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Response: Wind farms are not taking over Britain's countryside
They provide many benefits but in England there is still only one turbine per 100 square milesSimon Jenkins's polemic against wind farms starts with the lament that "the green energy debate ... brings...
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War on drugs not working, says global commission
Governments should decriminalise drug use, according to high profile panel, including Kofi Annan and Richard BransonThe global war on drugs has failed and governments should explore legalising...
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Chechens jailed over Vienna shooting
Austria convicts three men over death of exile who tried to bring Kremlin-backed Chechen leader to court on torture chargesThree Chechen men have been convicted in Austria for their role in an exile's...
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Malaysian to tweet apology 100 times in Twitter defamation case
Social activist Fahmi Fadzil forced to apologise after saying pregnant friend had been poorly treated by employersA Malaysian social activist will apologise 100 times on Twitter in an unusual...
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Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City – review
American Conservatory Theatre, San FranciscoWhen the young Cleveland transplant Mary Ann Singleton sets down her suitcase in San Francisco at the start Tales of the City, things will never be the same...
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Zimbabwe detective gets 10 days in jail for using Mugabe's private toilet
Sergeant caught short at international trade fair appeals to police commissioner to overturn 'internal matter' verdictA Zimbabwean police officer arrested for using president Robert Mugabe's private...
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Gmail hack: phishing finger pointed at China's Lanxiang vocational school
School teaching computing, but also cooking and hairdressing, is joined by Chinese government in scornful hacking denialDepending on your perspective, Lanxiang vocational school is either the heart of...
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African refugees feared drowned off Tunisian coast
Boats carrying migrants fleeing Libya capsize in rough seas near Kerkennah leaving 250 still missing after 570 rescuedAbout 250 people are missing in the Mediterranean sea after vessels carrying them...
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Housing benefit changes 'could force 11,000 disabled people out of homes'
Homeless charity Crisis says young disabled people who can no longer afford flats could end up being forced to live on the streetsControversial government changes to housing benefit could see 11,000...
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Go Traviata! – review
Hamlet Industrial Estate, LondonGo Opera is a new company bundled up in youthful idealism and a fair bit of attitude. Its creators are two twentysomethings frustrated that their friends find opera...
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These 'virginity tests' will spark Egypt's next revolution | Mona Eltahawy
The 'virginity tests' used by Egypt's new rulers show the struggle for women's rights goes onThere's a thin line between sex and politics, and it is nonsense to keep repeating the mantra that Egypt's...
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Conservationists embark on last-ditch mission to save spoon-billed sandpiper
One of the world's most endangered birds could be extinct within a decade unless catastrophic decline in the wild is reversedConservationists have set off on a last-ditch rescue bid to save one of the...
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Spanish disabled woman secretly filmed 'husband abusing her'
Woman suffering from motor neuron disease told police she recorded the footage using webcam controlled only by her eyesA severely disabled Spanish woman has accused her husband of domestic abuse after...
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Japan's Naoto Kan survives no-confidence vote
Prime minister secures more time in office to focus on the post-tsunami recovery operation in north-east JapanThe Japanese prime minister, Naoto Kan, has comfortably survived a no-confidence motion...
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China denies Gmail hacking accusations
Foreign ministry says hacking attacks are an international issue and claims critics have ulterior motives in blaming BeijingChina has rejected Google's accusations that it is behind a wave of...
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Tory-led council outsources jobs to India
Unions say Birmingham council has begun exporting IT posts and warns of thousands of job loses if other town halls follow suitUnion leaders have attacked a Tory-led council over its involvement in the...
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Goldman Sachs 'issued with subpoena' over actions during credit crisis
Manhattan's district attorney believed to have questions about Goldman Sachs's behaviour before and during financial crisisManhattan's top law enforcer is believed to have issued subpoenas to Goldman...
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Nigerian 'baby farm' raided – 32 pregnant girls rescued
Teenage mothers were allegedly forced to give up newborns to human traffickers in southern city of AbaNigerian police have raided an alleged "baby farm" where teenage mothers were forced to give up...
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Thailand wants Buddha tattoo ban for tourists
Culture minister says tattoos deemed 'fashionable' by visitors seen by many Thais as offensive and disrespectfulTourists visiting Thailand should be barred from getting culturally insensitive Buddhist...
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E coli: the deadly European outbreak
Questions and answers about the virulent strain of the E coli bacterium, which has killed 17 people and left more than 1,500 illWhat is E coli?Escherichia coli is a bacterium found in the intestines of...
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