Libya: The legal case for deployment
The government refuses to publish the full legal advice on Libya, saying that would break precedentUN resolutions provided a "clear and unequivocal" legal basis for deployment of UK forces and military...
View ArticleIsraeli air strikes wound 19 in Gaza
Seven Palestinian children among those hurt in raids retaliating against Hamas rocket attacksAt least 19 Palestinians were said to have been wounded in the Gaza strip as a result of air strikes...
View ArticleSpun-off Sky News would not be independent, say rivals
Rupert Murdoch faces backlash from rival newspaper owners amid fears £8bn BSkyB buyout will lead to NewsCorp dominationIt would be "fanciful" to expect a separately owned Sky News to be properly...
View ArticleCase study: Gillian Smart
Kidney disease sufferer said she was not given specific warnings about the risk of getting cancer as a direct result of surgeryGillian Smart was diagnosed with diabetes 30 years ago, but it was a bout...
View ArticleTransplant patients given kidneys from donor with cancer
Investigation under way into how two transplant patients were given kidneys from a donor with a rare form of lymphomaAn investigation is under way into how two transplant patients were given kidneys...
View ArticleKidney transplants and cancer: the risks for patients
Surgeons have to judge the suitability of donated organs but, with 7,000 waiting for a kidney, there is pressure to operateThe NHS patient information leaflet on kidney transplants does not mention...
View ArticleLetters: The NHS – promises, pledges and mere aspiration
Margaret Drabble's compelling and frank article on the need to protect the NHS reminds us of the mendacity of the Tories during the 2010 general election (Safe in their hands, 19 March). Cameron...
View ArticleLibya: Moving targets | Editorial
The longer the Libyan campaign goes on, the sooner the issue will have to be confronted: where is it leading?George Bush assembled coalitions of the willing, a euphemism for his failure to get the UN...
View ArticleLetters: Don't bring a bottle
Your article on the woes of Visa holders trying to buy tickets for the great over-hyped jolly being held in the East End of London next year (Card games become an Olympic sport, Money, 19 March)...
View ArticleLetters: Opposition to Osborne's budget moves
Labour should oppose any government plan to merge tax and national insurance (Warning over Osborne's plan to merge NI and income tax, 21 March). Such a move would close for ever the development of an...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
• Translations of two terms used in our New Europe: Germany series were wrong. In an article looking at German culture we translated "jobs for the boys" as Fetterwirtschaft. The correct word is...
View ArticleLetters: Recipe for disaster
Simon Hoggart (19 March), reporting a reader's discovery of a Sainsbury's recipe leaflet including an item headed "Pretty in bonfire of grudges", omits to mention that this was a supplement included...
View ArticleLetters: Libya's neighbours and lines in the sand
The lukewarm – and now fast-fading – support of the Arab League and countries in the region for the UN action against the Gaddafi regime is very disappointing. It is not sufficient for leaders of Arab...
View ArticleWeatherwatch: Heavy rains hit the Phillipines
Heavy rains hit central and southern parts of the Philippines last week, triggering floods and landslides which killed at least nine people and affected up to 150,000 others. In Tacloban, Leyte, a...
View ArticleCountry diary: Mendip, Somerset
On the cold day when we went up into the Mendip district, there were only faint hints of green in the trees, so that views that were soon to be blocked out by masses of foliage were still open. You...
View ArticleA kidney operation changed Robert's life. He got cancer
Father of four was assured stringent tests had been carried out on the organ he was receiving – but there was one vital flawSix days after his kidney transplant, Robert Law was told he might have been...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne to clamp down on tax avoidance
Crackdown on the better-off will be announced as government seeks higher tax revenue to close budget deficitA £4bn crackdown on tax avoidance by the better-off will be announced by George Osborne on...
View ArticleHugh Muir's diary
The man with the clunking fist was a trusting sort – a lot of good it did him• We cannot know what transpired between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in Granita. Who said what. Promises that may or may not...
View ArticleIn praise of … window cleaners | Editorial
The HMS Window Cleaner has been launched on the Calder to clean the panes of the Hepworth GalleryClarity and transparency are buzzwords nowadays, and honour for those who guarantee both in everyday...
View ArticleAndy Coulson falls on his feet with media consultancy role
David Cameron's former director of communications, who resigned in January, takes PR role 'providing strategic advice'Andy Coulson has swapped a grand office in Downing Street for a more modest, but...
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