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Tropicália artists go to war with builders over name
Brazilian cultural movement founders may bring legal action to have name removed from luxury real estate ventureThe creators have christened it Tropicália – a luxury beachside condominium in...
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David Cameron horse saga ridiculous but symbolic, says Ed Miliband
Prime minister's riding of Rebekah Brooks' former Met horse shows how 'top politicians got too close to powerful media players'The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has accused David Cameron of becoming a...
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UK banks take over €37bn in ECB loans
Lloyds Banking Group was the largest borrower, drawing down €13.6bn from the ECB, while HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland borrowed the remaining €18bn between themBritish banks have taken more than €37bn...
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Liberal Democrats look to peer for health and social care bill support
Lady Williams asked to put name to emergency motion calling for changes to controversial bill before party conferenceEfforts are being made to enlist Lady Williams to put her name to an emergency...
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Balls the Younger, Pimco's rising star
Andrew Balls has become the bond investor's point man in Europe just at the moment when the continent emerged as the globe's biggest financial headacheDuring his attempts to keep Labour in power in May...
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Labour to demand referendum on creation of elected House of Lords
Tories against reform of second chamber could join forces with opposition to scupper billThe coalition's difficulties over Lords reform deepened on Friday when Labour said it would demand a referendum...
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Face to faith: Can Jewish and Christian values survive without belief in an...
Religion-based morality will survive in the secular world even if people no longer believe in the resurrection or the story of the Ten CommandmentsThe supposedly "sensational" findings of an Ipsos Mori...
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Falkland Islands belong to you, Morrissey tells Argentinian fans
British singer is latest artist to support Argentinian sovereignty of south Atlantic islands as diplomatic tensions riseThe singer Morrissey has become the latest celebrity to endorse Argentina's...
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Syria army stops Red Cross entering Baba Amr to deliver aid
Red Cross evacuates bodies of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik, but warns refusal of aid risks humanitarian crisis in HomsSyrian authorities have blocked the Red Cross from entering the Baba Amr district...
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Germany to cut solar power subsidies
Government plans to reduce subsidies by up to 30% as high consumer demand leaves it unable to support green energyYou can have too much of a good thing, it turns out. The German government has said it...
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Cyprus drops gambling charges against 'Supergrans' over card game
Forty-two women aged 60-98 had been summoned to court after police net €100 from raid on game similar to gin rummyCypriot authorities say they will drop charges against dozens of older women for...
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The People's Supermarket: where even the smell of baking bread is genuine
In a high street rigged against independent shopkeepers, this co-operative food shop has won a battle for survivalIf you've never been to the People's Supermarket, I think you'd be surprised at how...
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Lindberg – review
Philharmonic Hall, LiverpoolThe maverick trombonist and conductor Christian Lindberg has premiered more than 300 works, performing many of them in fancy dress. He has appeared as a cowboy, a Chicago...
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Lambchop – review
Barbican, LondonLondon has always given a warm welcome to Lambchop's country rhythms and skewed realism – and, as singer and guitarist Kurt Wagner takes in the awed crowd, it's clear the feeling is...
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Rammstein – review
Manchester ArenaThere's a torchlit parade, a giant red honeycomb thing, walls of fire, lots of taut muscles, a keyboard player in a glitter suit walking on a treadmill, burning microphones,...
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Ballet Black – review
Royal Opera House, LondonBallet Black may have been founded as a platform for black and Asian classical dancers, but you have to love it, too, for the opportunities it gives to choreographers. Martin...
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Philharmonia/Salonen – review
Royal Festival Hall, LondonWith its glittering piano part and delicately defined orchestral shapes and textures, Schoenberg's 1942 Piano Concerto is one of his most immediately accessible 12-tone...
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'Good Samaritans' who robbed injured Malaysian student in riots convicted
John Kafunda and Reece Donovan face lengthy sentences after conviction for robbing Ashraf Rossli while pretending to help himTwo men who pretended to be good Samaritans then robbed a student whose jaw...
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Sugar addiction is leading us down a poisoned path | Tanya Gold
Smoking and alcohol dangers are known and regulated for. So why are the risks posed by junk food not taken seriously?Fags and alcohol are old killers, old stories. I prefer to speak of sugar, the...
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Libya acts to seize £10m Gaddafi house in London
Luxury home with pool and cinema was bought by playboy son of late dictator just six months before Arab spring beganThe Gaddafis spent four decades plundering Libya, amassing private jets, fast cars...
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