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Letters: Getting their kicks
We need to move away from the absurd notion that women dress in a certain way solely for the pleasure of men (Comment, 14 May). Women should be able to dress as they please, without labelling and...
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Letters: Delayed reaction to child protection report
Professor Munro's report is comprehensive, erudite and impeccable in its scholarly rigour (Report, 11 May). But it is too little, too late and reflects a trend in similar reports over the past 30 years...
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Letters: Early days with Bob
My older sister, who will be 70 on 22 May and in London for her birthday, is almost exactly the same age as Bob Dylan (Report, 14 May). When she was a student at the University of Minnesota she became...
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Letters: Assad 10 years on
When James Deneslow quoted me online as observing that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria (Report, May 11) was a "decent man doing a difficult job", he failed to point out that this remark was made...
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Country diary: Yarlington, Somerset
The excitement on the banks of the river Cam at Yarlington was intense, although the little river itself, after weeks without rain, barely trickled through its culvert beside the pond. So, to build up...
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Thailand jungles mask surprise rise in tiger numbers
Experts film previously unknown group on hidden cameras – but loss of habitat and threat from poachers cloud newfound hopeDeep in the jungle, armed forest rangers trek through the palms on a mission to...
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Hugh Muir's diary
He craves Sharia law and mourns for Bin Laden. Why Anjem Choudary's a festival hot ticket• There are many ways to have a well-noted debate about matters academic and sociological. Is sending an invite...
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All eyes on Dominique Strauss-Khan for his turn in the dock
IMF chief queues up with his cellmates before facing judge in packed Manhattan courtroomThere was a gasp from spectators when Dominique Strauss-Kahn was finally led into room 130 of the Manhattan...
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US calls on its Nato partners to help resist cyber-attacks
'Threat to one is a threat to all' treaty cited in White House report – but open net versus privacy analysis omits WikiLeaksThe US has given the broadest hint yet that a cyber-attack on one Nato...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied $1m bail on rape charge
IMF chief Strauss-Kahn held in New York jail cell after bail denied over alleged rape and other charges against a hotel maidDominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, is in...
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Deadline expires for BP and Rosneft to save Arctic alliance
BP and Rosneft could resolve deal by buying out oligarchs' stake in TNK-BP joint venture – but price remains a sticking pointA bid to salvage BP's Arctic exploration alliance with the...
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MPs call for forced marriage to be made a criminal offence
Home affairs select committee urges ministers and local authorities to prevent closure of groups helping victimsForced marriage should be made a criminal offence to send a stronger message that it will...
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Former Labour ministers rushing to take private sector jobs, report finds
Ex-ministers taking consultancy fees from firms related to former briefs, especially in health, defence and energy sectorsParliament should tighten the rules governing the jobs ex-ministers are allowed...
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Lloyd's of London warns insurers to raise premiums or risk collapse after...
Lloyd's chief says 'we've been lucky' despite £2.3bn hit from earthquakes and floods as industry braces for Atlantic hurricanesInsurers that fail to put up premiums will be the first to collapse if...
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This bile shows why we need a privacy law | Angus McBride
Cases like the McCanns show the base motives really driving the press assault on privacy lawsOn the day that pictures of the Middleton sisters in a private moment on a boat were published by the Daily...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles down at notorious Rikers Island jail
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn swaps luxury hotel suites for spell in tough prison often featured in crime dramasThe IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man accustomed to luxury hotel suites and...
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Netanyahu and Obama: is this the final showdown? | Aluf Benn
This week, Israel's PM goes to the US hoping for a diplomatic victory – but reality is decided on the ground, not Capitol HillThis week the Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will fly to...
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In pursuit of little platoons, Pickles uproots the state | Polly Toynbee
'Let local people decide!' sounds fine in rhetoric but reeks in reality. The consequence is services sold out or gone foreverHere is a great example of what pollsters call the public's "cognitive...
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy pregnant, says father-in-law
Pal Sarkozy tells German newspaper Bild that France's first lady is pregnant, but she refuses to confirmNicolas Sarkozy's father has told a German newspaper that France's first lady, Carla...
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Inflation rebounds sharply in April as travel costs soar
• Bank of England governor Mervyn King forced to write another letter to George Osborne amid pressure for interest rate rise• Annual CPI inflation rate jumps to 4.5%, the highest since October 2008,...
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