People will become ever more reliant on machines says a report on the future of human-computer interaction.

Bridges are a powerful metaphor for how people can be brought together, but they can also engender fear and anxiety... and not just among those who suffer from vertigo, says historian David Cannadine in his weekly opinion column, A Point of View.

Twelve - debut fiction from 18 year old American Nick McDonell about sex, drugs and violence.