Syria and the risks of covering conflicts
'We're enemies of the state, these deaths show that'Lyse Doucet BBCMost journalists don't go to war planning to die. But with each year that passes there seems to be more to think about, at moments...
View ArticlePlantwatch: Somersaults in weather bring out clusters of flowers
This winter has done some amazing somersaults. Spring flowers came out in January's warm breezes, only to be caught out by the Arctic freeze this month, before last week's burst of warm weather brought...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia backs arming Syrian opposition
Foreign minister tells conference on Syria that supplying weapons to rebels fighting Assad regime is 'an excellent idea' as Obama vows to use 'every tool available' to stop the slaughterSaudi Arabia...
View ArticleSleep: why they used to do it twice a night | Laura Barton
The need to sleep eight hours is the cause of much stress. But for centuries we happily woke up in the middle of the nightWith the exceptions of our sex lives and waistbands, there are few things so...
View ArticleWork experience: of dreams and schemes | Editorial
Chris Grayling can dismiss those campaigning against his scheme – but he may have lost sight of the national moodWhile fury engulfs the varied toil-while-you-claim benefit schemes, it is worth...
View ArticleForests: the fire next time | Editorial
The combination of a predicted increase in heatwaves and the carbon stored in the world's soils is reason for alarmForest fires are a fact of life, and in some regions an important part of the natural...
View ArticleSudoku 2,119 hard
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.For a helping hand call our solutions line on 09068 338 228. Calls cost 60p per minute at all times. Service...
View ArticleSimon Hoggart's week: Ever heard of an agnostic suicide bomber?
Secularists under attack, a hand signal from the young Cameron and the Titanic menu that could fetch £100,000✒I can't work out the current abuse for secularists now coming from various religious...
View ArticleJune Hautot is the sharp tip of an extremely big iceberg, Mr Lansley
Protester who accused the health secretary of trying to privatise the NHS represents a big, angry public, saying 'that's enough'It's never easy to make out what it means for a politician to have an...
View ArticleAshmolean shows Manet portrait it hopes to keep
Museum launches campaign to raise £7.83m required to buy portrait of Mademoiselle Claus for the nationIt has not been seen in public for 29 years, but yesterday Édouard Manet's Portrait of Mademoiselle...
View ArticleSudoku 281 killer
Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.For a...
View ArticleUnthinkable? Star ratings for the professions | Editorial
It is reasonable to ask who is judging the judgesIn a world of perpetual audit it may seem that no good could come of adding another layer of assessment. But striking boldly out against this defeatist...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 25 February 1960: Bitter taste of 'La Dolce Vita'
Originally published in the Guardian on 25 February 1960ROME, 24 FEBRUARYWith his latest film, Federico Fellini has started off probably the most violent, widespread, and far-reaching controversy in...
View ArticleMelvyn Bragg on Class and Culture – review
Melvyn Bragg is tackling a subject even more sweeping than his hairIt's a good job the classless society has not yet come to pass. The television schedules would be bereft. No more...
View ArticleThe conversation: Is it ever OK for a writer to confess all in public?
With Rachel Cusk's new book on the end of her marriage causing controversy, writers Tim Lott and Christa D'Souza discuss what drives their impulse to confess, and the responsibilities that come with...
View ArticleFrom Hackney to Hollywood: the stars of an all-black drama school
In 2003, with just a few hundred pounds, actor Femi Oguns set up Britain's first 'black' drama school. It's now a powerhouse in the promotion of black talent to the entertainment industry here and...
View ArticleSigns of UK recovery may be exaggerated
The GDP data revealed a worrying 5.6% decline in business investment in the last quarter of 2011Let's hope the euphoria that greeted last week's economic data lasts longer than the cheers England's...
View ArticleThe Sun on Sunday has risen – but a new week will bring even more heat
The Leveson inquiry restarts, Charlotte Church is in court, but there's a fresh beat in the Murdoch empireThe number of Suns sold in newsagents will already have been carefully studied by every amateur...
View ArticleColombian rebel group says it will free all captives
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to release 'prisoners of war' and give up practice of kidnappingColombia's main rebel group has said it will free the last of the government captives it has held...
View ArticleBrazil's Bridge of Knowledge marks seaside city's rebirth
Structure part of construction boom intended to improve infrastructure ahead of 2014 World Cup and 2016 OlympicsThey call it the Bridge of Knowledge – a spectacular £22m suspension bridge at the...
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