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Country diary: Western Cumbria
The interest raised by my re-finding my lost trekking poles has been a mixed blessing. I'm no trekking pole fan, but concede they help scaling and descending precipitous hillsides. Recently, I attached...
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Weatherwatch: Winter snow fades in the highlands
Before the snow of this winter fades from our memories it is a moment to remember what John Buchan called "one of the greatest exploits in the history of British arms."The Marquis of Montrose, a...
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Silvio Berlusconi back on trial as tax fraud court case resumes in Italy
Italian PM no longer immune from prosecution as sex life and business practices put under spotlightSilvio Berlusconi goes back on trial today in the first of four upcoming court cases that will train...
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Young offenders leaving custody for life of homelessness and reoffending
Children as young as 13 released from custody without a safe place to live, Barnados study findsChildren as young as 13 are being released from custody without a safe place to live, forcing them into a...
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Rescued oil workers in Libya happy to be home
150 civilians picked up by special forced in RAF Hercules transporters praise rescuers as 'the best in the world'Oil workers airlifted from remote airstrips in the Libyan desert praised their rescuers...
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Letterrs: Anguish over benefits tests
Amelia Gentleman paints a bleak but accurate picture of the disability benefits system as it currently operates ('It's a mess': benefits test that clears terminally ill for work, February 23). With a...
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Perceptions of Arab women have been revolutionised | Soumaya Ghannoushi
The stereotype of the submissive, repressed victim has been shattered by female protestors in Egypt, Tunisia and YemenSaida Sadouni does not conform to the typical image of an Arab revolutionary. But...
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Japanese earthquake shocks markets
Stock exchanges wobble, oil prices fall and UK gas and electricity prices rise in aftermath of natural disaster in the PacificThe effects of the devastating earthquake that hit Japan were felt across...
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Japan earthquake forces thousands to evacuate in nuclear plant emergency
Experts warn that order to flee homes signals a serious problem at Fukushima power station in tsunami zoneJapan has declared an emergency at two nuclear power plants as technicians struggle to restore...
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How Icelandic bank's clients filled Tory coffers
The Serious Fraud Office this week raided offices and properties across London as part of an investigation linked to the collapsed Kaupthing BankResearch by the Guardian shows that clients of the...
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JJB shareholders backing multi-million cash call after collapse of JD Sports...
Struggling sports retailer avoids going into administration, but 43 stores are set to closeStruggling sports retailer JJB will receive a multimillion-pound boost next week when its largest shareholders...
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Rescue teams readied for post-tsunami operation
Offers of aid to Japan pour in, as expert says helicopters and search teams with dogs will be urgently neededHelicopters for plucking stranded survivors off rooftops and search teams with dogs to...
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Is the tsunami too big to beat? | Bill McGuire
From floods to volcanoes, man is in constant battle with nature. Japan shows us the tsunami may be beyond our controlIt was chilling to see the aerial footage of the debris-laden tsunami sweeping...
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The Decemberists – review
Academy, ManchesterIn this era of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, you really wouldn't have put money on Oregon's Decemberists becoming huge. They play old-fashioned instruments ranging from piano, pedal...
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Tear down this Israeli wall | Roger Waters
I want the music industry to support Palestinians' rights and oppose this inhumane barrierIn 1980, a song I wrote, Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, was banned by the government of South Africa because...
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Outdoors – review
Aberystwyth Arts CentreHow often have you visited a town and thought how nice it would be to be shown around by a local who could do more than catalogue the historical sites of interest, but also give...
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Notes to Future Self – review
Mac, BirminghamPhilosophy Rainbow, otherwise known as Sophie, is 13, and she's dying from bone cancer. But she's coping with her own mortality rather better than her sister, Peace Warrior Star...
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Cautionary Tales – review
Howard Assembly Rooms, LeedsThere are many reasons why you might encourage children to go to the opera: enchantment, education, the beginnings of a lifelong interest in music. You wouldn't necessarily...
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Kesennuma burns through the night after earthquake
Residents in area surrounding city in Miyagi prefecture – near epicentre of 8.9 magnitude earthquake – told to evacuateThe city of Kesennuma in north-east Japan has been burning furiously, with public...
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Eurozone to agree laws on debt limits in bailout deal
Germans persuade other countries to incorporate debt and deficit limits into national legislation but wrangling continues over corporation tax, privatisation and retirement agesLeaders of the eurozone...
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