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Schools may be judged on pregnancy

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:22am EDT by Anthea Lipsett

Plan to include 18 social targets in Ofsted reports, but unions reject proposals as madness

'Lost' bomb detonated off Suffolk coast

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:04am EDT by Allegra Stratton

Second world war relic is exploded in controlled conditions one week after it broke from its mooring and floated away

Walking festivals on your doorstep

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:02am EDT by Sarah Bourn

Travel: They're affordable, sociable and a great way to enjoy the countryside. Sarah Bourn picks out 10 organised rambles

Obama distances himself from pastor

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:56am EDT

Presidential candidate describes remarks made by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, as divisive and outrageous

Football fans face Russian roulette

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:42am EDT by Anil Dawar

British supporters planning to travel to Moscow for Champions League final could pay £3,000 per ticket

Brown to press on with 42-day plan

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:38am EDT by Deborah Summers

Prime minister vows to press ahead with plans to extend detention without trial beyond 28 days

Father of LSD dies aged 102

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:31am EDT by David Batty

Dr Albert Hoffman, who discovered psychedelic drug which 'turned on' 1960s counterculture, has died

China tries to calm fears over virus outbreak

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:39am EDT by Tania Branigan

The Chinese government has dispatched medical experts to eastern Anhui province in a bid to curb a rapidly spreading outbreak of an intestinal virus that has killed at least 20 children

No wrist for the wicked

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:35am EDT by Kate Carter

Life & style: Ethical fashion gallery: A Fairtrade bracelet is a great addition to any wardrobe

Does brain training boost your IQ?

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:33am EDT by Emine Saner

Life & style: Emine Saner: According to a new American study, computer-based brain training can improve IQ beyond becoming better at practised tasks

Woman killed in cattle stampede

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:31am EDT by James Orr and agencies

Dog walker died after being stampeded by cattle as she crossed field in Suffolk

Bomb plot case teenager in court

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:26am EDT by Rachel Stevenson and agencies

Bristol 19-year-old was arrested in police raids that involved controlled explosions

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Drogba hits back at Benítez

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:17am EDT by Les Roopanarine

Sport: Chelsea striker vows to make Liverpool boss pay for accusing him of diving

Campaign to lick drivers' lollipop rage

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 6:13am EDT by David Batty

For generations, lollipop men and women have shepherded schoolchildren safely across roads armed only with their trusty signs

Top 10 things to do for free in NYC

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 5:53am EDT by Benji Lanyado

Travel: The budget traveller's online guide to enjoying the best of New York City without spending a dime

'No accomplice' in Austria cellar case

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 4:03am EDT by Kate Connolly, Haroon Siddique

Police say DNA tests show no other man entered soundproof rooms that 73-year-old made into prison

'I've been credited unduly'

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 3:59am EDT by Kieron Gillen

Arts & entertainment: Superstar games designers are a dying breed - but why? British guru Peter Molyneux explains

Supermarkets face new curbs

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 3:42am EDT by Graeme Wearden

Stores could be blocked from opening in towns where they already have large market share

Daily podcast: Roman right wing

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:27am EDT by Mike Duran

Well-being targets for schools, the future for the Austrian cellar captives, and those fish hook ads, in our daily audio show

House prices take first year-on-year fall since 1996

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:24am EDT by Hilary Osborne

Drop of 1% over the past 12 months knocks cost of average home down by £1,759, Nationwide says

Eriksson prepares for early City exit

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:00pm EDT by Daniel Taylor

Sport: Man City target Scolari as new manager after club's owner decides to pay off Sven-Goran Eriksson

Obama: Wright remarks 'outrageous'

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:45pm EDT by Daniel Nasaw

US presidential candidate reacts forcefully to 'insensitivity' of the pastor's comments

Beyond the frame

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Clare Birchall

Arts & entertainment: What stories lie behind Edward Burtynsky's vast industrial landscapes? Clare Birchall finds out

Brown steps into oil profits row

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Terry Macalister

Business & money: With motorists and greens united in condemnation of oil industry, PM calls on BP and Shell to spend more on North Sea activity

US 'pushing UK into spiral of decline'

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Larry Elliott, Ashley Seager

Business & money: British economy in danger of following the US into recession says MPC member

Agents and not victims

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by David Puttnam

Comment is free: David Puttnam: The world's children will pay the price for climate change, and they deserve to be heard

The donor vanishes

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Michael White

Comment is free: Michael White: The Abrahams affair made headlines, but its conclusion barely raised a whimper

Asian vultures in sharp decline

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Alok Jha

Science & environment: Livestock drug blamed for rapid decline in species, with dire impact on the environment

Arsenic in baby rice 'is cancer risk'

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by James Randerson

Science & environment: Food Standards Agency says there is no danger although scientists find high levels in some foods

McCanns tell of regrets on television

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Rachel Williams

Couple say they considered taking children out to dinner with them on night Madeleine went missing

Beijing Olympics: last man standing

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Tania Branigan

There are 100 days until the Olympics - but one family awaits only bulldozers and eviction

Grand Theft Auto IV steals the show

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 8:50am EDT

Video game expected to become biggest-selling ever is launched

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Oil firms make £7bn in three months

Posted: April 29th, 2008, 3:04am EDT by Graeme Wearden

Soaring prices of oil and gas help Shell and BP swell profits and comfortably beat analyst expectations

'Immigrant jibe sparked fight'

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:53pm EDT by Daniel Taylor

Sport: Man Utd lawyers to interview players over reports that insult to Patrice Evra sparked brawl on Saturday

'I have no idea how I'm still alive'

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:05pm EDT by Killian Fox

Arts & entertainment: How Hollywood talent agent Pat Dollard filmed young Americans at war. Interview by Killian Fox

Shaken and stirred

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:16pm EDT by Donald McRae

Sport: Cricket: Shane Bond is one of the world's best bowlers but chose Indian riches over his Test career. He explains why to Donald McRae

Under their skins

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by Mark Lawson

Arts & entertainment: He has played toffs, geniuses, poets and PMs. Now Benedict Cumberbatch is facing his biggest challenge yet: playing a dad. By Mark Lawson

Top private schools to boycott tables

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Anthea Lipsett

Headteachers at Eton college and St Paul's say they will boycott this year's exam league tables

Forget the gym. Head for the shops

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Peta Bee

Life & style: 'Mallercise' - power walking while window shopping - is the latest craze, writes Peta Bee

Microsoft to get tough with Yahoo

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Andrew Clark, Richard Wray

Business & money: Wall Street expects Microsoft to enter protracted period of 'trench warfare' in attempt to buy Yahoo

Creative calculations

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Marcus du Sautoy

Comment is free: Marcus du Sautoy: Working with dance and music has opened my eyes to the dramatic potential of mathematics

Keeping the crop in hand

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Peter Mandelson

Comment is free: Peter Mandelson: By imposing rigorous sustainability standards, we can make a global market in biofuels work

Tidal barrier angers wildlife groups

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by James Randerson

Science & environment: Scheme to protect swathes of British coastline from flooding threatens renowned wildlife site, claim conservationists

Disney child star's apology for photos

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Ed Pilkington

Miley Cyrus, star of TV show Hannah Montana, apologises over a photo of her taken for Vanity Fair

Buy-to-let specialist folds

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Tony Levene

Business & money: Inside Track, the company that spearheaded the buy-to-let investment boom, is set to go into administration

Polls forecast big losses for Brown

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Patrick Wintour, Martin Wainwright

Projections would mean Labour would lose more than 200 council seats in England and Wales

Heart warning over osteoporosis treatment

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Ian Sample

Drug for bone-thinning disease doubles the risk of a common heart condition, scientists warn

Coming to their senses

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Joanna Moorhead

Life & style: How does it really feel to regain one's long-lost sight, asks Joanna Moorhead

Brown warned that cannabis decision may face legal challenge

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Alan Travis

PM is thought to favour an upgrade to class B, but drug council disagrees and issue may go to high court

Justice system in dock over stabbing

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Alan Travis

Report criticises courts, police and Prison Service for failing to tackle offences committed by those on bail

Teenagers jailed for life over goth murder

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Rachel Williams

Two teenage boys jailed for life for murdering Sophie Lancaster because they said she 'looked different'

Flying Vet held after dropping in at Bush ranch

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Sarah Knapton

Amateur British pilot intending to express thanks for rescue earlier in year is detained in psychiatric unit

Austrian father confesses to abuse

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Kate Connolly

73-year-old Austrian reveals dungeon where he fathered seven children with imprisoned daughter

Opposition demand Mugabe's exit

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Julian Borger

Leaders of Movement for Democratic Change claim control of parliament following partial recount

MI5 accused of colluding in torture of terrorist suspects

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Ian Cobain

UK agents alleged to have questioned men at Pakistani interrogation centre after they had been mistreated

