In one of the most unexpected happenings, Britain's security may have been compromised after authorities admitted that military "secrets" stored in hundreds of laptops have gone missing. UK's Ministry of Defence admitted that more than 700 of its laptops have gone missing or been stolen in the last four years. It said that 22 portable memory sticks containing classified information had been either stolen or lost this year, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. "It seems that this government simply cannot be trusted with keeping sensitive information safe. It is frightening to think that secret MoD information can be lost or stolen," said Sarah Teather, a British lawmaker.

The British daily said that an independent review of the MoD's information security systems earlier this year warned that a "Facebook generation" of young officials had not learned the disciplines of the Cold War and were often careless with sensitive data.