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Ulli Beier obituary
Academic, editor and energetic promoter of African cultureThe first Conference of Black Artists and Writers in Paris in 1956 proved an epiphany for Ulli Beier, who has died aged 88, igniting his desire...
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Nawang Gombu obituary
Tibetan-born Sherpa, he was the first man to reach the summit of Everest twiceOn 8 July 1963, President John F Kennedy welcomed two rather incongruous friends to the rose garden of the White House. Jim...
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BA pilot jailed for killing wife
Robert Brown had attacked estranged wife with claw hammer and then dumped her body on the Queen's estate in WindsorA British Airways pilot who believed he was "stitched up" by a prenuptial agreement...
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Elisabeth Svendsen obituary
Dedicated founder of the Donkey Sanctuary and its research centreElisabeth Svendsen, who has died aged 81, founded the Donkey Sanctuary, based near Sidmouth in Devon, in 1969. Since then, it has taken...
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OFT considers metals market inquiry
The OFT has been asked to look at the metals market after MPs learned that big traders could get an unfair advantage from their ownership of warehousesThe Office of Fair Trading is considering an...
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Goldman calls bottom of commodity market … six weeks after calling top
Oil jumps to $111 a barrel after commodities specialist Jeffrey Currie says recent price falls have made oil, copper and zinc more attractive investmentsThe oil price jumped on Tuesday after Goldman...
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State visit gifts for the Obamas and the British royal family
From monarchy memorabilia to White House honey, the gifts are better chosen than the dvd box set of yesteryearGetting the gift right on formal state occasions can be a political minefield, as Barack...
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Like a rolling ode: academic conference weighs up Bob Dylan's poetic licence
Seven Ages of Dylan event at Bristol University sees professors discuss whether musician should be considered a poetTwenty-year-old Natasha Tabani had queued for three hours to make sure of her place...
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Glencore's market debut as FTSE 100 stock marred by short selling
• Shares closed at 525p against the offer price of 530p• Glencore has raised $10bn from its initial public offeringShortsellers rounded on Glencore on the first day of official trading of shares in the...
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Cameron's NHS budget pledge false, says expert
Leading medical economist says health service's spending power set to fall by 0.9% in real termsDavid Cameron's pledge to increase the NHS budget in real terms has been challenged by a leading health...
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US embassy cables: Barack Obama may have 'prejudiced' Bradley Manning trial
Remarks that 'Manning broke law' could prejudice army private's trial over leaking classified documents to WikiLeaksUS president Barack Obama may have prejudiced the trial of US army private Bradley...
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David Cameron dismisses Nick Clegg's warning over Aschroft appointment
Former Tory party treasurer made adviser to review of military in Cyprus despite deputy PM's concerns over non-dom disputeDavid Cameron has swept aside private objections from Nick Clegg to appoint...
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Libya conflict escalates as ministers admit it could drag on for months
British aircraft join heaviest bombardment of Tripoli so far and commanders prepare to deploy Apache helicoptersMinisters have agreed to step up the scale and intensity of military action against Libya...
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Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu tells US: Palestinians blocking peace deal
Mahmoud Abbas must be prepared to accept Jewish state alongside Palestinian state, Israeli PM says in hardline speechBinyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has spurned American pressure to...
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Volcanic ash cloud 'unlikely to disrupt bank holiday flights'
Transport secretary Philip Hammond says that, as the plume of ash is decreasing, there will be delays but not cancellationsThe volcanic ash plume causing havoc in airspace over western Europe is...
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George Davis might be innocent – OK, says court of appeal
Armed robbery conviction from 1974 that sparked UK-wide graffiti campaign quashed by judgesThe graffiti that have been scrawled on walls across Britain for three decades were almost right.George Davis,...
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Twitter to buy TweetDeck for £25m
Founder of London-based TweetDeck set to become multimillionaire after cash and shares deal is officially announced on WednesdayTwitter is poised to acquire London-based startup TweetDeck in a $40m...
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Amazon rainforest activist shot dead
José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva fought against illegal loggers and had received death threats but was refused police protectionSix months after predicting his own murder, a leading rainforest defender...
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Tornado-hit Missouri town calls for improved warning systems
Authorities urged to do more to get people out of harm's way as new violent storm forecastedThe authorities in the Missouri town devastated by the worst tornado in modern history tested their warning...
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Libya conflict will escalate if Apache helicopters are used, Labour warns
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy accused government of keeping public and parliament in dark over deploymentsDeployment of Apache attack helicopters to Libya would be a serious escalation of a...
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