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Press Awards put reporting centre stage
The ceremony attempted to remind the industry that reporting is the point of journalism, writes Dan SabbaghJournalism, it is said, is in crisis. Newspapers, it is noted, are losing readers, relevance...
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Superbug gene rife in Delhi water supply
Global implications as NDM-1 gene is found to be widespread in water used for cooking, washing and drinkingA gene that causes a wide range of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics has been found...
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Letters: Secrets, lies and why we need scrutiny of the nuclear industry
John Vidal (Nuclear's green cheerleaders forget Chernobyl at our peril, 2 April) and George Monbiot (Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power, 22 March) may compete on your letters...
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Corrections and clarifications
• In a biographical panel, the Hague-based body where Richard Goldstone served as prosecutor was said to be the international criminal court. In fact, that should have been the United Nations...
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Letters: Neighsayers
Your report on the conviction of John Sweeney should be essential reading for some of my colleagues in the European parliament who have consistently argued against the very programme that brought this...
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Letters: Rehabilitation cuts
If the Arts Council's cuts were not barbaric in their own right, one sector has been especially heavily hit (Editorial, 31 March). With total budget cuts to Writers in Prison Network and two other...
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Letters: Unpalatable medicine for the NHS
Julian Glover warns the government not to lose its nerve and advises it to enter into negotiating some compromise amendments (The coalition must hold its nerve on NHS reform, 4 April). He argues that...
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Letters: Strong legacy of Israeli peace activist
The murder of Israeli peace activist Juliano Mer Khamis (Report, 5 April), whoever the perpetrator, is an attack on all who strive for justice in the Middle East. Juliano, the son of an Israeli-Jewish...
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Soaring student fees: Pain without gain | Editorial
Recouping the vanished teaching grant by charging high is a natural impulse there is little reason to suppressThis week the Liberal Democrats forced an open retreat on the NHS. The state of play in the...
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Weatherwatch: tornadoes and trailer parks
Spring might sound appealing, but in trailer parks in the part of the southern US known as Tornado Alley spring is the start of a season of destruction. Twisters cause tremendous damage to trailer...
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Country Diary: Strathnairn
It seemed I needed more signs of spring as they are slow in showing this far north. So I climbed up through the birch and rowan woodland above the house and on to the main badger setts. The scene did...
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In praise of… pierogi | Editorial
A cross between a dumpling and Italian ravioli, the Polish delicacy is not to be confused with the Russian pirozhkiThe genealogy of one of Poland's culinary delights leads the uninitiated swiftly but...
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Sleep in or work from home: minister's plans to ease rush hour
Transport minister says 'it is crazy these days for people to go to work when work can come to people'The transport minister, Norman Baker, wants to dramatically reduce rush hour in the capital and...
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Hugh Muir's Diary
Minister can you spare a dime. Don't let your PPS go hungry• It is, as you well know, our way to rail against injustice, whether at home or in Libya or Afghanistan. Today's is close to home. Good men...
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Portugal's PM calls on EU for bailout
Prime minister José Sócrates makes last resort plea for a rescue package could total €80bnPortugal has joined Greece and Ireland on the casualty list of Europe's sovereign debtors after its prime...
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'British' planes bomb Libyan oilfield
Three civilians killed and more injured in air assault on Sarir, says Libyan deputy foreign ministerBritish warplanes hit a major Libyan oilfield on Wednesday, killing three civilian guards and...
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Portugal's crisis: Out of options | Editorial
Portugal has been the financial-market equivalent of a dead man walking ever since José Sócrates resigned on 23 MarchIt took Portugal's prime minister, José Sócrates, two weeks to accept the inevitable...
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Portugal gives in – but not before saddling itself with further debt
Short-term private bailout comes at crippling cost, with bonds sold to investors at rates of nearly 6% interestThe decision by Portugal to abandon its efforts to avoid an EU-led financial bailout came...
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Portugal's bailout was all but inevitable
For those with long memories, it was a bit like Britain on Black Wednesday in 1992, writes Larry ElliottAnd so the third domino falls. There was an inevitability about Portugal's decision to accept it...
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The problem with Mayor-mania
As the new craze for mayors shows, everyone is in favour of localism – until it gets to tax-raising powersA No 10 adviser told me to get another job recently. Once the coalition was done, the power...
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