The federal government is shutting down its seasonal student job centres, saving $6.5 million annually, and instead is bolstering online job resources for youth.

Britain's Home Office has confirmed that its website was attacked overnight after hackers claimed responsibility for shutting it down.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird appeared to confirm in question period what the rumour mill suspected: the Harper government shut down the NRTEE environmental advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on climate change.