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Royal succession rules unlikely to change soon – PM
Comments come amid concerns tinkering with constitution could reopen debate in Australia about monarchyDavid Cameron has played down the prospect of an imminent change in the rules of royal succession...
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Ai Weiwei arrest protests at Chinese embassies worldwide
Inspired by artist's installation with 1001 Qing dynasty seats, curator suggests taking chairs into street in silent protestDemonstrators all over the world were sitting outside Chinese embassies on...
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Libyan families flee Gaddafi forces in Ajdabiya as civilian death toll rises
Six more killed and dozens injured in Misrata, as rebels face renewed attacks from government troopsMuammar Gaddafi's forces mounted a heavy assault on Libyan rebels holding the key town of Ajdabiya on...
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Hungarian mothers to get extra votes for their children in elections
Latest controversial legislation from conservative Fidesz party since winning election on populist rightwing agendaIn a move that would be unprecedented in a modern democracy, Hungary's new government...
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M1 could remain partly closed for days
Friday fire so badly damaged an elevated section that it may be middle to end of week before motorway can be fully reopenedA seven-mile stretch of the M1 into London may not reopen fully until towards...
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Japan: How to talk to a tragedy | Minae Mizumura
One unlikely side-effect of the Japanese crisis has been a new critique of our use of honorificsShock, sympathy and a sense of national unity – these were the sentiments we felt in Japan after the...
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SFO investigates scam that fooled North Korea
• Deceived: England football manager and spymaster • Fraudster gained 49% of bank's shares for no cashThe Serious Fraud Office is looking into an elaborate scam that took in the former England football...
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London Marathon 2011: Tutu much for some, while elsewhere rhinos run riot
Behind the frontrunners, thousands of athletes overcome personal challenges to complete the 26.2-mile courseThey donned rhino suits, pantomime dame costumes, tutus and other outfits fastened together...
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Italy protests as France blocks train carrying migrants from Tunisia
Italian ambassador in Paris told to 'express the strongest protest' after migrants escaping unrest in North Africa are stoppedA train carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy was halted at the French...
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Bahrain told to respect students' right to protest by UK government
Foreign Office issues call following Bahraini targetting of participants in peaceful protest outside BBC in ManchesterThe government has called on Bahrain to respect the right to peaceful protest. The...
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The failure of the genome | Jonathan Latham
If inherited genes are not to blame for our most common illnesses, how can we find out what is?Since the human genome was sequenced, over 10 years ago, hardly a week has gone by without some new...
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Raúl Castro proposes 10-year term limits for Cuba's politicians
President's suggestion unprecedented but Communist party congress likely to endorse 'Thatcherite' reformsRaúl Castro has proposed term limits for Cuba's rulers, including himself, in an unprecedented...
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Yemeni women join street protests against president Saleh
President's 'no-women' comment draws hundreds of thousands of enraged Yemenis out for mass protestsHundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across Yemen on Sunday, denouncing President Ali Abdullah...
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The endgames of our empire never quite finished – just look at Bahrain |...
The discovery of the Mau Mau boxes reveal a lot more about the British government than just archival mismanagementIt has all the ingredients of a John le Carré novel. For decades there are allegations...
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Environmental campaigners angry as green laws labelled as red tape
All of Britain's 278 environment laws under review, including National Park, Clean Air and Climate Change ActsEnvironmental campaigners have condemned the coalition's inclusion of all of Britain's 278...
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Ian McKellen leads challenge to Tate over LS Lowry 'exclusion'
Actor demands London galleries sell 23 works by Manchester painter rather than continue to store themThe Tate has been challenged to put its collection of paintings by LS Lowry up for sale if it...
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Goodluck Jonathan opens unassailable lead in Nigeria's presidential election
Unofficial results from 30 of the country's 36 states suggest the president has an unassailable lead over Muhammadu BuhariThe Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, last night appeared to have secured...
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Grimshaw exhibition reveals master of moonlight, shadowed by debt
More than 60 oils and watercolours invite reassessment of the self-taught Yorkshire artist's life and careerAn exhibition of work by Britain's master of moonlight oil paintings, John Atkinson Grimshaw,...
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Last Supper … or penultimate supper? Scientist challenges Maundy Thursday
Cambridge professor Sir Colin Humphreys claims Last Supper took place on a Wednesday, not a ThursdayThe vagaries of Easter, whose connection with the moon's phases leads to much confusion over its...
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Ofsted should be split in two, say MPs
Cross-party group recommends creating two separate inspectorates for education and children's careThe schools watchdog, Ofsted, has become unwieldy and must be split in two, MPs have said.The...
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