China says 70 dead in train crash

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Tania Branigan

Death toll could rise further in country's worst rail disaster since 1997

Drug war loses out to anti-Taliban fight

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Declan Walsh

Record poppy harvest predicted as soldiers continue the fight for hearts and minds, writes Declan Walsh

Wright says criticism of his views are attack on US black churches

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Suzanne Goldenberg

Chicago pastor whose sermons have damaged Obama's campaign tries to counter media uproar

Baggies head for the top flight

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 5:25pm EDT by Stuart James

Football: West Brom effectively win promotion to Premier League after 1-1 draw with Southampton

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ITV faces record £4m phone-in fine

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 5:10pm EDT by Mark Sweney, Tara Conlan

ITV set to receive record fine over viewer deception in shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal

70 killed in China train crash

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 11:09am EDT

High-speed train from Beijing to seaside resort of Qingdao leaves tracks in country's worst rail disaster for decade

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Vive la différence

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:37am EDT by Matthew Tempest

Travel: Matthew Tempest on four examples of contemporary architecture in Paris that break the mould

Science podcast: synthetic biology

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:08am EDT by Alok Jha, Ben Green, James Randerson, Ian Sample, Nell Boase

The team discuss the future of synthetic biology. Philosopher Daniel Dennett explains why religion is an affront to rationality. Plus, have scientists finally discovered dark matter in Italy?

Daily podcast: online cancer drugs warning

Posted: April 28th, 2008, 2:12am EDT by Andy Duckworth, Phil Maynard

Cancer drugs, Gordon Brown, and the demolition of a Gateshead landmark, in our daily audio show

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Bombs, bullets & our daily bread

Posted: April 27th, 2008, 11:22am EDT by Alex Renton

Alex Renton visits the Gaza Strip, where every day brings a new struggle against hunger for refugees

Continental rift

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 8:31pm EDT by Bill Elliott

Sport: Paul Azinger has insulted Nick Faldo, but the US captain could be the man to prick Europe's bubble

Harel, leader of Israel's new exodus, dies at 90

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 8:08pm EDT by Anushka Asthana

Yossi Harel, leader of the Exodus, ship that carried Jews to Palestine a year before the state of Israel was established, has died

Boys 'might do better in single-sex classes'

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Anushka Asthana

Research shows a tendency to 'hide in background' as girls take the lead

Why the future is made in Britain

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Tim Webb, Heather Stewart

Business & money: Manufacturing hardly seemed to matter in the boom years. But now UK exporters are benefiting from the weak pound and niche marketing

Drivers are told not to panic buy as strike at oil refinery starts to bite

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Jamie Doward, Gaby Hinsliff, Denis Campbell

Queues form on forecourts in Scotland and Northern England as strike at oil refinery starts to bite

Try as he might, the wind is set against George Osborne

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Will Hutton

Comment is free: Will Hutton: The Tories, exemplified by Boris Johnson, are finding it much harder than they should to capitalise on Labour's travails

As the world begins to starve, it's time to take GM seriously

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Robin McKie

Comment is free: With the Earth's population continuing to soar, it will be the poor who go hungry, not the eco-warriors destroying modified crops, writes Robin McKie

Keeping up with Indiana Jones

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Chrissy Iley

Arts & entertainment: As he sets out for his fourth Jones adventure, Harrison Ford discusses car crashes, kids and Calista

'He had the rudest jokes on air'

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Melvyn Bragg

Humphrey Lyttelton, who died on Friday, was a perfect gent and a brilliant entertainer, writes Melvyn Bragg

'People really needed convincing that they wanted me'

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Chrissy Iley

Arts & entertainment: Jon Hamm tells Chrissy Iley why he's been toiling in Hollywood bit parts for years

Repossessions set to soar

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Richard Wachman, Heather Stewart

Business & money: Up to 33,000 borrowers expected to lose homes as mortgage costs remain stubbornly high

Blair told aide 'Gordon will lose to Cameron'

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Gaby Hinsliff, Jamie Doward

Brown leadership in turmoil after claims Tony Blair does not believe he is capable of beating Cameron

I'd give Boris a job, says Ken

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Gaby Hinsliff

With elections only four days away Gaby Hinsliff hears how Ken Livingstone hopes to gain Tory votes

Nigel Slater's 50 best summer recipes

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Nigel Slater

Life & style: For this special anniversary issue, our food writer revisits his dishes for summer he loves the most

'I could have slit my own throat but I didn't have the guts to do it'

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Jay Rayner

Life & style: Michelin-starred chef John Burton-Race is back in his old kitchen and trying to put his demons behind him

Skin cancer worry as Brits seek sun

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Jo Revill

Science & environment: Doctors are campaigning for paler skin to become as fashionable as it was in Victorian times

Charity chief tells of rabid dog's bite

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Mark Townsend, Caroline Davies

Worker describes being bitten on the chin, wrist and face by a rabid puppy shortly before it died

Revenge is a dish best served online

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by David Smith

Science & environment: Vengeance websites are giving angry women the chance to expose their ex-partners as love rats

Me and my travels

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Carl Wilkinson

Travel: Katharine Hamnett, fashion designer, discusses her best and worst holiday experiences

Old Bailey opens its unseen files

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Amelia Hill

The transcripts of every trial heard at the Old Bailey from 1674 to 1913 can be read online, free of charge

Iraqi teenage girl killed by father for loving a British soldier

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Mark Townsend, Caroline Davies

17-year-old Rand Abdel-Qader met a British soldier in Basra. Five months later she was murdered

Leave Taliban alone, Karzai tells West

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Jason Burke

Karzai says US and British troops undermine his authority and stop insurgents laying down their arms

Hizbollah builds up army for a new assault

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Mitchell Prothero

Villages empty as Shia militia sends recruits to tough training camps in Bekaa Valley, Syria and Iran

Obama pastor: I had death threats

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Paul Harris

Jeremiah Wright re-emerges just as the Democratic race heads for its last big contest

Mugabe fails in bid to switch result

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Tracy McVeigh

First defeat in 28 years for ruling Zanu-PF party after partial recount fails to overturn original result

How pirates reign on the high seas

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Xan Rice

Latest spate of hijackings bring total number of Somali pirate attacks this year to 23

Chinese seek talks to stop Tibet protests

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Peter Beaumont

Dalai Lama welcomes Beijing's offer to meet his envoy, buy says he wants a serious dialogue

Ballack refuses to take title as red

Posted: April 26th, 2008, 1:16pm EDT by Duncan Castles

Sport: Michael Ballack's brace gave Chelsea a dramatic victory at Stamford Bridge to keep the title race alive

Interactive video: America's forgotten war

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 10:19am EDT by John D McHugh

Photojournalist John D McHugh on the US's other war

Gwyneth Paltrow at the Iron Man premiere

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 7:33am EDT

Hollywood actor Gwyneth Paltrow on the red carpet in London with fellow stars of the latest Marvel comics film venture Iron Man

The week in wildlife

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 7:01am EDT

From damselflys to deer, to pick of this week's flora and fauna images from around the world

Daily podcast: Boris boost

Posted: April 25th, 2008, 2:25am EDT by Matt Wells

Matt Wells hears the voices of the teachers strike, why Johnson may win as London mayor and how roads are going to be heated

Wise confident of Modric deal

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 9:06pm EDT by Louise Taylor

Sport: Dinamo Zagreb's highly-rated midfielder Luka Modric appears set to join Newcastle United

Counties could merge for Twenty20

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 9:05pm EDT by David Hopps

Sport: The ECB is to discuss creating six regional teams to compete in a proposed English Premier League

Wesley Snipes jailed for three years

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:44pm EDT by Dan Glaister

Sentence passed to American film actor is the maximum for willfully failing to file a tax return

Teetering on the brink

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT by Imogen Fox

Life & style: Imogen Fox on how Gwyneth's seven-inch heels killed one of fashion's most ridiculous trends

Birth of a revolution

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT by Joanna Moorhead

Life & style: The home birth rate is currently low, but campaigners are fighting to give women more choice

It's like a jungle sometimes ...

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT by Angus Batey

Arts & entertainment: They are a hip-hop purist's dream. But behind the scenes, the Roots have a fight on their hands

Strike closes thousands of schools

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT by Polly Curtis

National Union of Teachers warns of further action if the government does not improve pay offer

Hive mentality

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT by Emily Barr

Arts & entertainment: Children's films used to be made for kids - not their parents. How did they lose their innocence?

