Haldanes group accuses rival Co-op of trying to 'drive it out of business'
Self-styled ethical retailers fire allegations over the takeover of former Somerfield storesA vicious case of "store wars" has broken out between two of the country's self-styled ethical retailers with...
View ArticleGovernment's legislative agenda suffering delays
Business, environment and 'big society' projects running months behind schedule only six months after they were publishedThe government's legislative agenda appears to have slipped in the last six...
View ArticleBritain's rocky Eurovision relationship is rekindled by unlikely boyband battle
Jedward and Blue among favourites to win contest, and are set to cash in despite tacky traditionsIt is loved and derided in equal measure – a festival of terrible fashion, Euro power-ballads, unlikely...
View ArticleNot for British eyes: Keith Allen's Diana film seeks headlines in Cannes
The actor is in Cannes – where Unlawful Killing is not being shown – to squeeze as much festival publicity as he can"It's made from my point of view," said Keith Allen as he defended his film about...
View ArticleZac and Jemima's posturing – who'll superinjunct that? | Marina Hyde
Watching the gazillionaire Goldsmiths trying to justify their illogical and self-serving stance on privacy is excruciatingCan you bear to watch the Goldsmith family hit ideological puberty? Of all the...
View ArticleMP demands details of deal to let Goldman Sachs avoid tax
Treasury select committee expresses fears over tax authority's effectiveness to deal with large corporationsHM Revenue & Customs has failed to provide details of a deal that allowed Goldman Sachs...
View ArticleBritish woman beheaded in Tenerife supermarket
Man ran into supermarket on Spanish island, grabbed knife, killed woman then rushed out carrying headA man has killed and beheaded a British woman in a supermarket on the Spanish island of Tenerife.The...
View ArticleBlue have work to do to buck Eurovision voting trend
Analysis of data confirms existence of eastern European voting block, which is all but unbeatableIt's all but official: an examination of Eurovision voting data has confirmed a persistent voting gripe...
View Article'Record labels are not dinosaurs of the music industry'
Artists are increasingly using Facebook and Twitter to promote albums but record labels still add value, says former EMI bossThey have been accused of greed and short-sightedness, seen as the fat cats...
View ArticlePakistan suicide bomb kills 80 as Taliban seeks revenge for Bin Laden
• Trainee Pakistan soldiers killed after graduation party • Two suicide bombers launch separate attacks within minutesWhen Osama bin Laden's Pakistani supporters strike back, this is what it looks...
View ArticleMadeleine McCann case: PM criticised for calling in Metropolitan police
Peers describe David Cameron's intervention in case – after Kate McCann's open letter to Sun – as PR exerciseTwo peers who are members of police watchdogs warned that the independence of the...
View ArticleChance and the McCanns | Duncan Campbell
A Met review buys easy headlines for the prime minister, yet cuts mean other victims have no helpA century ago, when there was a tricky murder or kidnap to solve outside London, a request would be sent...
View ArticleAndrew Lansley's NHS reforms are unworkable, says review chief
Steve Field, the GP appointed to head the NHS listening exercise, warns that key services could be destroyedThe senior doctor called in by David Cameron to review the government's health reforms has...
View ArticleGeorge Mitchell resigns as US Middle East peace envoy
Departure underlines impasse of Israelis and Palestinians; Obama praises his role and earlier success in Northern IrelandThe US Middle East peace envoy, George Mitchell, has resigned after failing to...
View ArticleFlashpoints: 10 reasons Boris Johnson and David Cameron don't agree
The mayor of London and the prime minister have held contrasting views on a number of subjectsMayor of London David Cameron was initially horrified at the prospect of Boris Johnson standing as London...
View ArticleTV review: Wind Farm Wars
A story of a delightfully odd eco-battle in Devonshire"There is an energy crisis on the horizon," warned Mike Hulme, peering out across the bottle-green Devonshire countryside. And there was. The...
View ArticleLords reform: Novelty politics | Editorial
It may be unavoidable that constitutional reform is a question of low politics – but there has to be internal consistencyThe draft Lords reform bill is promised within the next fortnight. Its return to...
View ArticlePakistan: Marriage of inconvenience | Editorial
Two armies, one American the other Pakistani, both performing dysfunctionally in this part of the world, need each otherIf ever an opportunity presented itself for a civilian government to claw back...
View ArticleGood to Meet You: Stuart Smith
A reader raised on his father's recitation of Guardian cricket reports tells how the paper has been a constant through lifeWhen I was five years old my father apparently read to me extracts from...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
A few items arising from election results covered in last Saturday's paper:• A story gave 1998 as the year that the Liberal Democratic party was founded in the UK; that was meant to be 1988 (No to AV...
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