Police 'failed to pursue suspects' in Deepcut deaths
Father of soldier who died at barracks calls for public inquiry after new report seen by BBCPolice investigating the unresolved deaths of four soldiers at Deepcut barracks failed to follow up potential...
View ArticlePrince Andrew pulls out of Saudi Arabia trade trip
Buckingham Palace says trip 'postponed' because of safety concerns rather than cancelled in light of revelationsPrince Andrew has pulled out of a proposed trip to Saudi Arabia after almost three weeks...
View ArticleIt's a girl! Victoria and David Beckham expecting baby daughter
Couple – who already have three sons – make announcement at LA Galaxy gatheringDavid and Victoria Beckham have announced they are expecting a baby girl, putting a new kick into their family of three...
View ArticleIsraeli army search for killer of five
Military are seeking murderer of a family of five, with two other children injuredThe Israeli military are searching for the killer of five people murdered in a Jewish West Bank settlement early on...
View ArticlePlainly put, cigarette packaging matters | Ben Goldacre
Plain packaging on cigarettes would change how we smoke, and tobacco firms know it even if Tory MP Philip Davies does notThis week our government committed itself to the removal, albeit slowly, of...
View ArticleBenidorm; Coronation Street – review
Benidorm's script seems to have been cribbed from a collection of saucy postcardsI haven't checked to see what's going on in Benidorm for a while. There's a cross-dressing Geordie working behind the...
View ArticleSo much in Glasgow has changed, but violence against women persists | Ian Jack
Police statistics show offences of domestic violence rise spectacularly when Glasgow's two football teams clashCrime statistics are never to be completely trusted, but it seems safe to say that about...
View ArticleSimon Hoggart's week: Spike Milligan's storm in a teapot
The story of a young office worker who emptied a teapot down the toilet, not knowing how much it would annoy him✒Last week I mentioned Spike Milligan ("the performing man") and I'm delighted to see...
View ArticleFace to faith: We are not yet in a country which has to protect religious...
We are not yet in a country which has to protect religious sensitivities at all costsSo the British Humanist Association ads with the headline "If You're Not Religious for God's Sake Say So", urging...
View ArticleThe conversation: Should we intervene in Libya?
With talk of intervention in Libya growing, George Galloway argues against British involvement, while Conservative MP Mark Pritchard says inaction is not an option. Susanna Rustin adjudicatesGeorge...
View ArticleWhatever we learn about Andrew, people will still cheer the happy couple |...
The royals need Kate Middleton to help them over a little difficulty: that Andrew has demonstrated that there are lies at the heart of the firmIt was, until recently, hard to imagine a more...
View ArticleThe 'good society' must prevail. We start two weeks today | Polly Toynbee
The Tories try to devalue our public services. But this month will be crucial in harnessing the growing affection for themHere is the win or lose political battleground of our era. The public realm is...
View ArticleJapan needs leadership, but can Naoto Kan deliver? | Simon Tisdall
Japan's prime minister was in trouble before the tsunami. His response to the disaster could turn things aroundNaoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, already faced a mountain of problems before the...
View ArticleBidisha's thought for the day: My fanstasy literature festival
I've been musing on what would constitute my perfect literary festival. Beryl Bainbridge, Miss Jean Brodie and Bertie Wooster would all need to be involvedThank heavens for the Royal Society of...
View ArticleTour bus crashes in New York
Thirteen killed after signpost shears through top of bus along window lineA tour bus crash has killed 13 people and critically injured another six in New York.The Worldwide Tour bus flipped on its side...
View ArticleLetters: The Met's phone-hacking investigation
Your article (Senior police officer 'misled parliament' over phone hacking, 11 March) repeats comments made by Chris Bryant MP in Thursday's debate in the Commons. This is a very serious allegation and...
View ArticleEquality commission to face 'major surgery'
Consultation paper expected to restrict EHRC's activities to core functions and to demand tighter financial managementThe Equality and Human Rights Commission is expected to face a demand for "major...
View ArticlePakistan mine gas explosion 'kills 52'
Inspector says there is '0% chance' of survivors after blast in Sorange mine, Baluchistan provinceRescuers used shovels and bare hands to dig out miners buried after a gas explosion in a coal mine in...
View ArticleWhy Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power | George Monbiot
Japan's disaster would weigh more heavily if there were less harmful alternatives. Atomic power is part of the mixYou will not be surprised to hear that the events in Japan have changed my view of...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen emerges from father's shadow
Le Pen fille says she'll lead the Front National into the battle for republican values in FranceMarine Le Pen surveys the mountain of letters on her desk, complaining she's run out of autographed...
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