Johnson team piles cash into suburbs

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by Sam Jones, Nicholas Watt, David Hencke

Tory candidate has raised £1m in his campaign to unseat Ken Livingstone as mayor of London

Inflation may not reach high street

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Larry Elliott

Business & money: Retailers are having a tough time passing on cost increases in the current climate

Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Owen Bowcott

Passengers to be screened using automated facial recognition technology in bid to improve security

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Grangemouth strike to close pipeline at cost of £50m a day

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Terry Macalister

Business & money: Diesel rises 10% amid panic buying of fuel by motorists, despite government assurances on supplies

The last excuse for the Iraq war is founded on a myth

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Peter Wilby

Comment is free: Peter Wilby: Seeing the second world war as a pure struggle to defeat an evil dictator has led us into foreign policy traps ever since

Missions improbable

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Mark Lawson

Comment is free: Mark Lawson: Derring-do, pop singing, and a presidency: a new breed of priest is giving Catholicism a makeover

Stand by your beds

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Richard Reynolds

A shadowy army of plant lovers is on a mission: to make their grey neighbourhoods more beautiful

Under-road radiators may beat ice

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by David Adam

Science & environment: Government plans to recycle sunshine collected by Britain's roads to keep them ice-free in winter

Ruling on overdrafts could cost banks

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Phillip Inman

Institutions could be forced to return billions of pounds in overdraft fees to customers

1 in 5 parents refuse daughters' cervical cancer jab

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Sarah Boseley

Science & environment: New vaccine programme for schoolgirls around the country encounters opposition from parents

India to crack down on doctors aborting girls

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Randeep Ramesh

Only two doctors have been convicted since selective abortion was outlawed

Land of starving billionaires

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Chris McGreal

While having a job can mean being out of pocket in Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF elite find rich pickings

Kosovo mission for British troops

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Richard Norton-Taylor

Deployment of troops likely to revive claims that government demands too much from its forces

Ethiopian troops accused of mosque killings

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Xan Rice

Seven Somali men are found with their throats slit in Mogadishu mosque raid, Ethiopian troops deny involvement

Luftwaffe pilot apologises for bombing

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Stephen Bates

German veteran attends remembrance service in Bath, which was bombed in the Baedecker raids

Sermons row resurfaces for Obama

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Suzanne Goldenberg

Second chapter in the pastor story leaves Democrat candidate vulnerable to rightwing attacks

Turkmenistan set to drop late dictator's month names

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Luke Harding

New president suggests dumping names invented by Saparmurat Niyazov in favour of traditional ones

US intelligence claims North Korea helped build Syria reactor plant

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Ewen MacAskill

White House claims that target of last year's Israeli bombing of Syria was covert nuclear plant

Taliban leader calls for ceasefire in tribal areas

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Declan Walsh

Move comes after secret talks between new Pakistani government and Taliban leader

News quiz: the news from the picket line

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News quiz: the news from the picket line

Pair 'tombstoned' to their deaths

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 11:53am EDT by Press Association

Men were pulled unconscious from the sea after jumping from pier, inquest hears

Boos greet Porsche plans for VW

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 11:41am EDT by David Gow

Business & money: Volkswagen's biggest shareholder comes under attack for plan to take over car maker

Djokovic powers past meek Murray

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 11:37am EDT by Jeremy Campbell

Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray loses to Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the Monte Carlo Masters

Taliban orders ceasefire in tribal areas

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 11:17am EDT by Declan Walsh

Deal is a triumph for new Pakistani government, which has promised to tackle militancy through dialogue in contrast with Musharraf's iron-fisted approach

Teachers' strikes exceed forecasts

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 10:48am EDT by Polly Curtis, Anthea Lipsett

Number of schools affected by strike action could be many more than the 8,000 predicted by councils

Take care of mummy, 7/7 leader said

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:50am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Jury in trial of three men accused of helping London attackers shown bomber's 'farewell' home video

Palestinians pledge emergency fuel

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:27am EDT by Rory McCarthy, Allegra Stratton

Gaza distributors to provide shipment to UN agency that warned it would have to halt food distribution

US claims North Korea helped build Syrian reactor

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:23am EDT by Mark Tran

White House set to unveil video reportedly showing Korean faces among workers at nuclear plant

Striking teachers hit the picket line

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:16am EDT

Newly qualified teachers are leaving the profession within five years, as pay no longer adds up, say strikers in Leeds

Politics podcast: The 10p climbdown

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:53am EDT by Francesca Panetta, Nicholas Watt

Has Gordon Brown restored his authority after unveiling a compensation package for some of the 5.3m workers who lost out from the abolition of the 10p starting rate of tax? David Lammy MP, Seumas Milne and Catherine Bennett discuss with Nick Watt

Hollywood film star bear kills trainer

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:47am EDT by Rachel Stevenson and agencies

Grizzly weighing 360kg gives handler a 'playful' but fatal bite to the neck during California filming

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Singing priests sign £1m record deal

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:47am EDT by Sean Michaels

Trio of Northern Ireland clergymen set to release debut record in November after signing contract with Epic

Striking teachers warn of more action

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:31am EDT by Polly Curtis

More than a million children miss lessons in the first teachers' strike in more than 20 years

Alternative fashion week

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:24am EDT

Life & style: In pictures: Cutting-edge collections from undiscovered designers, featuring recycled textiles

Zimbabwe arms ship returns to China

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:01am EDT by Mark Tran

China says shipment of arms recalled after Africans refused to allow weapons to be unloaded

Priests ready to make holy racket

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:51am EDT by Sean Michaels

Trio of Northern Ireland clergymen sign £1m recording contract with Epic records

Faithful gather to see remains of 'stigmata saint'

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:44am EDT by John Hooper

Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered this morning at the shrine of the Roman Catholic saint and mystic Padre Pio to be among the first to view his exhumed body

Police believe body is of missing disabled man

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:42am EDT by Steven Morris

Two men being questioned on suspicion of murdering 22-year-old who had mental age of 18 months

SFO given leave to appeal BAE ruling

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:36am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Serious Fraud Office can challenge court ruling that it acted unlawfully in abandoning inquiry into arms deal

Wet summer hits butterflies numbers

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:36am EDT by Jessica Aldred

Science & environment: British butterfly populations are at a record low after a wet summer last year, conservationists warn

Film Weekly: Russell Brand and Mackenzie Crook

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:33am EDT

Jason Solomons looks through the week's releases with Xan Brooks and meets a pair of film stars with roots in the UK comedy scene - Russell Brand, star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Mackenzie Crook, star of Three And Out.

Expanding the Brand

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:33am EDT

Arts & entertainment: Russell Brand and Mackenzie Crook discuss their transitions from small to big screen in Film Weekly

Film podcast: Russell Brand in Hollywood

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 6:33am EDT

Jason Solomons looks through the week's releases with Xan Brooks and meets a pair of film stars with roots in the UK comedy scene - Russell Brand, star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Mackenzie Crook, star of Three And Out.

Judges strike at terror assets law

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:37am EDT by David Batty

High court rules that powers to freeze assets of terrorism suspects are legally flawed

Recorded crime falls by 12%

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:26am EDT by Alan Travis

Figures show overall crime rate continuing to drop, though number of drug and gun offences rise slightly

Recorded crime falls by 12% to five-year low

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:26am EDT by Alan Travis

Figures show overall crime rate dropping to five-year low as number of drug and gun offences rise slightly

Banks face massive payout after losing charges case

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:20am EDT by Hilary Osborne

UK banks could be forced to return billions of pounds of overdraft fees to consumers after court ruling

Banks to lose billions in charges case

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:20am EDT by Hilary Osborne

UK banks could be forced to return overdraft fees to consumers after court ruling

Drivers urged not to panic buy petrol

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:07am EDT by Rachel Stevenson and agencies

Scottish government says plans in place to ensure supplies maintained during planned refinery strike

The greenest hotels in the land

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 5:01am EDT by Richard Hammond

Travel: Richard Hammond on the winners of the first ever Sustainability Award at yesterday's Enjoy England's Awards for Excellence

Beijing under smog

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:59am EDT by Dan Chung

With the Chinese expected to buy 10m cars this year, smog has come to define their capital's streets

Truth and dare

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:32am EDT by Adrian Searle

Arts & entertainment: At nearly 90, the painter Maria Lassnig is producing the most confrontational work of her life

10p tax revolt could be revived

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:32am EDT by Andrew Sparrow

Leader of Labour rebels tells Brown to make it clear compensation to bulk of losers will be backdated

Darling offers new 10p tax concession

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:32am EDT by Andrew Sparrow

Chancellor says compensation measures for families losing out will be implemented 'for this year'

Tough conditions hit Barclays' profits

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:30am EDT by Angela Balakrishnan

Business & money: Turbulent financial markets hit its investment banking and fund management arms

Barclays shareholders want answers

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 4:30am EDT by Angela Balakrishnan, Jill Treanor

Business & money: Bank says it is considering various ways of raising new capital after admitting profits fell in first quarter

Daily podcast: Blair to support Livingstone

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 2:26am EDT by Esther Addley, Andy Duckworth, Tim Maby

The teachers strike, unexpected help for Ken Livingstone, the latest from Zimbabwe and Ronaldo's missed penalty, in our daily show

