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Return to 1981 austerity as households feel squeeze
It's not just the decline in consumers' disposable incomes that makes today's Britain reminiscent of 1981A royal wedding; an axe-wielding Tory chancellor claiming to be clearing up Labour's mess; angry...
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BBCNOW/Fischer – review
Hoddinott Hall, CardiffThere was more extraordinary playing at Cardiff's recent flute festival than a concertgoer would normally aspire to hear in several years but, within the week came another...
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News International could face prosecution
Hacking admission will put pressure on Scotland Yard inquiry to pursue corporate criminal chargesNews International as a corporation could face a criminal prosecution following its admission that the...
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Fisherman's funeral unites coastguard community as government cuts loom
Neil Murray, husband of Sheryll Murray MP who was campaigning for coastguard staff, died in an accident at seaThere was praise from all sides when the Tory MP Sheryll Murray spoke eloquently in the...
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Kenneth Clarke accuses PM of treating Andrew Lansley badly
As top Tories draw up list of undermined ministers, allies say health secretary has been 'abandoned' over reformsKenneth Clarke has complained in private about the treatment of the health secretary,...
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Premier League sues Top Trumps firm
Winning Moves, the firm behind Top Trumps card games says it will vigorously defend Barclays Premier League's claimsTop Trumps, the card game loved by geeky children in the 1970s and 80s, is being sued...
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Darwen Vale can choose charisma or the sticklers | Anouchka Grose
Teachers driven to strike want pupils disciplined, yet teenagers respond to unorthodox leadersChildren are horrible. They pull the wings off flies, tell lies and hit each other. Gradually, as we grow...
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Boy George warns of 'changing attitudes' after friend attacked
Boy George says attack on flamboyant friend Philip Sallon 'must have been something to do with the way he looked'Boy George has talked of his fears of a growing intolerance towards people who stand out...
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Nick Clegg's crucial week: tears, gaffes and a show of strength
The Lib Dem leader has started to publicly demonstrate that he stands up to the PM, writes Nicholas WattDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg recently had a sharp exchange when the prime minister blocked Sir...
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Bank reforms 'are high noon' for coalition
Lib Dem peer says ministers must back proposals from the independent commission on banking, due to be published on Monday at 7am, as 'radical reform was why we signed up with the Tories'The coalition...
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George Osborne's cuts: Say goodbye to Britain and hello to Austeria | Aditya...
The chancellor has begun making the sharpest cuts since 1945. If he completes them, Britain will be a different placeThere really ought to be a new name for the country that George Osborne wants to...
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Russia's cosmonauts of dystopia | Claire Armitstead
The spirit of Yuri Gagarin will launch a new breed of Russian writers in London next weekOne of the more surreal moments in the literary history of planet Earth will occur on Tuesday when Russian...
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Obama locked in talks to avert government shutdown
Republicans want to axe £75m 'abortion spending', with US economic recovery at risk unless deal is struckBarack Obama has been locked in negotiations with Republicans to avoid a federal government...
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Ivory Coast horror recounted by victims and perpetrators
Rebels and refugees on the border with Liberia describe barbaric scenes as post-election crisis continuesAt the border crossing between Ivory Coast and Toe Town, Liberia, the New Forces rebels fighting...
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Debunking stereotypes: Polish women are all beautiful
Heinrich Heine sang their praises at least a century ago, but the men don't get much of a look inThe notion of Polish women being of unparalleled beauty is an old one: the 19th-century German Heinrich...
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Planned Parenthood funding central to federal budget
Republicans have demanded that federal funding to US largest family planning organisation a condition of approving the budgetThe battle over the budget has seen a revival of the culture wars of old,...
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Yemen resolution unlikely as president dismisses Gulf plan to end rule
Ali Abdullah Saleh accuses Gulf states who have been meeting to discuss his fate of trying to mastermind 'coup'Hopes for a peaceful resolution to political turmoil were fading on Friday as President...
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Business chiefs who backed coalition cuts raise fears for UK economy
Entrepreneurs and executives who supported chancellor's aggressive measures now concerned about weak growthSome of the UK's most prominent business leaders, including individuals who gave their...
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Phone hacking apology designed to keep cases out of court
News of the World faces 24 separate lawsuits, from Sienna Miller to former Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray, writes Dan SabbaghRupert Murdoch and News Corporation tried again and again to brush off the News...
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Cycle helmets are a personal choice, so get off the tutting bandwagon
Boris Johnson and David Cameron have also given in to the helmet brigade, but there's no legal requirement to do soIt is generally accepted that politicians carry a greater responsibility than the...
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