News Headlines - 28 February 2011

▽Libyan rebel gunfire hit rescue pilot's helmet - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/28/libya-rescue-pilot-helmet
A pilot of one of the special forces Hercules aircraft that landed in the Libyan desert to evacuate oil workers had a narrow escape when small arms fire entered the cockpit and bounced off his helmet, defence sources have confirmed.

▽Labour and Tories row over 'squeezed middle' - The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/feb/28/labour-tories-row-squeezed-middle
George Osborne mocks Ed Miliband for failing to define term, and says Labour's policy is riddled with contradictions

▽Vodafone reviews security systems after burglary causes network outage - ComputerWeekly.com
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/02/28/245653/Vodafone-reviews-security-systems-after-burglary-causes-network.htm
Vodafone is reviewing its security systems after the burglary at one of its exchange facilities left thousands of UK users without phone or text-messaging services.

▽Thousands of Gmail accounts accidentally wiped - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12600179
Some accounts have already been restored, suggesting the data was not permanently deleted.
In a statement, Google said: "This is affecting less than .08% of our Gmail user base, and we've already fixed the problem for some individuals."

▽Apple iPhone designer 'wants to return to Britain' after £18m windfall - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8352380/Apple-iPhone-designer-wants-to-return-to-Britain-after-18m-windfall.html
An unnamed friend of Mr Ive told the newspaper: "Unfortunately he is just too valuable to Apple and they told him in no uncertain terms that if he headed back to England he would not be able to sustain his position with them."