes for 24 hours and encourage their followers to retweet as many as possible.

Stephen Fry, a patron of Missing People said: "A staggering 130,000 children go missing in the UK every year.

A new study by feminine health brand Balance Activ has found that one in four British women has misdiagnosed themselves on the internet.

Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's GPs Committee, warns: "If you just Google something, you're going to get a range of responses, some of which will be rubbish.

"Googling symptoms can be disastrous - if you feel something in your chest you'll think you're having a heart attack, and you're probably not.

Mobile phone roaming charges will fall again from July following a European Parliament vote today.

The latest round of cuts are the latest step towards a European Commission goal of reducing the gap between domestic and "foreign" call rates to virtually nothing by 2015.

As well as further reducing the cost of making calls from abroad and receiving calls from home, today's decision cuts the cost of "data roaming" when holidaymakers want to download information from the internet.

An internet troll who tried to drive a Tory MP off Twitter with a chilling email threatening the lives of her children will be sentenced today.

Frank Zimmerman, 60, of Barnwood, Gloucester, specifically targeted the outspoken MP for Corby, Northants, Louise Mensch.

He told the mother-of-three she faced "Sophie's Choice" - meaning she would have to pick which one of her children lived or died.

UK Government computer networks are "regularly targeted" by foreign intelligence agencies and groups working on their behalf, a Cabinet minister said today.

And Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude warned that this summer's London Olympics "will not be immune to cyber attacks by those who would seek to disrupt the Games".

Speaking during a visit to Estonia, Mr Maude said the UK was aware of the dangers from "the dark side of cyberspace", citing last year's launch of the National Cyber Security Programme and the decision to rate electronic attacks a tier one UKthreat to national security, with £650 million allocated over four years to fund a response.

Practical steps are under way to try to stop internet users accessing the world's largest illegal file-sharing website.

It comes after the High Court ordered five of the biggest internet service providers (ISPs) - Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media - to block access to The Pirate Bay after music industry body the BPI took legal action.

A spokeswoman for Virgin Media confirmed the firm was implementing the order today.
The legal move follows a ruling by Mr Justice Arnold in February that both the operators and users of The Pirate Bay website infringe the copyright of music companies.

Yes there you go - get a pretty girl to plug your product and shallow news outlets bung it out for you.

Television personality Amy Childs launches Samsung SMART cameras featuring WIFI allowing instant social networking uploads.

Below - Ms Childs holds the camera at arm's length...

Midland MP Michael Fabricant trended on twitter today as (literally) his appearance on the front bench during Prime Minister's Questions was noted by the online community.

Fab's lustrous barnet sparked comments including "is Micheal Fabricant a Tory? He looks more like a Whig?"

Of course technobabble couldn't comment on the Lichfield MP's hairstyle, except to say that his wikipedia entry says: "Fabricant is easily recognisable in the Commons with his bright blond hair".

Below: Fab out on patch in Lichfield