Letters: Liability and phone-hacking scandal
You quote friends of the culture secretary Jeremy Hunt saying that the phone-hacking scandal is entirely separate to the decision concerning whether to sanction News Corp's acquisition of BSkyB (An...
View ArticleLetters: Pomp and protest
Cameron, May, Johnson et al have completely missed the point in trying to remove the peace camp in Parliament Square (Report, 8 April). This is a golden opportunity to show the rest of the world that...
View ArticleCountry diary: Lake District
The Beaufort wind scale neared eight recently as a gale blew up briefly, without warning, across the Lake District. Umbrellas were blown inside out in Keswick, slates flew off a roof in Rydal and laden...
View ArticleIvory Coast: UN and France launch reprisal attacks on Gbagbo
Attack on residence is retaliation for assaults by Gbagbo forces on UN headquarters and Ivory Coast civilians United Nations and French helicopters have fired rockets on Laurent Gbagbo's residence in...
View ArticleLibya: Gaddafi has accepted roadmap to peace, says Zuma
African Union negotiators appeal to Nato to halt air raids as they head for BenghaziThe Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has accepted a roadmap to a political solution to the deadlocked two-month-old...
View ArticleBleak surveys pose interest rate rise dilemma for Bank of England
• Number of profit warnings in first quarter up 50%• Confidence lower than in recession, say finance chiefs Britain's stagnating economy faces months of gloom after a series of business surveys showed...
View ArticleTime for a new strategy for Euro PLC?
Providing more bailouts for struggling members is no way to run a successful business – whatever the political agendaImagine for a moment that you are one of those straight-talking celebrity executives...
View ArticleOpen door: Language evolution
The readers' editor on… the style guide's advice on appropriate terminologyChanges in language tend to happen either through evolution or revolution. The Guardian stylebook is constantly being updated...
View ArticleThe magic of the midlife mind | Madeleine Bunting
Never mind the lost keys. When it comes to the big stuff, middle-aged brains outperform the restIf you are over 40, I'm prepared to offer you a 100% guarantee that reading this column is going to make...
View ArticleWorld Bank urges new focus on global development in fragile states
World Development Report 2011 warns that chronic cycles of criminal and political violence remain the biggest threatsThe World Bank is calling for a new focus in global development efforts towards...
View ArticlePeru's presidential candidates face June runoff
Unofficial results reveal voters will choose between ex-army officer Ollanta Humala and former first lady Keiko FujimoriPeru's voters will choose between an ex-army officer who vows to redistribute the...
View ArticleFrance begins ban on niqab and burqa
Women wearing a face veil in public could now be fined or given lessons in French citizenshipFrance's ban on face veils, a first in Europe, went into force on Monday, and anyone wearing the niqab or...
View ArticlePhilippine TV show pulled off air over child's tearful dance
TV host comes under criticism from government and media for allowing six-year-old boy to mimic a striptease dancerThe Philippines' most popular TV game show was pulled off the air on Monday amid a...
View ArticleEyewitness: Schwartzel wins epic Masters
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View ArticleBanking: Big brains, small ideas | Editorial
The question raised by the commission's report is whether stiffening simple rules can tame more complex financial beastsThe prototype banker was a smith, who kept gold bars safe and wrote promissory...
View ArticleCountry diary: Langsett, Peak District
A warm, springtime sun lit up the little farmyard pond at Hartcliff, allowing the ducks the indulgence of basking and preening at the water's edge, a pleasure largely missing here this spring. Here we...
View ArticleEsther Addley's Diary
Yes! to fairer votes. And fairer pay would be good• Oh dear. Nick Clegg's call last week for "proper remuneration" of interns, and a widening of access to plum volunteer roles, may have landed him in...
View ArticleSir Simon Milton, Boris Johnson's chief of staff, dies aged 49
London mayor pays tribute to 'a wonderful colleague' who brought 'calm, logic and warmth' to the roleLondon's Mayor, Boris Johnson, has paid tribute to his deputy after he died in hospital.Sir Simon...
View ArticleFrancis Ford Coppola lures top French winemaker to Napa Valley
Château Margaux expert to breathe new life into historic California wineryPerhaps Francis Ford Coppola made him an offer he couldn't refuse, or perhaps wine expert Phillipe Bascaules just loves the...
View ArticleMoussa Koussa warns Libya could turn into 'new Somalia'
Former foreign minister who defected to UK urges two sides to avoid taking Libya into civil war and resolve conflict through dialogueThe former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa has used his first...
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