Rangers gear up for 'biggest test'

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by Ewan Murray

Sport: Walter Smith's side continue quest for quadruple glory, taking on Fiorentina in Uefa Cup semi-final

Flintoff proves fitness at Old Trafford

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:40pm EDT by Andy Wilson

Sport: Andrew Flintoff took two wickets for Lancs as they bowled Somerset out for 238 on day one

Starbucks warns of falling profits

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:15pm EDT by Andrew Clark

Business & money: Chairman blames homes crisis and energy costs as coffee firm's shares dip 11% to four-year low

'I like to make a story with food'

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:11pm EDT by Kate Carter

Life & style: Terre à Terre has become Britain's foremost vegetarian restaurant. Meet its owner Amanda Powley

I want to save our marriage

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

Life & style: My husband wants to leave me, but he won't go to counselling and is spending more time away

A glimpse of African tigers

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by William Gumede

Comment is free: William Gumede: Chinese investment could help fight poverty in ways western money never has

Wanted: two drinking pals for dad

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Karen McVeigh

Son posts advert to hire pub companions for lonely father at £7 an hour

Train tickets change to simplify travel

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Richard Wray

Travel: SuperSavers scrapped in biggest fare overhaul since privatisation, sparking fears of higher prices

Researchers claim dark matter find

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Ian Sample

Discovery deep in the Gran Sasso mountain in Abruzzo, Italy, could end a 70-year old race

UK gets first nappy recycling plant

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Karen McVeigh

Science & environment: Canadian firm to invest £20m converting waste into plastic, cladding and roof tiles

Whoever wins, prepare for a letdown

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Timothy Garton Ash

Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: None of the presidential candidates can deliver what the world wants

UN Gaza aid halted by fuel shortages

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 1:56pm EDT by Rory McCarthy

Food handouts for up to 800,000 Palestinians stopped because of shortage brought on by Israeli blockade

In pictures: Aalsmeer flower auction

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 11:53am EDT

Aalsmeer is the world's largest flower auction. Millions of flowers and plants are bought and sold here every working day

Clinton vows to fight on in victory speech

Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 4:10am EDT

Hillary Clinton's ecstatic supporters in Pennsylvania say her staying power will make her a 'fabulous' president

Tech Weekly: A reformed hacker speaks

Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 1:01pm EDT by Aleks Krotoski, Scott Cawley, Charles Arthur, Jemima Kiss, Kevin Anderson

A hacker turned digital security pro gives us the insider's view on the shortcomings of all personal technology and campaigners No2ID discuss their concerns about a database state

Katine: it starts with a village

Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 5:15am EDT by Job Opolot

Our Uganda project: In Katine, Uganda the Guardian is tracking a three-year development programme

Johnson arrives with eyes open

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 10:16pm EDT by Richard Williams

Sport: England's new leader Martin Johnson wants a collective effort to move on from a turbulent beginning

With friends like these ...

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:24pm EDT by David Edgar

Arts & entertainment: Playwright David Edgar challenges new generation of renegades who have defected from the left

Time for heroes

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT by Paul Gravett

Arts & entertainment: Next month, Iron Man will be unveiled as an unlikely ally of the United Nations. But don't be surprised ...

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Benítez says he will stay for now

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by Andy Hunter

Sport: But the Liverpool manager refuses to give any assurances he will be at Anfield next season

Uncle Ralph's rapture

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT

Life & style: Stefan Merrill Block found an old man finally - and blissfully - set free by the oblivion of Alzheimer's

The fresh prince

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:15pm EDT by Yotam Ottolenghi

Life & style: If you like your food bright Yotam Ottolenghi is your man - as he shows in this exclusive extract

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Top Bush aides pushed for Guantánamo torture

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by Richard Norton-Taylor

Senior officials bypassed army chief to introduce interrogation methods

Ex-bishop tipped to lead Paraguay

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by Rory Carroll

Former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is favourite to win Paraguay's presidential election

South Africa bars Zimbabwe cargo

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by David Beresford

Chinese ship carrying weaponry leaves South African waters after court bans overland shipment

Tibetan protesters defy police in China

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by Tania Branigan

Police beat and detain monks and others calling for the release of protesters held after demonstrations last month, say activist groups

Obama spends big to oust Clinton

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by Ewen MacAskill

Democratic frontrunner to splash out $2m on advertising in run-up to Pennsylvania primary

Minority distorting human rights, says Pope

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT by Ed Pilkington

Pope Benedict XVI has made an impassioned plea for greater international cooperation on human rights

Fury as Carter meets leader of Hamas

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT by Ian Black, Rory McCarthy

Former US president meets Hamas leader in Syria in defiance of furious objections from the US and Israel

Police question man after controlled blast

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT by Owen Bowcott

About 30 people were evacuated from houses in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol to allow an army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion

Cape crusaders

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by Simon Mills

Travel: Cape Verde's weird volcanic landscape and wild beaches have Simon Mills and his kids in raptures

Cay sera

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by Gemma Bowes

Travel: Fancy a Caribbean island with more fishing boats than luxury yachts? Get there quick, says Vanessa Lafaye

British astronauts face cash barrier

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT by James Randerson

Science & environment: Candidates may be blocked from applying to European Space Agency due to UK position on funding

Brown calls for new collaboration

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Nicholas Watt

Europe and the US will face 'terrifying risks' if they fail to join forces to fight global terrorism, PM says

PM faces 'train wreck' over tax rate

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Andrew Sparrow

Gordon Brown returns to Britain to face trouble on the home front over abolition of 10p starting rate of tax

£50bn move to free mortgage market

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Ashley Seager, Jill Treanor

Bank of England preparing to unveil plan to inject £50bn of funds into the financial system next week

Lawyer in record discrimination claim

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Sam Jones

City lawyer who took flexible working time to care for sons claims £19m in sex discrimination case

Solar so good for our house

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Ashley Seager

Business & money: One year on and roof-top panels are generating nearly all the electricity used by Ashley Seager

EU set to scrap biofuels target

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Ian Traynor

Commission backing away from its insistence on 10% quota by 2020 amid fears of food crisis

Baby boomers, green to the grave

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Sam Jones

Science & environment: Forest burial park and exhibition tap into growing demand for ecofunerals

Anyone can get rhythm

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Lynsey Hanley

Comment is free: Lynsey Hanley: I feel energetic, alert and empowered. That's what playing the drums can do for you

Beware the spinal trap

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Simon Singh

Comment is free: Simon Singh: Some claim it is a cure-all but research suggests chiropractic therapy can be lethal

RBS chief executive fights for career

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Jill Treanor

Business & money: £5bn of sub-prime write-downs feared amid market's biggest ever cash call

Matzo wars as big stores go for Passover trade

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Riazat Butt

Major supermarkets have gone head-to-head with independent Jewish retailers as they compete for food sales

Praia da Luz priest on the McCann case

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 11:48am EDT

Praia da Luz parish priest on the McCann media spotlight

France's Camembert wars get dirty

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 9:42am EDT by Angelique Chrisafis

Said to smell like God's feet, France's favourite soft cheese is at the heart of a battle pitting small farmers against the corporations

Daily podcast: Stern challenge

Posted: April 18th, 2008, 2:07am EDT by Jon Dennis, Andy Duckworth, Phil Maynard

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss Gordon Brown's Washington trip; alleged price fixing by the construction industry; and the Indian Premier League

Film Weekly podcast: Happy-Go-Bruges

Posted: April 17th, 2008, 6:25am EDT

Jason Solomons reviews the week's films with Xan Brooks, meets the stars of the new Mike Leigh release, Happy-Go-Lucky and talks to Martin McDonagh, the director of In Bruges

'We've got to rebuild our credit'

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 9:38pm EDT by Charlotte Higgins

Arts & entertainment: The arts council had a shambolic winter. Will its new boss put things right? Charlotte Higgins reports

Glastonbury denies reports rapper Jay-Z is to pull out

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 9:34pm EDT by Paul Lewis, Rosie Swash

Arts & entertainment: Organisers try to end speculation claiming that negative reaction to his appearance at the event is 'hysterical'

Drink with mother

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 8:39pm EDT

Life & style: Frances White recalls how her mum encouraged her to binge when she was just a child - and eventually passed on her own addiction

Business to fund 30,000 new university places

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:56pm EDT by Patrick Wintour

Universities secretary lays out plans to reshape universities by making them more business-friendly

Wearing shorts

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Hadley Freeman

Life & style: Hadley Freeman: When is it acceptable to start wearing shorts?

