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Gaddafi stays out of public view as Nato bombs Tripoli

Libyan leader not seen in public since bombing of son Saif al-Arab's home ten days agoQuestions are being asked across the Libyan capital about the leadership of Colonel Gaddafi, who has not been seen...

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Frisky and Mannish – review

Jacksons Lane, LondonGeneration X Factor has found its perfect comedy duo in Frisky and Mannish, a karaoke-cabaret act who belt out medleys of pop hits. The joke is that F&M are "pop educators",...

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Fidelio – review

The Dome, BrightonAung San Suu Kyi is guest director of this year's Brighton festival – albeit at long distance, due to concerns she might not be permitted to return to Burma should she leave. A keen...

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The Crucible – review

Lyric, BelfastAnyone looking for contemporary parallels in Arthur Miller's play based on the 1692 Salem witch trials will invariably find them. The fundamentalism, repression and prejudice that Miller...

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Aurora Orchestra/Collon – review

Kings Place, LondonSeeing Is Believing is a concerto for electric violin, the centrepiece of a felicitous partnership between Nico Muhly and London's Aurora Orchestra. Aurora's programming is as...

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Music in the Round festival – review

Various venues, SheffieldWhatever the explanation for the unusually fine weather, it has been a Prague Spring in Sheffield, where, for the opening weekend of the Music in the Round festival, the City...

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Friendly Fires – review

Heaven, LondonDespite a gold debut album and Brit and Mercury nominations, Friendly Fires are still a long way from household-name status – something the St Albans trio intend to rectify. Singer Ed...

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Christopher Morgan obituary

Founder of the Shannon Trust reading project for prisonersIn the summer of 1992, when Christopher Morgan sat down to write to a prisoner who was serving life for murder, he could have had no inkling of...

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David Cairns obituary

Labour MP who quit as a minister rather than back BrownDavid Cairns, who has died aged 44 from acute pancreatitis, was the Labour MP for Inverclyde, who lost his ministerial job at the Scotland Office...

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'Big George' Webley obituary

Radio presenter and composer known for his TV theme music'Big George" Webley, who has died suddenly aged 53, was a larger-than-life figure who combined the careers of talk-radio broadcaster and...

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Dana Wynter obituary

Actor often cast as an 'English rose', she starred in Invasion of the Body SnatchersIt could be argued that the strikingly beautiful, dark-haired Dana Wynter, who has died aged 79, did not have the...

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Who will draw the line between freedom of speech and privacy? | Owen Bowcott

Drafting a privacy bill traditionally provokes a torrent of excuses from senior British politiciansThe prospect of drafting a privacy bill traditionally provokes a torrent of excuses from senior...

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Disabled people to march in London against cuts to benefits and services

Organisers of Hardest Hit march expect between 5,000 and 10,000 people to attend largest event of its kind for decadesThousands of disabled people will demonstrate in Westminster on Wednesday against...

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David Willetts on back foot over extra university places for higher fees

Cameron and Cable insist rich students won't be able to buy university places, but critics warn of 'serious blow' to social mobilityThe universities minister, David Willetts, has defended proposals to...

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Pace issues profit warning and litany of excuses

Some of the set-top box maker's reasons for the fall in expected profits looked a bit like 'the dog ate my homework', said one analystBosses at set-top box maker Pace were under increasing pressure...

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Skype's purchase by Microsoft signals strong spell for dotcom sales

Analysts say the deal will give Microsoft a boost in its increasingly bitter battle with Apple and GoogleLittle more than a decade after the dotcom bubble burst, the internet business is once again...

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William and Kate's honeymoon venue: hyper-fashionable if slightly cliched

The Seychelles island trumpets its ecological credentials and offers lots of pampering for the Duke and Duchess of CambridgeNorth Island in the Seychelles, where the royal newlyweds are believed to be...

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Fifa executives accused by former FA chairman Triesman of seeking bribes

Sepp Blatter 'shocked' over allegations as separate claims emerge that Fifa members accepted money from Qatar bidLord Triesman, the former chairman of the FA, has reignited the row over allegations of...

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Schwarzeneggers split as Arnie and Maria Shriver go their own ways

After 25-year marriage the newly retired California governor and Kennedy clan member have decided to split One of the most powerful, and unlikely, political pairings in America has fractured with the...

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Nick Clegg backs decision to not open Britain's borders to Libyan refugees

UK not to take part in migrant 'burden sharing' scheme proposed by EU ministersNick Clegg has backed a decision by the home secretary, Theresa May, not to open Britain's borders to migrants fleeing the...

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