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Shimon Peres welcomes Arab uprisings
Israeli president says events in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countries represent an opportunity for Israel and the PalestiniansThe Israeli president, Shimon Peres, has welcomed "the winds of change"...
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Chinese student's death prompts online outrage
The family of Zhao Wei, 23, were told he jumped to his death at a railway station, but they believe he was murderedThis much is certain: on a freezing January evening, a 23-year-old student boarded a...
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Libyan revolution is worth the fight, say battle-torn families
Citizens in rebel-held areas believe the uprising has created a sense of solidarity they previously thought impossibleThe revolution has finally permitted Mohammed Gadir to say who he really thinks is...
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Gaddafi regime starts talks with the west to end conflict
Rebels offer ceasefire as doctor says seven civilians have been killed in an air strikeThe regime of Muammar Gaddafi has initiated a concerted effort to open lines of communication with western...
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David Willetts blames feminism over lack of jobs for working men
Conservative minister's comments on social mobility trigger criticism from the Labour party and the TUCThe universities minister David Willetts has been criticised after making comments that appear to...
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UK and France should build nuclear deterrent together, says minister
Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey claimed move would save Britain billions of pounds and change face of defence strategyA defence minister has called for a jointly developed and run Anglo-French replacement...
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Rio's drive to remove drug gangs from slums brings calm to hospital A&E
Surgeons tell of relief as gunshot cases fall after 'pacification' of Rio's favelas before the 2016 OlympicsPushing through the emergency department's rubber-coated swing doors, Dr Luiz Sérgio...
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Michael Gove criticised over extra £130m needed to replace EMA scheme
Education secretary under fire after it emerged that new plan will cost far more than the £180m he announced this weekThe education secretary, Michael Gove, is facing fresh criticism over his decision...
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Zapatero says Spain safe from bailout
Socialist prime minister defends deficit reduction programme as unemployment rate remains at 20%Spain's beleaguered economy is out of the woods and will not need a Greek or Irish-style bailout despite...
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George Osborne – if the facts change, it's OK to change your mind | Polly...
The economy is tanking, the confidence fairy has flown. It's not too late for the coalition to heed Keynes's famous dictumHere is austerity April and the great economic experiment begins, with us as...
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US jobs data boosts Wall Street shares as FTSE finishes week over 6000
• Hopes that US economy is on course for recovery• FTSE shrugs off blow to UK manufacturingShares rose to their highest level on Wall Street since June 2008 after a spurt in job creation boosted hopes...
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Michael McIntyre's mega-tour could make him Britain's most bankable act
• Record-breaking schedule to gross at least £20m• Comedian takes first 58 shows to 12 biggest arenasRobert Newman and David Baddiel's pioneering one-off Wembley Arena show in 1993 prompted...
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Libyan figures interrogated by MI6 as stalemate fears grow
Defence chiefs are encouraging more senior members to defect, while pinning their hopes on the collapse of Gaddafi's regimeMI6 is heavily engaged in interrogating former senior Libyan figures and...
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Joel and Sergine Le Moaligou convicted of causing child's death
French couple who refused to take their sick and undernourished daughter to hospital were sentenced to five years in jailA French couple who refused to take their sick and undernourished daughter to...
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BBC workers hold farewell party before move to Salford
More than half of the BBC Breakfast team's employees have rejected the move north"Salford or fuck it" was the not very subtle title of the BBC Breakfast team's farewell party held at a candlelit wine...
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Smash! – review
Menier Chocolate Factory, London"Is there anything that matters less than a musical?" a character irreverently asks in this revival of the late Jack Rosenthal's 1981 play. It's not a sentiment one ever...
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Gaddafi's line in the sands | Ian Black
The defection of Moussa Koussa is a blow, but the colonel's family ties still help ensure loyal supportLibyans who talk frankly to foreigners often privately describe their country as an enigma or a...
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Gaddafi's sons show psychological warfare is not all on the western side |...
Whitehall says the brothers may be ready to abandon their father - but their 'war of nerves' suggests otherwiseAs the Libya conflict enters its third month, Whitehall is full of whispered talk of...
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Nicolas Sarkozy biopic provides unwelcome platform
La Conquete, which charts French president's ascent to power, generates strong reaction as first scenes are released onlineFilms about French political leaders are rare, those about presidents still in...
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Silk shirts prove immune to recession as sales soar
It may not be edgy, but shops are having to restock the wardrobe staple to keep pace with demandIts design is neither edgy nor new, but one item of clothing is proving immune to the economic fallout....
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