Darling urges banks to ease rates

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Larry Elliott, Katie Allen, Jill Treanor

Chancellor calls on banks to pass on lower interest rates and come clean about balance sheets

G7 nations join forces to help markets

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Larry Elliott

Business & money: Authorities reject pleas by banks for a softer stance in initial reforms to be in place by June meeting

B&B denies rights issue reports

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Jill Treanor

Business & money: Fears over Bradford & Bingley's ability to access money has depressed shares by more than 30% this year

Gordon Brown isn't a disaster

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Jackie Ashley

Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: Ministers should make a better fist of defending the government, instead of calculating who will replace Gordon Brown

Biofuels: a blueprint for the future?

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Ruth Kelly and Peter Ainsworth

Comment is free: Ruth Kelly and Peter Ainsworth: How sustainable the production of green energy sources can be is key to the climate debate

Rich states failing to lead on emissions, says UN

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by David Adam, John Vidal

Developing countries are unwilling to sign up to new global climate change pact to replace Kyoto protocol

$10bn wind farm set up in Texas

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Ed Pilkington

Science & environment: Billionaire oil tycoon hatches audacious plan to erect enough turbines to supply one million US homes

Cabinet split on 42-day terror law

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by David Hencke

Jack Straw expresses doubts over PM's determination to insist on 42-day detention of suspects

Arsenic cancer treatment key found

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Alok Jha

Science & environment: Discovery could lead to better uses for arsenic in therapies for leukaemia with fewer side effects

Five killed in Ecuador bus crash

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Audrey Gillan, Rory Carroll

Five British gap year students were killed and another 12 injured when their bus crashed in Ecuador

TV host Mark Speight found dead

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Audrey Gillan

Body found at railway station believed to be that of missing television presenter Mark Speight, say police

Madeleine 'suspect' in record libel claim

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Alexandra Topping

British media face record payout as family of Robert Murat demand public apology and damages

British fugitive given UK passport

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Robert Booth, Helena Smith

Former nightclub owner who fled UK to avoid drugs trial was able to remain on run after being issued with replacement passport

Chinese envoy warns of backlash

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Alexandra Topping

Ambassador says protests and media 'demonisation' of China could lead to anti-west backlash

MDC cries foul in Zimbabwe recount

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Chris McGreal

Many votes to be recounted in move opposition says is designed to overturn Zanu-PF's defeat

Anger over Obama's guns and religion remark

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Ed Pilkington

Clinton hopes to turn voters against what she calls Obama's revealed 'elitism'

Goldsmith urges appeal against BAE ruling

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by David Hencke

Former attorney general increases pressure on Serious Fraud Office to drop the investigation

Maoists on brink of Nepal poll victory

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Randeep Ramesh

Royal dynasty ends as former communist rebels upstage political rivals with promise of democracy

Kenya announces coalition cabinet

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 2:25pm EDT by Xan Rice

Move should help ease tensions that have gripped the country since December's disputed elections

Hargreaves ends Arsenal title hopes

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 1:46pm EDT by Richard Aikman

Football: Manchester United take crucial and move six points clear at the top of the Premier League

Lel clinches third London title

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 8:07am EDT by Richard Aikman and agencies

Sport: Martin Lel breaks course record to win third London Marathon while Irina Mikitenko wins women's event

Walking on air

Posted: April 12th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Ruaridh Nicoll

Travel: Who needs snow? The Alps are even better in summer, as Ruaridh Nicoll discovered

Arabian nights weave a new spell

Posted: April 12th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Annabelle Thorpe

Travel: Zighy Bay, amid Oman's hostile mountains, is a gem of a beach but its new resort is enchanting only after dark, says Annabelle Thorpe

Ronaldinho set for Milan switch

Posted: April 12th, 2008, 6:56am EDT by Scott Anthony and agencies

Sport: Italian giants claim they have agreed initial terms with Brazilian regarding a transfer from Barcelona

Woods battling himself and history

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 10:21pm EDT by Lawrence Donegan

Sport: Tiger Woods is seven shots behind Trevor Immelman who leads the 2008 Masters on eight under par

Elite rival to A-levels wins backing

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 9:32pm EDT by Polly Curtis

QCA endorses Cambridge Pre-U but take up prompts fears of a private/state qualification divide

Mother denied dead daughter's organ transplant

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 9:05pm EDT by Aidan Jones

A mother in need of a kidney transplant was denied the organs of her dying daughter despite being a match, because her daughter had not given formal consent.

Marathon is easy, there are no lions

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:56pm EDT by Fay Schlesinger

Diary of a Maasai warrior who will run the London Marathon to raise money for a well in his village

The great port mutiny

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT by Chris Moss

Travel: Chris Moss meets the Douro Boys in northern Portugal on a boozy tour of their new wine trail

Check in, chill out

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT by Les Dunn

Travel: You won't get many euros for your pounds this summer, but these hotels will help them go further

Grabbed by the horns

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:21pm EDT by Salley Vickers

Arts & entertainment: A story of bestial lusts, rage and riddles, the Minotaur myth has fascinated generations of artists

Da Vinci's mother was a slave, study claims

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by John Hooper

New study provides further evidence to support theory that Leonardo da Vinci was of Arab descent

Bring me sunshine

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT

Life & style: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is ready to head for the grassy slopes and have a picnic. Are you ready?

Disaster proof

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Joe Queenan

Arts & entertainment: Joe Queenan salutes the Teflon players that can survive anything, even Constantine/Snakes on a Plane

BA postpones switch of long-haul flights to T5

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Dan Milmo

BA admits it cannot cope with normal schedule at T5, but change of plan will cause many passengers to miss connecting flights

Fuel poverty spending to rise

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Mark Milner

Business & money: Government brokers deal with six energy suppliers to increase spending on fuel poverty by £225m

Can the high street ride the crunch?

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Julia Finch

Business & money: The outlook is gloomy for the retail sector, but not every chain is feeling the same degree of pain

Ditch the tatty flag of nationalism

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Isabel Hilton

Comment is free: Isabel Hilton: When it took on the games, China promised heroic efforts for change. But the torch debacle has left it snarling in a corner

Do not confuse eccentrics and scum

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Marina Hyde

Comment is free: Marina Hyde: There are plenty of shameless types stalking the Moorside estate - mostly representatives of Her Majesty's Press

Bad science: Arbitrary additives

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Ben Goldacre

Science & environment: Ben Goldacre: I can only say that decisions on additives appear to be entirely random

Tree frog hopped to UK in spinach

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT by Steven Morris

Science & environment: Family in Bath get more than they bargained for as European tree frog turns up in their salad leaves

Grim in West Midlands as prices dive

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Robert Booth

Homeowners see values fall by almost a quarter and haggling becomes norm as sellers outnumber buyers

Wheat price strains Egypt's economy

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Ian Black

Fear of unrest grows as youths take to the streets to protest against the rising cost of staple foods

Sign of election gap closing in Italy

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by John Hooper

Walter Veltroni launches last-minute campaign amid signs he might be closing in on Silvio Berlusconi

Balkans body parts trade alleged

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Ian Traynor

Former war crimes prosecutor alleges Kosovan army harvested organs from Serb prisoners

PM to meet US presidential hopefuls

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Ewen MacAskill

Downing Street hopes visit will build a rapport with next Oval Office incumbent

Tories join Brown in bid to block fraud investigations

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by David Hencke

Conservatives back PM in seeking power to halt BAE-style corruption inquiries

A bad week for the torch

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

In London, Paris and San Francisco the Olympic torch met with protests, chaos and attempts to put it out, revisit it all with our interactive guide

Buenos Aires puts up the barricades

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Tania Branigan

Thousands of police on the streets as the troubled Olympic torch makes its only Latin America stopover

Patience with Mugabe thin, says PM

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Agencies in Harare

Gordon Brown condemns regime in pre-summit message as Zimbabwe police ban opposition rally

Improper kit could breach troops' rights

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Richard Norton-Taylor

Deploying British soldiers without adequate equipment could breach human rights, high court rules

Night vision

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:13pm EDT

Life & style: In pictures: A pistol, lavender oil and an old Nutella jar ... a peek at some famous bedside tables

Wayne McGregor on dance and science

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 10:49am EDT

Video Wayne McGregor's latest work, Entity, explores the connection between the brain and movement. We went exclusively behind the scenes with the choreographer and his team to find out about the ideas that inspired the piece

Short-course swimming championships

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Short-course swimming championships

Bristol, or bussed

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Travel: Audio slideshow: Dan Spokes and Matt Lumber travel around the world in a rather unusual vehicle

Mbeki asked to step up Mugabe pressure

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:12am EDT by Mark Tran and agencies

Opposition leader asks South African president to use his influence to presuade Mugabe to step down

Doctor admits knowing of airport plot

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:09am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Brother of man who drove Jeep into terminal pleads guilty to witholding information about terror attack

Parry hits out at 'offensive' Hicks

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 6:47am EDT by Alan Gardner and agencies

Sport: Football: Liverpool chief executive comes out fighting after co-owner's attempts to remove him

