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Letters: Artistic vision
Although the referendum on AV for electing the House of Commons has been lost (Report, 7 May), there nevertheless seems to be an emerging consensus for its use to elect other officials. The government...
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Cuts will force child poverty levels to increase again, says thinktank
Institute for Fiscal Studies says 300,000 children will be pushed below poverty line due to reduced state benefits and tax creditsBritain's leading financial thinktank warned on Friday that 300,000...
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Weatherwatch: meteorologist moles
Changes in the weather are critical for moles, as conditions above the earth's surface can have profound effects on those below.Flooding is the greatest hazard, and these underground mammals have...
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Country Diary: Northumberland
For many years I have been rising at dawn two mornings a week in spring and early summer to look out for birds, roe deer and other wildlife. This week I was thrilled to see a dingy skipper butterfly...
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Hugh Muir's diary
If a big idea is a good idea, it's worth nicking. Isn't it, Dave?• A fascinating read indeed is Daniel Kawczynski's book Seeking Gaddafi. As mentioned here, the Tory MP paints a vivid picture of the...
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus leaves microfinance bank
Peace prize recipient leaves pioneering Grameen Bank following legal dispute with Bangladeshi governmentThe Nobel laureate who founded a pioneering microfinance institution, the Grameen Bank, has quit...
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Wonga boss fights back against critics
Creator of most high-profile 'payday lender' argues that the website performs a valuable social functionIn all likelihood, Errol Damelin tells me, if I were to seek a loan from his short-term credit...
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MPs criticise severe cuts to astronomy and particle physics funding
Report from science and technology committee says UK astronomy will have 50% less funding by 2014/15 than in 2005MPs have warned that major cuts in research budgets and withdrawal from several major...
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Response: We mustn't ignore the fact that British drones kill too | Chris Cole
We claim moral superiority over the US on drone deaths, yet a wall of silence surrounds our own recordKen Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, is right to question the morality and...
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At the end of a marriage, it's hard to be a politician's wife | Libby Brooks
Chris Huhne's estranged wife is writing a memoir about their breakup – but is it so clear that she's only motivated by revenge?The late Gianni Versace apparently believed revenge was best served after...
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From the archive, 13 May 1861: America and direct trade with England
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 13 May 1861At the bottom of the present differences between the federal government and the Confederate States, there is one main commercial...
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Osama bin Laden wives interviewed by US intelligence
Women said to have displayed hostile attitude at interrogation, which Pakistani officials also attendedThree widows of Osama bin Laden and some of his daughters have been interviewed by American...
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Communists driven from power in India's state elections
Losses for left in West Bengal and Kerala give strength to Congress in pursuing pro-market reformsA fiery opposition leader has won a sweeping victory against the communists who had controlled the...
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Fears grow for photographer not seen since his capture in Libya 39 days ago
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi admit holding British-based Anton Hammerl, but his wife and son have had no other newsConcern is growing over a British-based photographer who has been missing for 39...
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Is this really the death of political blogging?
Iain Dale, who is coming out of his 'retirement' from political blogging, decrees mainstream media has 'eaten up the blogosphere' – but leftwing bloggers claim rightwingers like him have just run out...
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Spanish earthquake: PM and royalty attend funeral mass
Crown prince and princess try to comfort relatives of Lorca earthquake victims, and PM pledges to help city rebuildSpain's prime minister and the crown prince and princess have attended a crowded...
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Natural disasters push insurance claims to $4bn, Lloyd's of London says
Lloyd's estimates the Japanese earthquake and tsunami led to claims of $1.95bn, while the New Zealand earthquake cost its members $1.2bn and the Australian floods delivered a $650m hitInsurance...
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Ira Cohen obituary
Doyen of the Beat generation feted for his psychedelic photos from the undergroundIra Cohen, who has died of renal failure aged 76, participated in the 1960s artistic counterculture as a poet,...
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LSO/Gergiev – review
Barbican, LondonValery Gergiev has always conducted Tchaikovsky uncommonly well, and his cycle of the symphonies, spread out over two seasons, is proving to be among the most consistently successful of...
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Hans van Manen: Master of Dance – review
Sadler's Wells, LondonI love dance programmes that are dedicated to just one choreographer's work. Run of the mill in modern dance, they are rare in ballet, where the imperative to create an...
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