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Trevor Bannister, Are You Being Served's Mr Lucas, dies aged 76
Actor who made West End debut in 1960 and had lengthy television career suffers heart attack at Surrey allotmentTrevor Bannister, who played the role of ladies' man Mr Lucas in the department store...
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Kenneth Clarke: prison is a waste of money
Rise in prison numbers unsustainable, says justice secretary, who blames media for creating image that prison life is easyThe rate of jail sentencing is "financially unsustainable", the justice...
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Simon Hoggart's week: Teach your children well
Some people seem to think that, where babies are concerned, no behaviour is unacceptable✒We came back from the US on Virgin, which was kind of all right except for the food. At least the crew were...
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TV review: Mastermind (BBC2) and Monty Don's Italian Gardens (BBC2)
The specialist-subject round has always been the problem with Mastermind – it's essentially spectator information-regurgitation as entertainmentIt's the grand final of another series of Mastermind. "In...
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Teenage domestic violence: 'No one did anything to stop it'
Teenage girls are the group most at risk of domestic violence, and many may be falling through the support netAsk a group of teenage girls how many terms of abuse are directed at them in school on a...
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From Stephen Fry to Hugh Grant: The rise of the celebrity activist
Once the famous just fronted charity appeals. Now an increasing number are putting their weight behind political causes. Leo Benedictus investigates the rise of the celebrity activistThese are early...
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NHS leaflet mixes past and present | Ben Goldacre
The government is using old statistics to make misleading claims about the need for changeHM Government has issued a new leaflet to justify its NHS reforms: Working Together for a Stronger NHS. It was...
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Never has London's atmosphere as a rich city-state felt so extreme | Ian Jack
Geographically, never mind socially, we are not all in this together. Life in London feels different to anywhere outsideIn Bradford on a winter's night 25 years ago, I stood in front of an estate...
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Fears for the Middle East's Christians in the wake of the Arab spring |...
The revolutions in the Arab world may further weaken Christianity's presence in the regionThe Arab world is turning over a new page at last. Not since Britain and France created nation states in the...
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More stuff does not make us happier. Doing stuff, especially for others, does...
Despite all its encouraging homilies and self-help jargon, I don't want the new organization Action for Happiness. I want Action for Things to Be Basically OKAfter two visits from gorgeous young...
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Bidisha's thought for the day: Private school
To say that David and Victoria Beckham are "too working class" to send their children to private school is abhorrentOur school motto was Serve and Obey. Former pupils at my alma mater, Haberdashers'...
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The conversation: Is there any place for religious faith in science?
Can scientists be religious? Sam Harris argues science and faith are completely incompatible, while Robert Winston would like to be more inclusive. Emine Saner adjudicatesLast week, the astrophysicist...
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No one owns Syria's uprising | Ali al-Bayanouni
Assad's regime blames 'extremists', but Syria's young are leading the way, with broad supportIn an interview with the Wall Street Journal in January, Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, said that his...
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So David Cameron wants to talk about immigration? Bring it on | Mehdi Hasan
Migrants boost the economy, provide vital services, raise academic standards and enrich our food. Let's talk about thatThe very first question of the first televised leader's debate in British...
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Catholic pilgrims to be asked for contributions to save Holy Stairs
€1 a climb – the indulgence is free – could conserve 16th century frescoes depicting passion of Christ and the crucifixionCatholics seeking an indulgence by climbing the Holy Stairs, which Jesus...
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Cameron's positive miasma is a sort of Gestalt politics | Julian Glover
The prime minister is often a mystery, even to his own party. But if he can't explain his vision, how can it be sold?Let's start with a quiz. Is David Cameron a) Margaret Thatcher, but worse; b) Tony...
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Raghu Dixit and Hans Raj Hans – review
Southbank Centre, LondonThis was a triumphant night for the Indian folk-rocker Raghu Dixit. When I last saw him, in his home city Bengaluru, he was playing to a massive crowd who knew all his songs....
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The Terminators: drone strikes prompt MoD to ponder ethics of killer robots
Analysis of unmanned aircraft in combat urges Britain to establish policy on 'acceptable machine behaviour'The growing use of unmanned aircraft in combat situations raises huge moral and legal issues,...
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Fidelio – review
Grand, LeedsThe opening night of Opera North's Fidelio was beset by problems that made assessment difficult. An electrical fault caused the pit lights to fail twice in act one: at the end of the...
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Iran accuses Siemens of helping launch Stuxnet cyber-attack
Senior official says German engineering giant supplied US and Israel with details of control system used by TehranIran has accused the German engineering firm Siemens of helping Israel and the US...
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