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Anish Kapoor dedicates Leviathan sculpture to Ai Weiwei
Call goes out for museums and galleries to close for a day in sympathy for missing Chinese artistAnish Kapoor has dedicated his largest ever artwork – a truly enormous cathedral-like space made from...
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Ai Weiwei – review
Lisson Gallery, LondonThis is as good an introduction to Ai Weiwei as we are likely to see in London in the near future. The publicity surrounding the cloud of porcelain dust caused by Ai's field of...
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Russian blogger Alexei Navalny faces criminal investigation
Anti-corruption campaigner says state is taking revenge for his exposés of alleged fraud at Russian state companies Prosecutors in Moscow have opened a criminal investigation into anti-corruption...
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Lebanese police send fleeing Syrians back to face Assad regime's violence
• Security forces round up refugees at border town• Beirut fears return of sectarian tension in northSyrians attempting to flee across the Lebanese border to escape the violent clampdown of the regime...
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Labour faces fight for survival as party of power, Ed Miliband warned
Bleak assessment of 'uncomfortable realities' as poll finds European centre left lacking credibilityLabour is facing a deep crisis that threatens its survival as a party of power, Ed Milibandwill be...
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Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5bn in its biggest purchase and gamble yet
The once-dominant software company has agreed to pay more than three times Skype's valuation just 18 months agoMicrosoft's acquisition of Skype, its biggest ever, is an $8.5bn (£5bn) gamble to try to...
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Royal honeymoon secret blown by Seychelles tourism chief
St James's Palace refuses to confirm that Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are honeymooning in the Indian OceanThe young British couple who slipped quietly into their honeymoon destination had been hoping...
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Banks to hire 6,000 to handle PPI complaints
Lloyds, RBS, Barclays and HSBC face huge staff costs and admit £5bn needed to compensate PPI customersThe big high-street banks are preparing to hire up to 6,000 workers to tackle complaints from...
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Every little brand helps: Tesco boss unveils new global retail strategy
Aspirational shoppers are key to growth, says Philip Clarke, as he pledges to 'nurture' British chain after weak results at homeThe new boss of Tesco set out his strategy for the next decade today...
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How combative tabloid morality has fuelled the privacy debate
Britain's unique brand of 'kiss and tell' journalism has led to pressure for legislation, but ministers recognise the difficultiesSome will argue that the storm around newspaper standards can be traced...
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EasyJet freezes growth as taxes double its losses
As easyJet's losses double, the airline announces a shutdown in growth as it struggles with rising oil prices and taxesRising oil prices and aviation taxes have nearly doubled easyJet losses as the...
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Coalition 12 months on: Nick Clegg pledges to flex his muscles
Lib Dem leader seeks to distance party from Tories – but Cameron fails to give him credit for moderating policiesNick Clegg is to begin the delicate process of distancing himself from the...
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It is time for England's first empire to get independence | Simon Jenkins
In a fit of Anglo-Saxon machismo, Cameron has vowed to fight Scottish self-rule 'with every fibre I have'. But why?Last week David Cameron reacted to the election of the first Scots nationalist...
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Eurovision's rallying might | Tim Moore
We may laugh at the spangled catsuits. But this contest matters, in its own daft wayWith one chortling exception, old Europe is remembering that the Eurovision song contest deserves to be taken...
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France coach Laurent Blanc cleared of alleged discrimination
• Blanc absolved of blame following government inquiry• 'No fact shows Laurent Blanc approves of discrimination'The French football coach, Laurent Blanc, has been cleared of wrongdoing in the row over...
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Sarah Ferguson tells Oprah Winfrey: 'Diana and I both weren't there'
In interview Duchess suggested that there was no one to blame but herself for her lack of an inviteThe Duchess of York said that although she found it difficult to cope with not being invited to the...
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Don't blame supermarkets for the death of the high street
Many small shops go out of business simply because they're not very goodPeter Wilby calls for the return of the small local shop, "driven out by the supermarkets" (It's not just our communities they...
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Corrections and clarifications
• An article looked ahead to a decision by the supreme court on whether hundreds of people whose wrongful convictions have been quashed by the court of appeal can be found to have suffered a...
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Letters: Inquest trial for the Tomlinson family
Your editorial (Ian Tomlinson death: Thoroughly disappointing, 10 May) confirms Inquest's long-held view, formed by our involvement and monitoring of deaths in custody over the past 30 years, which has...
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World Cup bidding gets a good kicking from MPs | Simon Hoggart
Commons culture committee goes on the attack as it examines Qatar's successful World Cup bidQatar is an absolute monarchy, most famous for its "indented servitude" or, as we used to call it, "slavery"....
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