Fenn Wright Manson battles to safeguard future
Premium womenswear chain was bought by Darwin Private Equity in October 2010Premium womenswear chain Fenn Wright Manson is battling to safeguard its future just 17 months after it was acquired by a...
View ArticleNicolas Sarkozy hides from protesters in cafe
French president takes refuge from demonstrators, including Basque nationalists, on campaign trail in BayonneHundreds of angry protesters forced President Nicolas Sarkozy to take refuge in a cafe as he...
View ArticleSpain and Netherlands put new eurozone rulebook to test
Two countries face fines for breaking budget deficit targets as EU leaders – with exception of David Cameron and Czech leader – prepare to sign fiscal pactThe euro's tough new German-penned economic...
View ArticlePeter Donohoe – review
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOne of the hallmarks of Peter Donohoe's pianism has always been the sheer breadth of his musical sympathies, ranging across more than two centuries right up to the present...
View ArticleWe are fighting Islamism from ignorance, as we did the cold war | Simon Jenkins
The west wasted trillions in needless conflict with the USSR. Now we are being brainwashed into confrontation with IranWere we wrong? I have lived through two global conflicts: the west against Russian...
View ArticleEU justice chief warns Google over 'sneaking' citizens' privacy away
Viviane Reding says there are 'doubts' over legality of internet giant's move as French authorities open EU-wide investigationThe European commissioner of justice, Viviane Reding, has delivered a...
View ArticleBAE brushes off plea to save 2,000 jobs
Worst-hit site will be Brough in east Yorkshire – where Hawk and Harrier jets were built – whose fate was sealed despite appeals from David Cameron and Ed MilibandBAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence...
View ArticleAccusations of witchcraft are part of growing pattern of child abuse in UK
African groups warn that boom in pentecostal churches and belief in 'kindoki' are causing more children to suffer in silenceWhen 15-year-old Kristy Bamu left his parents in Paris on 16 December 2010,...
View Article'We simply couldn't stay there any more' – rebel forces leave Baba Amr
Unconfirmed reports of revenge atrocities after Assad troops retake Homs suburb in wake of outgunned FSA's withdrawalIt took nearly four weeks of merciless bombardment. But by Thursday afternoon Syrian...
View ArticleLetters: Dear Mr Hockney…
Colin Edgell Canberra, Australia• It is always interesting to reflect on David Hockney's views on smoking in the Guardian (Letters, 28 February). I respect his views, but I would ask that he in turn...
View ArticleDid David Cameron ride Rebekah Brooks's police horse?
No 10 sources say there is a strong possibility the prime minister rode ex-police horse owned by former News International chiefDavid Cameron had hoped to have drawn a line under his mildly...
View ArticleOil exploration: too high a price | Damian Carrington
Deepwater may cost BP $40bn in damages, but the oil industry hasn't learned its lessonAs a symbol of the extremes the world is prepared to go to feed its addiction to oil, the biggest and most complex...
View ArticleThe Cribs – review
ULU, LondonTheir one-album alliance with Johnny Marr ended last year, but if the Jarman brothers from Wakefield, who comprise the Cribs, never repeat the Top 10 success they had with Marr, they still...
View ArticleNo need for Paul Nicholls to beat himself up on Kauto Star news embargo
Trainer may regret initial 'delighted' report after his horses' schooling sessions last FridayOne thing that would seem to have been proved by Thursday's awful news about Kauto Star is that no one who...
View ArticleNHS admits negligence after patients received cancerous kidneys
Two transplant patients needed six cycles of chemotherapy after receiving organs from woman with aggressive form of cancerThe NHS has admitted negligence in giving two transplant patients kidneys from...
View ArticleJohn Yates's Michelin guide to counter-terrorism | Michael White
It seemed that the Met's ex-assistant commissioner would risk his cholesterol count anywhere in the interests of law and orderAlmost three hours into his testimony-by-satellite to Lord Justice...
View ArticleMark Webber expects rejuvenated rivals to give Red Bull stern test
• McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and Lotus 'pushing very hard'• Australian fourth fastest on first day of last testing eventRed Bull remain the pre-season favourites to achieve a hat-trick of wins in the...
View ArticlePortsmouth will go bust without new funds, warns administrator
• Trevor Birch says club only has enough funds to last until April• 'This could be the first big club which fails to fulfil its fixtures'Stricken Portsmouth Football club will run out of money before...
View ArticleGoogle's privacy settings – controlling your information
There are ways to control what information Google records, or opting out altogether. Your personal information is valuableGoogle provides tools for controlling your personal information, and a handy...
View ArticleCountry diary: Burton Mill Pond, West Sussex: Shimmering wagtails and other...
Burton Mill Pond, West Sussex: A cloud of 50 pied wagtails drifts over the water in waves, calling seep-seep, seep-seepThe blue sky is deepening and the thinnest veil of diaphanous cloud drifts across...
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