Faulty army equipment may breach human rights

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 6:03am EDT by Peter Walker

Court rules service personnel entitled to some measure of legal protection 'wherever they may be'

McCanns angered by published interviews

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:47am EDT by Angela Balakrishnan

Family spokesman says leak is a 'blatant' attempt to discredit their campaign for 'Amber Alert' on missing children

Uganda rebel leader fails to sign deal

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:35am EDT by Mark Tran and agencies

Efforts to end one of Africa's longest wars in danger of collapse after delay in signing peace agreement

BA delays T5 transfer until June

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 5:23am EDT by Dan Milmo

Chief executive admits moving airline's long-haul flights to new terminal on April 30 is 'unnecessary risk'

UN chief to miss Olympic ceremony

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 4:17am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Secretary general Ban Ki-moon will not be attending August's opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics

The beast within

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 4:13am EDT by Tom Service

Arts & entertainment: Hairy chords, blood smoothies, and 'a bit of Boris' - Sir Harrison Birtwistle on his new opera, The Minotaur

Philip Green predicts retailers' pain

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 4:05am EDT by Julia Kollewe

Fashion entrepreneur warns of fall in profits and says retail market is 'as tough as I've seen it'

Daily podcast: BAE arms deal inquiry

Posted: April 11th, 2008, 2:13am EDT by Jon Dennis, Andy Duckworth

Jon Dennis and guests discuss the SFO legal ruling; the Italian elections; and the retreat for world leaders

Rose blossoms after Poulter's magic

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 8:53pm EDT by Lawrence Donegan

Sport: The Masters: Justin Rose takes the early lead at Augusta on a good day for British golf

Yahoo seeks allies to stop Microsoft

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:33pm EDT by Bobbie Johnson

Business & money: Microsoft's attempt to take over Yahoo is turning into a 'rumble in the jungle', according to one investor

Waist not, want not

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT

Life & style: In pictures: A diverse selection of high-waisted trousers suitable for all wallets and waists

Underpriced and over there

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:20pm EDT by Hadley Freeman

Life & style: US retailers are increasingly relying on fashion-hungry British tourists to keep the tills ringing

DSG blames bargain hunters for dip

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT by Julia Finch

Business & money: Electrical retailer delivers second profit warning in three months, blaming debt-burdened customers

Asia is not immune to financial woe

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT by Bill Emmott

Comment is free: Bill Emmott: Wobbles this week in Shanghai and Mumbai show their markets face familiar problems

Now we're all time lords

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT by Mark Lawson

Comment is free: Mark Lawson: The iPlayer may offer flexibility, but we risk losing the shared TV experience

Robbie Williams' close encounter

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT by Ben Dowell

Arts & entertainment: BBC Radio 4 to air documentary about UFOs co-presented by pop star and journalist Jon Ronson

New drug saves cells from radiation

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT by Alok Jha

Science & environment: Discovery could improve treatment of cancer and help prevent sickness after nuclear accident

Council used criminal law to spy on family

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT by Fay Schlesinger

Poole Council admits using laws designed to track serious criminals to spy on a family for nearly three weeks

Bishop orders 'spitting vicar' to leave parish

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by Sam Jones

Rev Tom Ambrose described as 'arrogant, aggressive, rude, and bullying' at an ecclesiastical tribunal

Regulator backs DNA technique

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by Robert Booth

Forensic science regulator rules that tiny samples of DNA evidence are safe to use in criminal prosecutions

Pressure to reopen BAE investigation

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by David Leigh

Landmark high court ruling says decision to drop inquiry into secret payments was unlawful

Berlusconi pleads for big majority

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by John Hooper

Polls indicate media mogul is on the brink of a comeback, two years after being edged from power

Cuba hopes golf will drive tourists

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:17pm EDT by Rory Carroll

Four decades after Castro's defeat to Che Guevara, up to 10 new courses are planned to boost economy

Strictly come waltzing

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 12:33pm EDT

Hundreds of Liverpudlians prepare for weekend of waltzing at Viennese balls

Liverpool's weekend of waltzing

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 12:33pm EDT

As the capital of culture gets ready for Tate Liverpool's Klimt exhibition, hundreds of Liverpudlians will spend this weekend waltzing at two grand Viennese balls in St George's Hall. We met some of those preparing to take part

Lava and happiness

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 4:55am EDT by David Munk

Travel: The earth moves for David Munk in Vanuatu - the 'happiest place' on the planet

Health fears over organic rubbish

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Kate Connolly

Science & environment: German scientists warn of danger to skin and lungs from mould spores when emptying waste bins

British troops: six months in Afghanistan

Posted: April 8th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

British soldier Corporal Lachlan MacNeil prepares for a six-month Helmand deployment

Clinton strategy chief resigns in row

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 8:48pm EDT by Dan Glaister in Los Angeles

Mark Penn stands down after meeting Colombians to promote trade agreement that Clinton opposes

Write, stop, pivot, punch

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 8:39pm EDT by John Lahr

Arts & entertainment: John Lahr remembers August Wilson, the great chronicler of black America who wrote standing up

The kindness of strangers

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 8:38pm EDT by Zoe Lewis

Life & style: After more than 20 years with depression a friend persuaded Zoe Lewis to try group therapy

Court to rule in Star Wars costume battle

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 8:24pm EDT by Sarah Knapton

Imperial stormtroopers of the Star Wars films are at the centre of a new epic battle

Ferdinand injured as Man Utd slip up

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:35pm EDT by Louise Taylor at the Riverside

Sport: Rio Ferdinand is almost certainly out of Champions League tie against Roma after injuring his left foot

City target Ronaldinho for Eastlands

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:35pm EDT by Daniel Taylor

Sport: Manchester City have launched an audacious bid to sign Ronaldinho, the former world footballer of the year

Height genes offers cancer hopes

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:16pm EDT by Alok Jha

Science & environment: Treatments could be improved by new research identifying 20 sections of genetic code

University aspiration gap stays wide

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT by Polly Curtis

Figures show drive to encourage students from the poorest backgrounds to go to university has failed

Taking the plunge

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Hadley Freeman

Life & style: Hadley Freeman: Why does every top in the shops these days have a plunging or scoop neckline?

'Adults are idiots'

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by John O'Mahony

Arts & entertainment: The spiky-haired queen of avant-garde pop, Laurie Anderson, tells all to John O'Mahony

Asda wants ethical code for UK only

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Julia Finch

Supermarket wants overseas suppliers excluded from new code of conduct

UK microchip designer buys up rival

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Richard Wray

Business & money: Bristol-based Icera is targeting the burgeoning wireless data card market with Canadian move

This is the big one

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Ashley Seager

Business & money: Ashley Seager on why the Bank of England has to change its low inflation mentality

Thou shalt not do irony

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Peter Preston

Comment is free: Peter Preston: If a man can move from Moses to the head of the gun lobby, God must have a terrific sense of humour

Rivers of blood? No. Just a divided idea of what Britishness means

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Madeleine Bunting

Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Britain has a vibrant tradition of racism, and the quest to define our nationality is beginning to go seriously awry

Climate target is not radical enough - study

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Ed Pilkington

Nasa scientist says scale of problem grossly underestimated and urges huge CO2 reductions

Wind farm faces MoD opposition

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Mark Milner

Power generator submits planning application to build a £700m wind farm, despite opposition

Nuclear clean-up 'unsustainable'

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT by Mark Milner

Science & environment: Government is warned by MPs over how the £73bn clean-up of Britain's nuclear sites is funded

Two charged after body parts found

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Owen Bowcott

Two men charged over death of Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a Scottish beach

Tranquillisers putting lives at risk

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Sarah Boseley

Youngsters under six being given anti-psychotic, unlicensed drugs which may cause long-term harm

Estonia prepares for cyberattacks

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Bobbie Johnson

Internet hackers who bombarded government computer systems set to return on anniversary

Olympic spirit flickers amid the chaos

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Paul Kelso

Government concedes torch relay brought an atmosphere of 'threat and menace' to London

Bush fails to sell missile defence plan

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Luke Harding

Russia still opposed to US plan for European bases although concedes 'some positive developments'

Yacht seized by pirates anchors off Somalia

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Xan Rice

Four-deck luxury yacht was trailed by French navy but French PM dismisses threat of military raid

Mugabe incites racial tension

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Chris McGreal

White-owned farms in Zimbabwe invaded ahead of run-off vote as MDC considers boycott

Sri Lankan minister killed in blast

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Randeep Ramesh

Dozens of victims of suicide bombing at New Year marathon include former Olympic runner and coach

180 taken from Texas sect compound

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Dan Glaister

Polygamist sect subject to detailed investigation after receiving reports of 'sexual and physical abuse'

Desert island delights

Posted: April 5th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by Bob Maddams

Travel: Bob Maddams gets a sneak preview of Porto Santo before direct flights from the UK make it a star

How would you like your guinea pig?

