Nissan has announced plans to build its new electric car – the Nissan Leaf – in Sunderland, creating 550 jobs and helping secure the jobs of 2,250 people across Nissan’s UK supply chain.

The Co-operative Group has announced record 2009 annual financial results, with sales up 31% and a 38% growth in new customer bank accounts.

A folding plug designed to fold flat for easy transportation has been crowned the overall winner at the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards in London.