Yes, poor white Britons suffer discrimination. But not racial | Priyamvada Gopal
'Reverse racism' or 'failed multiculturalism' are myths to deflect the real source of blame: an ever deeper economic riftAs America's first black presidential couple were being toasted across Europe...
View ArticlePakistan forces in deadly clashes with militants
Islamist fighters cross Afghan border to wage two-day battle with military in remote north-west areaIslamist militants believed to have come from Afghanistan have fought a second day of battles with...
View ArticleComment is free readers on ... mental health and support | The people's panel
As care for those with mental illness makes headlines, four Comment is free readers share their experiencesThe government's changes to the welfare system have prompted warnings over the potentially...
View ArticleRatko Mladic trial: the 'grey man' bringing Serb general to justice
Tact, diplomacy and a determination to serve the victims are the hallmarks of Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the ICTYDescribed by allies as having the heart of a prosecutor and the tact of a...
View ArticleFury over Vodafone Egypt advert claiming revolution as its own
Video scorned because phone company shut down its network at Mubarak's behest to hamper protestsVodafone is facing a backlash in Egypt over an advert suggesting it helped inspire this year's revolution...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 3 June 1961: Monroe the misfit
Originally published in the Guardian on 3 June 1961Talent, controversy and accident have combined to make The Misfits an unusually interesting film if not an outstandingly good one. The talent is that...
View ArticleBritish satchel maker takes fashion world by storm
Cambridge Satchel Company's traditional schoolbags made by mother-and-daughter team become global hitA traditional chestnut-coloured unisex leather satchel, made in the UK by a mother-and-daughter...
View ArticleU2's Glastonbury gig targeted by tax protesters
• Campaigners claim U2 is latest big name to avoid paying tax• Plan includes 'Bono pay up' banner for band's headline set First it was Vodafone stores, then Philip Green's Topshop, Boots and grocers to...
View ArticleDiana Athill interview: Why the private sector shouldn't touch social care
The writer tells Zoe Williams how the care home where she lives in puts propriety before profit'The ghastly thing is, a great percentage of homes are run by private companies. And you don't set up an...
View ArticleUS unemployment unacceptably high, White House advisers admit
• Non-farm payrolls show job creation weak• New jobs 96,000 below predicted figureThe White House admitted on Friday that unemployment in the US was "uncomfortably high" after the latest set of figures...
View ArticleSurvivors react to Ratko Mladic's court appearance: 'It's too late for euphoria'
Four people who came through the Bosnian war speak about Mladic's first day at the war crimes tribunal in The HagueSuada Kapic, survivor of the siege of SarajevoSuada Kapic lived in Grbavica, the first...
View ArticleYemen fears anarchy after attack on president Ali Abdullah Saleh
Saleh remains defiant as violence grows with peaceful polls a remote prospect amid succession doubtsThe capital of Yemen is famous for its picturesque gingerbread houses, but in the last few days...
View ArticleAnger mounts in Greece as eurozone ministers edge nearer to bailout deal
• Further €65bn needed to cover maturing debt• Market pressure eases on Greece's bondsGreece's international creditors inched closer to giving the indebted country a second bailout on Friday as...
View ArticleGun crime comes to Milton Keynes as two teenagers shot dead
Police and estate residents shocked by brutality of city style killings while locals fear violence in retaliation attacksOn a suburban estate in Milton Keynes two teenage boys were shot in the head at...
View ArticleThe Day of the Jackal – the hit we nearly missed | Charles Cumming
Forty years on, few books have changed the literary landscape like Frederick Forsyth's political thrillerIn 1969, a young British journalist returned to London after spending 18 months reporting on the...
View ArticleS&P warns European Union over Greek debt
Credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor's says it will regard any attempt by European Union to renegotiate debt as a defaultThe ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) promised on Friday to...
View ArticleDerby victory for Carlton House could crown Queen's winning run
A win for the royal horse at Epsom, the only British classic she has not won, would cap a remarkable run for royaltyAt approximately three minutes past four on Saturday, if you happen to be standing in...
View ArticleYemen's President Saleh is ruling on borrowed time | Khaled Fattah
Tribalism, family feuds and division within the army are likely to topple Saleh but peace and youth must fill the political vacuumFor a long time occupying Yemen's presidential hot seat led to exile...
View ArticleRatko Mladic at The Hague: body language for a history lesson
After what seemed like delaying tactics, the former general now looks eager to give the court his version of Serb historyThe first words that Ratko Mladic spoke to the court were significant ones....
View ArticleKicking the Geordies when they're down | Alex Niven
From Cheryl Cole to Geordie Shore, the north-east's economic decline is matched by media contempt for its citizens"Canada's a bare land / For the north wind and the snow. / Northumberland's a bare land...
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