Posted: April 5th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT by James Doran

Travel: James Doran on why Peru's imaginative cuisine is one of the best reasons to visit the country

American retro

Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 10:45am EDT

Travel: Audio slideshow: Dave Gorman travels the US from coast to coast without giving any money to The Man

Details of MPs' expenses revealed

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:19am EDT by Anil Dawar

Tony Blair claimed £116 to pay for TV licence and John Prescott spent £4,000 in a year on groceries

Hamilton unhurt after crash

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:09am EDT by Richard Aikman and agencies

Sport: Formula one: Driver escapes without injury after car collides with tyre wall in Bahrain GP practice

Johnson used cocaine as a teenager

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:04am EDT by Anil Dawar

Mayoral candidate Boris Johnson says he snorted cocaine and smoked drugs when he was younger

Sports pictures of the week

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 9:55am EDT

April 4 2008: A selection of the best pictures from the world of sport this week

Cuba's organic revolution

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 9:45am EDT

Science & environment: Collapse of the Soviet Union led to Cuba developing innovative farming techniques for urban landscapes

Halifax rewards 'prudent borrowers'

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 9:24am EDT by Hilary Osborne

Price reshuffle sees borrowers with smaller deposits forced to pay higher rates

Aid to developing world falls again

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 9:02am EDT by Kathryn Blanchflower

Business & money: OECD figures show G8 Gleneagles target looks likely to be missed for second year

Warm snap ends with more snow

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 9:00am EDT by Press Association

Forecasters warn of cold front moving south from Scotland, but stick to prognosis of hot summer

Procol Harum founder gets full rights

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 8:59am EDT by Rosie Swash

Gary Brooker wins back full royalty rights to A Whiter Shade of Pale after court overturns 2006 ruling

Prince Philip admitted to hospital

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 8:55am EDT by Mark Tran and agencies

Duke of Edinburgh undergoing assessment and treatment of chest infection, Buckingham Palace says

Putin warns Nato over expansion

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 8:00am EDT by Anil Dawar and agencies

President says Moscow will view any attempt to expand Nato to its borders as 'direct threat'

Two held over head found on beach

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 7:49am EDT by David Batty and agencies

Lithuanian men arrested after dead woman is identified as migrant from same country

FA to investigate match-fixing report

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 7:35am EDT by Staff and agencies

Sport: Football Association is to investigate a report that a player accepted a £50,000 bribe to fix a match

Cage wins libel battle over 'stolen dog'

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 7:24am EDT by Leigh Holmwood

Oscar winner wins libel action against Daily Mail and actor Kathleen Turner

Yorkshire is top twang, Brummie comes bottom

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:48am EDT by David Batty

Silence could well be golden for ambitious Brummies, after research found people with the distinctive nasal Birmingham accent were seen as stupid while those with a Yorkshire twang were considered clever

Alleged airline plotters made 'martyrdom videos'

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:41am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Videos recorded by some of the eight men who plotted to blow up planes were found in London, court told

As worn on TV ...

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:34am EDT by Grace Dent

Life & style: A television diva can sell us a look no model could. Grace Dent sings the praises of TV's trendsetters

Bets on for Grand National record

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:15am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Bookmakers predict tomorrow's race meeting will be catalyst for UK's first £0.5bn betting weekend

'I am a hit machine'

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:14am EDT by Sophie Heawood

Arts & entertainment: Sophie Heawood follows the Kooks to Japan to find out how they got so good at playing the pop game

Go slow in Scotland

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:08am EDT by Gavin Bell

Travel: Unwind and enjoy Scotland's spectacular wildlife at one of these rural retreats, says Gavin Bell

Manslaughter charge in railway crossing death

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:05am EDT by Anil Dawar and agencies

A man has been charged with the manslaughter of a woman who died on a railway track, police said today

Week in wildlife: seals and storks

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 5:56am EDT

From seals to storks, the pick of this week's flora and fauna images from around the world

Mugabe and Zanu-PF plan next move

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 5:52am EDT by Chris McGreal, Mark Tran

Zimbabwean president in talks with party leaders on whether to concede defeat in presidential election

'Pregnant man' on Oprah chat show

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 5:31am EDT by Haroon Siddique

US man who claims he is six months pregnant says it is a 'miracle' in first TV interview

Inside Liverpool's Bluecoat art space

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 5:18am EDT

To celebrate capital of culture year, Liverpool's infamous Bluecoat - an 18th-century school which became one of the UK's first arts centres - has flung open its doors after a £12.5m redevelopment. Chief executive Alastair Upton shows us around

Google plans first job losses

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 4:04am EDT by Graeme Wearden

Business & money: Internet firm cuts 300 staff as part of plan to integrate web advertising company DoubleClick

Daily podcast: D-day for Mugabe

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 2:04am EDT by Jon Dennis, Iain Chambers, Andy Duckworth

Jon Dennis and guests discuss Zimbabwe; alleged bombers of transatlantic jets; eco towns; and the Nato summit

Dig for victory

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 8:13pm EDT

Life & style: In pictures: Take inspiration from our gallery of interesting edibles - you could be munching on your own mung beans before you know it

Paedophiles face curbs on web use

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:09pm EDT by Bobbie Johnson

The home secretary is to outline plans to increase protection for children surfing the internet

Campaign for Thalidomide victims

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:08pm EDT by Sarah Boseley

Science & environment: Disabled Thalidomide victims launch battle for greater compensation from German manufacturer

The road from Kyoto

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:04pm EDT by Gwyn Prins

Comment is free: Gwyn Prins: The strategy has failed. We must follow Japan in a rethink of climate change policy

Campbell removed from T5 flight

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 2:33pm EDT by Haroon Siddique and agencies

Supermodel Naomi Campbell handcuffed on board plane which had not taken off from Heathrow

Space truck docks with ISS

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 2:15pm EDT

Europe's new space supply truck has docked with the International Space Station

$10bn of Bear liquidity 'gone in a day'

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 2:06pm EDT by Andrew Clark

Senate committee told how more than $10bn of bank's financial liquidity evaporated in a single day

Mugabe hits out at opposition

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:15pm EDT

In his first appearance since Saturday's elections, the Zimbabwean president accuses his opponents of 'forgeries'

US to triple Aids funding to $50bn

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:15pm EDT by Suzanne Goldenberg

House of Representatives votes in favour of committing money to fight Aids around the world

Weird world of inventions

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:56am EDT

More than 700 exhibitors display their contraptions at the world's largest expo devoted to innovation

Jay-Z to sign deal with Live Nation

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:53am EDT by Rosie Swash

In the same week that U2 signed a multimillion dollar deal with the promoters, reports in the US press suggest Jay-Z is about to do the same

Our Vic edges out Kauto Star

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:38am EDT by Staff and agencies

Sport: Horse racing: Mistake by Kauto Star at penultimate fence allows Our Vic to triumph at Aintree

Obama raises over $40m in March

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:19am EDT by Daniel Nasaw

Second-highest monthly total of the campaign built on average donation of $96

Rolling Stones documentary premiere

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:06am EDT

Mick Jagger admits artistic differences with Martin Scorsese over the filming of the concert documentary Shine A Light

Rolling Stones film premiere

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:06am EDT

Mick Jagger admits artistic differences with Martin Scorsese over the filming of the concert documentary Shine A Light

Bomb plot accused 'targeted seven Heathrow flights'

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 10:15am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Trial of eight men accused of suicide conspiracy hears passengers would have been 'entirely at their mercy'

Shoaib sued by Pakistani Cricket

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:59am EDT by Andy Bull

Sport: Shoaib Akhtar sued for defamation by the Pakistan Cricket Board and struck off the IPL roster

Growing Labour rebellion over tax

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:27am EDT by Andrew Sparrow, Allegra Stratton

More than 20 Labour MPs criticise government over abolition of the 10p income tax band

How to celebrate Thai new year

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:21am EDT by Rachel Dixon

Life & style: Nibbles: Keep your finger on the pulse of the food world with our weekly helping of news, reviews, offers and openings

Polar bear cub learns to swim

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:07am EDT

Polar bear cub Flocke gets her feet wet in her enclosure at Nuernburg's zoo in Germany

US strike shakes Pinewood profits

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 8:16am EDT by Katie Allen

Business & money: Shares in the film studio company down as weak dollar and tax changes also knock performance

Marine reserves plan for UK coastline

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:55am EDT by Jessica Aldred

Science & environment: Network of marine nature reserves that will protect habitats among plans included in draft bill

Macedonia walks out of Nato talks

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:37am EDT by Mark Tran

Officials decide to leave conference after Greece blocks bid for membership of military alliance

Mugabe 'ready for election runoff'

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 7:02am EDT by Mark Tran

Government spokesman quashes opposition hopes Zimbabwean leader will concede election defeat

