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Chris Huhne questioned by police over speeding claim

Cabinet minister interviewed by Essex police over allegations he passed speeding penalty points on to someone elseCabinet minister Chris Huhne and another person, believed to be his ex-wife, Vicky...

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M&S goes for tailoring in £600m overhaul

• Shops to adapt ranges to local demographics• Revamp comes after £3bn spent by previous bossMarks & Spencer is to match the food and clothing ranges in its British shops to the wealth, age and...

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FSA gives rogue trader £1.09m fine for share ramping

City regulator takes out court injunction to deter trader Samuel Kahn from further market abuseThe Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the stock market trader Samuel Nathan Kahn £1.09m for...

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Obama and Cameron must break this addiction to war | Simon Jenkins

Both Britain and America are fuelling Muslim anger by failing to rein in an aggressive military interventionist strategyIt's the war, stupid. At the time of his election in 2009, everything about...

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Obama shows patience in the face of pomp and ping-pong

The US president survived needy Europeans, unseasonably high winds and a high-risk table-tennis matchConsidering that American presidents have been crossing the Atlantic to rescue ungrateful Europeans...

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Government borrowing hits April record

• Pressure on George Osborne as borrowing hits £7.7bn• Rightwingers seek tougher action over cutsGovernment borrowing last month hit the highest figure ever recorded for April, news that is likely to...

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Supermarket sandwich maker takes bigger slice of lunch money

Greencore says cost-conscious office workers are replacing lunch with up-market supermarket sandwichesGreencore, which makes almost one in three sandwiches sold in British supermarkets, has said that...

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Mortgage rescue scheme 'has spent more and delivered less'

National Audit Office has criticised the government programme for helping half the number of households it promised to rescueA government scheme to help struggling mortgage borrowers stay in their...

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The European dream is in danger: prepare for another rude awakening | Paul Mason

With the single currency being tested to breaking point, the EU's implicit social solidarity is in chronically short supplyIn the summer of 1914 the Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig was on holiday in...

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David Cameron to resist French plan for internet regulation

Nicolas Sarkozy calls for worldwide web controls at G8 summit, but Google chairman urges leaders to resist legislationDavid Cameron is to resist calls for international regulation of the web by Nicolas...

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'Big society' tsar Lord Wei leaves post after less than a year

Cabinet office insists departure does not mark scaling back of project, but Labour say flagship policy is descending into farceLord Wei, the man parachuted into the House of Lords to lead the...

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Anti-abortion group drafted in as sexual health adviser to government

Coalition appoints pro-abstinence charity Life to key sexual health forum, while omitting British Pregnancy Advisory ServiceA group which is opposed to abortion in all circumstances and favours an...

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Even white van man hates poor Nick Clegg

The deputy prime minister saw off House of Commons bullies, but out on the street was another matterOverhead the helicopters were circling. The police were swarming, and the public clustering to catch...

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Obama and Cameron back multibillion-dollar plans to help Egypt and Tunisia

The two leaders want to stabilise the Middle East countries after their revolutions with financial and political supportDavid Cameron and Barack Obama are to back multibillion-dollar plans at their...

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Yemen locked in power struggle as escalation of fighting leaves 38 dead

• Scores killed in shootout in capital, Sana'a• Activists fear violence will eclipse protest movementSecurity forces loyal to Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh were locked in fierce gun battles on...

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Michelle Obama's playful style can still upstage her rivals

First lady combined blue silk dress with pink bolero, which set herself apart and showcased her colourful personalityThose keen to pinpoint exactly how an essential relationship differs from a special...

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Injunction publicity backfires on celebrity law firm

After Ryan Giggs' lawyers tried to sue Twitter for the initial internet leaks, thousands more tweets followed in retaliationThe present furore over superinjunctions is one in the eye for some London...

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Obama's UK state visit: charm offensive postponed for remembrance ceremony

President and first lady Michelle Obama took time to honour Unknown Warrior buried at a tomb in Westminster AbbeyThe confident, casual and infectiously amiable aura that captivated Ireland and much of...

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Selling off the Tote marks a race to the bottom for the sake of ideology |...

Britain's publicly-owned bookmaker keeps horseracing diverse. Without it, smaller courses would struggle to surviveSir Winston Churchill will be turning in his grave. For 83 years, the Tote, Britain's...

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Obama's stay at the palace: lunch, then a tour of the priceless art collection

How to entertain a US president who comes to stay? The Queen can go one better than getting out the old photo albumsDuring her long reign, the Queen has met a quarter of all American presidents, but...

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