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Letters: Blurred boundaries of science and religion
In reporting that Martin Rees had won this year's Templeton prize (From big bang to big bucks, 7 April), Ian Sample tells us more about the critics of the John Templeton Foundation than the foundation...
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Letters: Raised outdoors
You might be interested to know that Mrs Frankenburg followed her own advice that "infants should hardly be indoors at all between 8 in the morning and 5 at night in the winter, and from 7am to 10pm in...
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Letter: Pakistan's sacrifices
Your article claims "Nearly half of the terrorist plots against Britain come from Pakistan's lawless north-west frontiers" (Terrorism fight at heart of Cameron trip to Pakistan, 6 April). In the...
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire
A census-taker came up the hill 120 years ago this week to count people on the Sandy Lodge estate. He followed the long drive through the woods up to the mansion house, where he listed in residence...
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Weatherwatch: City streets paved with gold
Twilight has a way of anointing city streets, especially in a GK Chesterton novel. "The evening sky, a dome of solid gold, unflaked even by a single sunset cloud, steeped the meanest sights of London...
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This week: Oliver Letwin, Glenn Beck, Charlie Sheen
Lucy Mangan on the people in the media spotlight in the past seven daysRemarked down Oliver LetwinIt was alleged that a government minister had argued against airport expansion plans on the grounds...
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Daniel Barenboim - review
Tate Modern Turbine HallThe standing ovation began before Daniel Barenboim had played a note. On Friday night, to a crowd of about 1,100 who only learned of this impromptu free concert three days...
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News of the World phone hacking victims get apology from Murdoch
Admission of liability over phone hacking likely to cost News International millions of pounds in compensationRupert Murdoch's News International has issued a public apology to eight victims of phone...
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Submarine shooting: Sentry held on suspicion of murder
Royal Navy serviceman held after an officer died of gunshot wounds on board the nuclear-powered submarine HMS AstuteA Royal Navy serviceman is being held on suspicion of murder after an officer was...
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Syria's biggest day of unrest yet sees at least 20 people killed
Protests move closer to the centre of Damascus as Bashar al-Assad's concessions fail to quell calls for reformAnti-government demonstrations have spread across Syria with the highest turnout yet in a...
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So close, yet so far away – Europe is still something of a mystery to many of...
The mainland certainly seems closer than it used to, but our ignorance of its social structures remains profoundThere were coasters butting into the gale in the Channel, very much as John Masefield...
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Press bandwagon on antidepressants makes for depressing reading | Ben Goldacre
A cursory look at widely available research easily explains a rise in prescriptions. And no, it has nothing to do with the recessionThis week some journalists have found a pattern in some data and...
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Muslims must be free to debate issues such as evolution without fear | Salman...
The hounding of an imam for his pro-evolution views only plays to anti-Muslim prejudiceThe imam of a mosque in east London, Dr Usama Hasan, was earlier this year subjected to death threats over his...
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Ivory Coast rebels have killed hundreds, say observers
Reports of mass murders and rapes in villages. Pro-government forces also accused of atrocitiesMass killings have been carried out by both sides of the conflict in Ivory Coast, according to the...
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Speak to us peasants, posh boys, for we know all about social mobility |...
Why am I being lectured about social mobility by people who were born at the top?Nick Clegg's current internship is perhaps not going as well as his first one. He seems to be gaining valuable...
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Unreported World: Sex Lies and Black Magic (Channel 4), Baboons with Bill...
Unreported World customarily contains more human misery per square minute than any other programme. This documentary is no differentUnreported World customarily contains more information and human...
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Bidisha's thought for the day: Squirrels
Is it wrong to kneecap a squirrel? The one terrorising my back yard needs to be brought down a peg or two somehowIs it wrong to kneecap a squirrel? I'm involved in a vicious war of attrition with a...
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The power of the intern | Laurie Penny
The system is unfair and open to abuse, and gives posh young dogsbodies far too much influenceThe internship system is a murky pool of privilege and influence. Over the last week, since the...
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The conversation: Are school uniforms a good thing or not?
Do school uniforms promote discipline and a sense of belonging, or are they a pointless, outmoded tradition? Two school pupils argue the pros and consThis week the coalition's new behaviour adviser,...
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Cocaine use to be reviewed by government drug advisers
Renewed popularity in the drug in recent years has put Britain at the top of European 'league table' for cocaine abuseThe government's expert drug advisers are to publish their first significant review...
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