Film podcast: win a trip to Italy

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:45am EDT by Jason Solomons

Jason Solomons and Xan Brooks review the big releases of the week, plus an amazing competition to accompany the release of My Brother Is An Only Child and an interview with one of the world's great cinematographers, Darius Khondji

The Elvis Costello show

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:37am EDT by Sean Michaels

Arts & entertainment: Singer-songwriter to give celebrity friends gentle grilling in 13-part US TV series

F1 teams speak out against Mosley

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:32am EDT by Josh Widdicombe and agencies

Teams strongly criticise head of FIA following allegations about his sexual conduct

Study sheds light on octopus sex

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:31am EDT by Allegra Stratton

Octopuses are far from being the loners marine biologists had categorised them as for decades

Spag bol, but not as you know it

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:02am EDT

Life & style: We asked five top chefs to nominate the best recipes of all time for our staple dishes

Man pokes crocodile in eye to save wife

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 5:53am EDT by Associated Press

Australian man rescues wife by jumping on crocodile's head and poking its eyes, couple say

Banks warn of more lending troubles

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 5:29am EDT by Hilary Osborne

Business & money: Amount of money available to borrowers expected to be reduced, says Bank of England survey

Dispute strands cruise passengers

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 5:28am EDT by Press Association

Travel: Passengers stuck for two nights on liner in Madeira say they are being 'held to ransom'

Government unveils ecotown list

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 5:05am EDT by James Meikle

Science & environment: Controversial site in Leicestershire and former Ministry of Defence airfields among shortlist

Granada's top 10 Moorish secrets

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 4:49am EDT by Alexandra Topping

Travel: As the Hay Alhambra festival starts, residents reveal the Spanish city's best Moorish attractions

PM keen to reclassify cannabis

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 4:33am EDT by David Batty

Spokesman suggests government will reclassify drug, despite reports of advisory body opposition

China jails prominent activist

Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 3:14am EDT by Tania Branigan

Chinese court jails Hu Jia for three and a half years on subversion charges, prompting outcry

Europe owes skilful, patient Bush

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 7:02pm EDT by Timothy Garton Ash

Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: His diplomacy helped to reunite Europe. But as Nato meets in Bucharest, his son is completing two terms of global failure

Follow all the action NOW

Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 3:06pm EDT

Minute-by-minute coverage as Arsenal take on Liverpool and Chelsea face Fenerbahce in Turkey

Livingstone and Johnson running neck and neck

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 1:43pm EDT by Julian Glover

Exclusive Guardian poll shows Tory mayoral contender holds thin margin in extraordinarily tight London race

Hut, two, three, four

Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 1:39pm EDT

Travel: Audio slideshow: Cross- country skiing is a national pastime in Norway, where you can slide across the tundra until late spring

Wal-Mart drops bid to sue brain-damaged former shelf-stacker

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 1:37pm EDT by Andrew Clark

Asda owner faced public outcry after it tried to recoup $400,000 in healthcare costs from mother of three

Edinburgh festival crosses borders

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:46pm EDT by Charlotte Higgins, arts correspondent

Matthew Bourne and Abbas Kiarostami head lineup focusing on the ever-changing identity of Europe

96 schools breaking admissions laws

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 11:51am EDT by Anthea Lipsett, Jessica Shepherd

One in six state schools examined by government demand parents reveal income and marital status

Nearly 100 schools breaking admissions laws

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 11:51am EDT by Anthea Lipsett, Jessica Shepherd

One in six state schools examined by government demand parents reveal income and marital status

Arab groups condemn Saudi fatwa on writers

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 11:13am EDT by Ian Black

Arab human rights activists have condemned a Saudi religious edict calling for the execution of two writers for apostasy - giving a rare glimpse of tensions over Islam inside the conservative kingdom

Bernanke: US economy 'may shrink'

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 10:33am EDT by Graeme Wearden

Business & money: Testimony marks the closest Fed chairman has come to admitting the US might be in recession

Memo gave Pentagon criminal law exemption

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:58am EDT by Staff and agencies

81-page legal analysis largely centers on whether interrogators can be held responsible for torture if torture is not the intent of the questioning

Ferguson and Queiroz charged by FA

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:53am EDT by Penny Woods

Sport: Manchester United manager and assistant must answer for referee criticisms

Impac shortlist boasts global scope

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:27am EDT by Guy Dammann

Arts & entertainment: Shortlist for the world's biggest literary prize, the International Impac Dublin prize, announced

Murdoch daughter hosts Obama bash

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 8:37am EDT by Owen Gibson

Elisabeth Murdoch to hold glitzy London fundraiser for Barack Obama

Foster qualifies for fifth Olympics

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 8:31am EDT by Ben McFarland and agencies

Sport: Swimming: Semi-retired Mark Foster overcomes swimsuit crisis to win at British championships

Strut like a Pixie

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 8:30am EDT by Rosie Swash

Arts & entertainment: Singles Club: Black Francis heads this week's roundup of new releases

Pair found guilty over autograph forgeries

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 7:56am EDT by Haroon Siddique

Businessmen sold 'signatures' of sports stars including Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Jonny Wilkinson as genuine

The great outdoors

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 7:18am EDT by Kate Carter

Life & style: In pictures: Celebrate spring with our pick of the best ethical sportswear and outdoor kit

Diana jurors consider verdicts

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 7:16am EDT by Angela Balakrishnan and agencies

Jury retires after six-month inquest into 1997 Paris crash in which princess and Dodi Fayed were killed

BA sending T5 luggage to Italy

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 6:01am EDT by Angela Balakrishnan

British Airways sends suitcases to Milan warehouse in attempt to cope with backlog of 19,000 bags

'I ate another and another'

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:54am EDT

Life & style: After eating his way around Sicily, Matthew Fort brought home recipes as souvenirs

Irish PM Ahern quits

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:50am EDT by Henry McDonald

Taoiseach announces he will step down at end of the month following inquiry into finances

EU investigates Rock rescue

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:35am EDT by David Gow, Graeme Wearden

Business & money: Commission begins in-depth inquiry into whether troubled lender's bailout breaks state aid rules

Shannon police arrest stepfather

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:02am EDT by David Batty

Craig Meehan arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, sources say

Zimbabwe opposition claims election victory

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:01am EDT by Mark Tran

MDC says Morgan Tsvangirai has won enough votes to take Zimbabwe presidential election outright

Zimbabwe opposition claims victory

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:01am EDT by Mark Tran

MDC says Tsvangirai wins presidential election as official results show party taking parliament majority

Ken: why I'm the greenest option

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 4:57am EDT by Iain Chambers, Alison Benjamin, Leo Hickman, John Vidal

Science & environment: In our Environment Weekly podcast, the London mayor tells us why his rivals are out of tune with voters on global warming

Iraqi forces enter Shia stronghold

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 4:49am EDT by David Batty

Iraqi government forces enter militant stronghold in southern city of Basra

Guardian Daily podcast: Mugabe's end?

Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 2:04am EDT by Andy Duckworth, Phil Maynard

In our daily audio news show, Andy Duckworth and guests discuss the elections in Zimbabwe; the teachers strike; immigration; the NATO summit; and the science of the impossible

Wenger facing his biggest 12 days

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 8:35pm EDT by Dominic Fifield

Sport: Arsène Wenger says matches against Liverpool and Man Utd represent greatest challenge of career

Bush-Putin row grows as Nato meets

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Luke Harding, Angelique Chrisafis, Julian Borger

US backs membership for Georgia and Ukraine

Tinsley towers: a Sheffield landmark

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

The 76 metre-high cooling towers next to the M1 motorway have become a Sheffield landmark, but now face demolition. Local fanzine writers Tom Keeley and Tom James hope the iconic towers can be saved and transformed into a space for public art. This film explains how the proposals could be a launchpad for urban revival across the city

Human-cow hybrid embryo created

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Alok Jha

British scientists make first step towards a supply of stem cells that could explain untreatable conditions

Half of horse chestnuts hit by disease

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by David Adam

Science & environment: Study reveals that bleeding canker, which attacks bark, has spread further than previously thought

Skirting Nigeria's immorality issue

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:06pm EDT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Comment is free: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A bill that seeks to stop women dressing indecently shows how warped our notions of culture have become

Tech Weekly podcast: Byron and bandwidth

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 10:30am EDT by Aleks Krotoski, Bobbie Johnson, Charles Arthur, Jemima Kiss, Scott Cawley

Dr. Tanya Byron has published her study into children's computer and video game use and she talks to Bobbie Johnson. Charles Arthur also speaks to a company who offers ISPs the ability to open up bandwidth as YouTube and the iPlayer consume more of it. Plus more news and your blog posts.

McCain builds narrative on campaign trail

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:00am EDT

The presidential candidates continue to hone their message on campaign tours across the USunited states

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