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British peer visits Libya to broker peace between Gaddafi regime and rebels
Lord Ahmed of Rotherham warns fighting will eventually lead to genocide and widespread bloodshed and must be stoppedA British peer has made a personal trip to the Libyan capital in an attempt to...
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This 'greenest government ever' is the greatest threat yet to our environment...
The coalition is preparing to bin Britain's climate change targets. After all, ministers have corporate sponsors to take care ofGoodbye Cameron the Conciliator, hello Cameron the Destroyer. Empowered...
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Patient shows result of America's first full face transplant
Dallas Wiens tells of joy at being able to taste lasagne after pioneering work by US surgeonsA man who lost almost all his face when he touched an electric cable while painting a church three years ago...
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Financial Services Authority wants banks to speed up PPI payouts
Call for accelerated compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance after major players abandon legal challenge that had stalled claims of millions of customers The Financial Services Authority...
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Barack Obama under pressure to slash Pakistan aid
White House set to clash with Congress as concerns mount about Osama bin Laden's presence in Pakistan and its nuclear stockpileThe Obama administration is facing a clash with Congress where pressure is...
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EU imposes arms embargo on Syria
Union bans shipment of 'arms that could be used for internal repression' and imposes travel ban on 13 government officialsThe European Union is imposing an arms embargo on Syria, where the government...
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Sony radio awards: Ronnie Wood and Frank Skinner lead lads' charge
Rolling Stones guitarist and comedian scoop gongs for Absolute shows, as TalkSport and Radio 5 Live also score successWins for Ronnie Wood, Frank Skinner and Robbie Savage made it the "year of the lad"...
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Court gagging orders unravel as Twitter allegations ruffle feathers of...
• Jemima Khan condemns claims about her as untrue• Online defiance reinforces calls for UK privacy lawThe authority of the United Kingdom's civil courts increasingly fragileafter the names of...
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LinkedIn IPO to value firm at $3.3bn
LinkedIn's IPO in New York next week is expected to spark a gold rush of social networking flotationsLinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, will be valued at $3.3bn (£2bn) when it...
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My sister wanted a godless funeral. But still invited God | Jon Canter
A royal wedding in a register office – that's the sort of validation those of us who want to live and die as non-believers needMy sister Rosemary died of cancer in March, aged 61. As her next-of-kin,...
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Libyan migrants' boat deaths to be investigated by Council of Europe
Human rights body demands inquiry into failure of European military units to save 61 migrants on boat fleeing LibyaEurope's paramount human rights body, the Council of Europe, has called for an inquiry...
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'SlutWalking' phenomenon comes to UK with demonstrations in four cities
British cities to host mass anti-rape demonstrations as part of global movement sparked by Canadian policeman's remarksThousands of women are set to take to the streets in cities across the UK after...
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Richest students to pay for extra places at Britain's best universities
Proposals could allow UK students to enrol in university of their choice as long as they pay vastly higher fees up frontTeenagers from the wealthiest families would be able to pay for extra places at...
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English: it's a neologism thang, innit | Sarah Churchwell
Yes, these new Scrabble terms are abominations – but without them the English language would witherYou can feel the collective shudder among language purists: "innit", "grrl" and "thang" have been...
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Vince Cable and Chris Huhne clash over carbon emissions
Vince Cable has refused to support new carbon reduction targets recommended by the Committee on Climate ChangeThe business secretary, Vince Cable, has clashed with his Lib Dem cabinet colleague Chris...
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Public sector pensions: The great betrayal | David Gollancz
To get outsourcing past the unions, Thatcher did a deal on pensions – but it is now under threatSince the early 1980s, when the Thatcher administration started its programme of privatisations, the...
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Top universities still less diverse
Treating wealthiest British students as overseas undergraduates may improve access of poor students to best universitiesThe dramatic expansion of university education over the past decade – from about...
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Ian Tomlinson death: the unanswered questions
Key questions that the police are yet to answerTwo days after Ian Tomlinson died, three Metropolitan police constables said they had seen a colleague strike him with a baton and push him to the ground....
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Sony radio awards: Ronnie Wood and Frank Skinner lead lads' charge
Rolling Stones guitarist and comedian scoop gongs for Absolute shows, as TalkSport and Radio 5 Live also score successWins for Ronnie Wood, Frank Skinner and Robbie Savage made it the "year of the lad"...
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EU slaps arms embargo on Syria but spares President Bashar al-Assad
Europe bans travel and freezes assets of 13 officials of Syrian regime and holds them responsible for violent repressionAn EU arms embargo against Syria comes into force today as part of a sanctions...
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