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BT increases cost of landline calls
Planned 9% price rise for telecoms operator's 12 million customers follows similar increase last yearConsumers already grappling with rising petrol prices, cuts in benefits and other pressures on their...
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Libyan rebellion reveals chaos of civilians at war
Chris McGreal witnesses the advance, retreat and panicked dispersal of young fighters on the outskirts of AjdabiyaThe planes were barely out of earshot when the charge of the ad hoc motorised cavalry...
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Libyan schoolchildren on message for visiting media
Dolls for the girls, yo-yos for the boys. And, on children's day, a picture of a crudely drawn fighter jet firing a missileAhmed Khaled Mansour is 13, big for his age and confident enough to explain...
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Libyan air strikes: reactions around the Middle East
Only Syria remains adamantly opposed to the military intervention in Libya, but other governments are reluctant to give wholehearted supportIraqA mounting casualty toll after the third day of western...
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Kosovo: a template for disaster | David N Gibbs
The idea that Kosovo is a model for humanitarian intervention in Libya is based on a series of mythsAs they weigh up whether to support the attack on Muammar Gaddafi's regime, some western commentators...
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Investors split over HSBC plans to shake up executive bonuses
• HSBC shareholders complain payout criteria aren't clear• Blueprint to be put before bank's annual meeting on 27 May HSBC, Britain's biggest bank, is in discussions with its leading shareholders about...
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As the slump hits home, George Osborne budgets for decay | Polly Toynbee
Even the government's best friends can't defend the chancellor's deficit-cutting mania. In Wednesday's budget expect little changeExpect nothing on Wednesday that is likely to set the UK economy...
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New Look gets old broom as chief executive and chairman quit
At 62, Tom Singh retakes day-to-day control of retailer he founded in 1969 after private equity owners tire of string of profit warningsTom Singh has resumed day-to-day management control of New Look,...
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ONS inflation slip-up leaves millions out of pocket
Office for National Statistics accused of miscalculating inflation figures between 1997 and 2009Wage earners, pensioners and benefit claimants have been left worse off for the past 14 years by official...
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Supermarket expansion means trouble in store for France's local shopkeepers
Traditional high street shops at risk after relaxation of France's planning laws gives rise to 'superette cafes'Identikit UK high streets make it hard for shoppers to tell the difference between...
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Ofgem tells energy firms: 'one last chance'
Energy regulator's ultimatum gives 'big six' firms two months to reform or face a full-scale competition commission inquiryEnergy companies have been given "one last chance" to stop customers from...
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Military top brass question British strategy over Gaddafi
Defence chiefs contradict Liam Fox by stating specifically that they do not regard Colonel Gaddafi as a targetBritain's defence chiefs are deeply concerned about the government's handling of the Libyan...
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French local elections leave Sarkozy party in disarray
Far-right Front National party makes historic gains in first round of elections due to popularity of leader Marine Le PenNicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party is in disarray after the extreme-right Front...
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How Europeans regard Britain today: with affection but caution
ICM poll reveals UK foreign policy is unpopular and many British think less of their country than our neighbours doThe French distrust us, the Germans aren't sure but the Poles and Spanish are fans....
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Not Sarkozy's finest hour | Pierre Haski
France's war leader has found his real enemy is at home – in the shape of a new, female Le PenThe flavour of defeat … not in Libya, where French Rafale jets were the first sent into Gaddafi's airspace...
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Double whammy for postal workers: 3,500 job cuts and worthless share scheme
The company also announced the next stage of its programme to close about half its 64 mail centres within the next five years Royal Mail has told workers that its employee share scheme will be...
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Libya conflict: MPs voice unease over military action
Conservative and Labour backbenchers register reluctant support for Britain's involvement in removal of Gaddafi regimeDeep unease about military action against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi was voiced...
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Photos show US soldiers in Afghanistan posing with dead civilians
'Trophy' pictures show US soldiers posing with corpses of Afghan civilians they are accused of killing for sportThe face of Jeremy Morlock, a young US soldier, grins at the camera, his hand holding up...
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Libya campaign prompts calls for review of defence budget squeeze
With complusory redundancies almost certain, experts are questioning whether it is appropriate to continue cuttingBritain's military operations in Libya have already led to calls for a review of the...
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Pulp and the Strokes top the bill at Reading and Leeds festival
My Chemical Romance and Muse also headline, with the Cure and Primal Scream to perform at Bestival in SeptemberIt seems that, contrary to popular belief, nostalgia is every bit as good as it used to...
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