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Lockerbie prosecutors yet to meet Libyan defector Moussa Koussa
Detectives and Scottish Crown Office lawyers are in London but there has been no interview with former Gaddafi ministerScottish prosecutors who want to interview the dissident Libyan minister Moussa...
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Phone hacking: Mobile companies challenge John Yates's evidence
Four phone companies dispute that police 'ensured' they warn potential News of the World phone-hacking victimsJohn Yates, the senior police officer at the centre of the phone-hacking scandal, faces a...
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Halfords and Carpetright warn profits will be lower than expected
Retailers' predictions reflect 'twin track' economy as squeezed consumers put off non-essential spendingHalfords and Carpetright have joined the growing club of retailers making downbeat predictions as...
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Nick Clegg, you chose to be coalition arm-candy, so accept being a punchbag |...
Instead of bewailing his lot, Nick Clegg should sniff the daffodils and be grateful he missed the golden era of political venomOh dear. Nick Clegg has had another Shylock moment, bewailing his lot to...
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HMRC not doing enough to stop illegal unpaid internships, says pay watchdog
Annual report of Low Pay Commission calls for action where an intern is doing the work of a paid employeeThe Low Pay Commission has criticised HM Revenue & Customs for lax enforcement of minimum...
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Wife to James Whelan – review
New Diorama, LondonIrish drama was until recently dominated by male voices. But Teresa Deevy, along with Lady Gregory, was a shining exception. Deevy wrote a string of hits for the Dublin Abbey in the...
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Portugal bailout: Spain could be the next to fall | Larry Elliott | Analysis
There is a clear pattern of events in the eurozone, and not much to choose between Portugal and SpainWe have heard it all before. Spain is different from Portugal. A line has been drawn in the sand....
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Jordanian self-immolates outside prime minister's office
Man in critical condition after incident in Amman, as 80 people are charged over violent clashes during demonstration in MarchA Jordanian man set himself on fire outside the prime minister's office in...
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Mani rubbishes Stone Roses reunion rumours
Ian Brown and John Squire met at funeral of bassist's mother – and that's all, he saysIt was the reunion that a generation had hoped for, and for a short while it seemed that their prayers for a...
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Ian Tomlinson's last words revealed by witnesses
Newspaper seller muttered 'they have got me, the fuckers got me' moments before he died, G20 inquest hearsIan Tomlinson, the newspaper seller knocked down by a police officer at the G20 protests in...
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Brazil shooting: 12 children killed in school rampage
Brazilian media describes killing by former pupil as the worst school massacre in the country's historyA gunman opened fire at a school in Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 12 children, mostly girls...
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Under this surreal 'rule by law', Ai Weiwei is guilty | Isabel Hilton
Such a distortion of the judiciary means those who seek to protect their fellow citizens are now most at risk in ChinaWhen the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei insisted to reporters in...
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Royal wedding planners powerless to evict Parliament Square protesters
David Cameron wants Parliament Square cleared for big day, but police say protesters are not breaking any lawsThe prime minister, the home secretary and the mayor of London have all vowed that the...
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Spain staves off bailout - for now
As its neighbour Portugal succumbs to a bailout, Spain insists that it won't follow despite holding €75bn of Portuguese debtSpanish store fronts, jostling for space along a single block in Lisbon's...
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Japan's Fukushima plant evacuated after new earthquake
Powerful 7.1 magnitude quake shook north-east part of country, but fears that it would trigger a tsunami have subsidedWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were forced to evacuate on Thursday...
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UN forces surround Gbagbo troops after rescue of ambassador
1,000 fighters continue to defend Ivory Coast's ex-president after French helicopter crew rescues Japanese envoyUnited Nations forces have surrounded the last troops loyal to defeated Ivory Coast...
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'Afghaniyat' is alive and well in Afghanistan | Saira Shah
It was always divided, and is now traumatised by war. But the Afghan nation can be rebuiltThere is a traditional, gloating song of Paghman, some 30km from the Afghan capital, which dates from the...
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Latest WikiLeaks cables reveal Israel's fears and alliances
Julian Assange hands over tranche of secret files to newspapers in Israel on its co-operation with US and view of neighboursMohammed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling generals, was an obstacle to...
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Libyan minister to take Turkish peace plan to Gaddafi
Rebels also 'positive' about three-point plan after separate meeting with Turkish officialsTurkey has proposed a path to a peaceful resolution to the deadlocked conflict in Libya, involving a...
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David Cameron brokers deal to fill £800m black hole in defence budget
Prime minister reluctant to reopen strategic review but saves Liam Fox from political embarrassmentThe Treasury and the Ministry of Defence have struck a deal to fill a politically embarrassing £800m...
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