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Spacewatch: Spotting Endeavour
If the shuttle Endeavour meets its scheduled launch time of 20:47 BST on the 29th, there may be a chance for spacewatchers in southern Britain to spot it less than 20 minutes later as it crosses the...
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Country Diary: Wenlock Edge
The amphibious face looked out from dark water; its impervious gaze scanned minute horizons between the worlds of water and air. I couldn't tell what it saw or thought, but felt its expressionless...
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Hugh Muir's diary
The Lord will provide. Honest! It just might take a while• Heady days for Gordon Brown's former business adviser Lord Bilimoria, whose company Cobra Beer foundered two years ago owing creditors £70m....
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Bradley Manning to be moved from Virginia to Kansas
WikiLeaks suspect to be moved to Fort Leavenworth after storm of protest at his treatment in Quantico military prisonThe US soldier accused of downloading hundreds of thousands of state secrets and...
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Neil Lennon and two prominent Celtic fans targeted in parcel bomb campaign
Police say three devices discovered, addressed to Lennon, Trish Godman and Paul McBride not hoaxes and contain explosivesParcel bombs intended to kill or maim have been sent to the Celtic manager Neil...
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Chinese student found dead in Canada after boyfriend sees attack on webcam
23-year-old Qian Liu discovered after beginning of struggle witnessed on internet before intruder turns off laptopA student at a Canadian university was found dead after her boyfriend in China saw her...
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Florida police release images of shot Britons' last hours
US detectives anxious to speak to women in video to help fill in 'lost hour' between closing time and discovery of bodiesDetectives have released video images showing British holidaymakers James...
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Banks' reliance on the state must end, says public accounts committee
British banks are still leaning on the taxpayer for £512bn of support, with bailout cash used for bonuses and dividendsBritain's banks continue to rely on the taxpayer for £512bn of support, according...
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National Trust to begin badger vaccine trial
If successful, charity's scheme to prevent the spread of bovine TB in badgers may eliminate or reduce the need for a cullThe National Trust will next month begin the largest ever field trial of a...
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AV: the low politics of electoral reform | Tom Clark
A yes for the alternative vote resolves a psephological tussle for me. But Labour has more pragmatic considerationsIf you interrupted a card game and asked players for their take on whether the ace...
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Dry and warm Easter for most of Britain
Temperatures will continue to push well into the 20s Celsius in inland areas of England, Wales and western ScotlandA fine Easter is expected in many parts of the country as dry and warm weather...
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Royal wedding to be streamed on YouTube as palace embraces digital age
Four-hour coverage will feature Westminster Abbey ceremony as well as Twitter feed and presence on Facebook and FlickrLive streaming of the royal wedding will be broadcast on YouTube as part of an...
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Israel and Palestine don't need more friends – but the peace process does |...
Roleplaying PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat made me see how easily one slips from problem-solving to point-scoringI spent much of last week being a Palestinian. And not just any Palestinian. I was the man...
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Capercaillie population 'in a perilous state' warns RSPB
Iconic Scottish bird struggling to survive due to habitat loss, climate and forestry fencingConservationists have warned that one of Scotland's largest and most iconic birds, the capercaillie, is in a...
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Response: The Chernobyl deniers use far too simple a measure of radiation risk
Those who downplay the dangers of nuclear energy are wrong to focus only on doseIn his article on "the confusing world of radiation exposure", readers' editor Chris Elliott was right to point out that...
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Libya foreign minister says free elections could be held
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi says regime prepared to consider interim government before elections six months after conflict endsLibya could hold free elections, supervised by the United Nations, within six...
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Egypt puts British justice to shame | Victoria Brittain
As political prisoners go free in post-Mubarak Egypt, Adel Abdel Bary, who sought asylum in the UK, still languishes in a UK jailIn post-Mubarak Egypt men like Abboud al-Zomor, the intelligence officer...
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Zombie horror-comedy hopes to bring Cuban film industry back to life
Juan of the Dead, set in contemporary Cuba and satirising social mores of Castro years, to get international release this summerMysterious attacks break out across the island, leaving the victims...
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Tuition fees 2012: all universities to charge undergraduates at least £6,000
• Blow to ministers as watchdog announces universities' plans• Guardian figures put average fees at more than £8,600• Datablog: what are the universities charging?Ministers have suffered a major blow...
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Syria arrests opposition figure despite lifting of emergency rule
Mahmoud Issa picked up by security agents hours after government announced end to state of emergency, say Syrian activistsSyrian authorities arrested a leftist opposition figure at his home during an...
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