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Conservative MEP switches to Ukip
Roger Helmer, who has been critical of David Cameron over European issues, will address Ukip conference on SaturdayA eurosceptic Conservative MEP has joined the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip)...
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TV review: The Joy of Disco
Lucy Mangan is dazzled by the sequins and spangles in a riveting disco documentaryYou forget, sometimes, that almost everything had to be invented somewhere, at some point, by someone. Computers and...
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Homework guidelines scrapped to give headteachers greater freedom
Michael Gove's move follows complaints that homework limits family time together and 'the real ways kids learn'Ministers have scrapped guidelines setting out how much homework children should be set,...
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This week's cultural highlights: Red Light Winter and Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments belowOpening this...
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Raw drama of case against Proposition 8 given a slice of Hollywood A-list ham
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christine Lahti in staged readingOn Saturday night in Los Angeles a group of A-listers tried to walk the precarious line...
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Cultural invasion of Britain celebrates Germany's big shift
Big names in line-up for summer of music, dance and art to celebrate the Goethe-Institut's 50 years in LondonUntil the fall of the Berlin Wall, the popular British perception of German culture involved...
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Police shoot man dead in Cheshire village of Culcheth
Police watchdog opens investigation after fatal shooting apparently linked to a violent robbery two weeks agoPolice shot one man dead and took two others into custody during a shootout in the village...
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Wendy Duggan obituary
Animal adviser to the BBC's Play SchoolFor more than 20 years, Wendy Duggan, who has died aged 84, provided and supervised all the animals on the BBC programme Play School. In so doing, she played a...
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Dave Charnley obituary
British lightweight champion boxer nicknamed 'the Dartford Destroyer'The boxer Dave Charnley, who has died of lung cancer aged 76, was an outstanding British lightweight champion. He also held the...
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John Cage's Musicircus – review
Coliseum, LondonJohn Cage devised his first Musicircus in 1967, at the University of Illinois. In the spirit of the summer of love, it was a "happening" in which dozens of musicians and artists...
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Elektro Kif - review
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonYou can tell from their clothes, that the dancers in this fantastically amiable and energetic street show have arrived from Paris. In contrast to the monochrome grunge that...
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Yemen soldiers killed in clashes with al-Qaida militants
At least 35 troops die in fierce fighting following suicide bombings at military position in southern city of ZinjibarAt least 35 soldiers have been killed in twin suicide bombings and ensuing clashes...
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Tristan und Isolde – review
Symphony Hall, BirminghamConcert performances of four Wagner operas feature in Symphony Hall's 21st-anniversary programme. Die Meistersinger arrived in January, courtesy of the Royal Opera; a Mariinsky...
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Surrogate Cities – review
Royal Festival Hall, LondonFirst performed in 1994, Heiner Goebbels' Surrogate Cities is a vast, unclassifiable piece that summons up the soundscape of an unnamed metropolis and forces us to confront...
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London Contemporary Orchestra/Brunt – review
Roundhouse, LondonSince 2010, the annual Reverb festival at the Roundhouse has sought to combine nightclub-style presentation with the cutting edge of contemporary music. Despite the relaxed policy...
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Brazzaville arms dump explosions leave hundreds dead
Series of large explosions in Brazzaville kills at least 200 people and shatters windows across the Congo river in KinshasaAt least 200 people have been killed in an arms dump explosion in...
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Germany has run out of patience
Greece has been left in an impossible position – and Wolfgang Schaeuble's finance ministry knows itThe German government has run out of patience. It was obvious at the EU summit on Friday when the...
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Lawyer targeted in 'bomb plot' with Celtic manager Neil Lennon found dead
Paul McBride QC dies in his sleep in Pakistan midway through trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder himPaul McBride, one of Scotland's best-known criminal lawyers, has been found dead in a...
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Barack Obama tells Israel conference: 'too much loose talk of war'
In address to Aipac, president says world has responsibility to discourage Tehran from pursuing nuclear weaponBarack Obama has admonished Israel for "too much loose talk of war" with Iran and said the...
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Iranian human rights lawyer jailed for 18 years
Abdolfattah Soltani found guilty of spreading anti-government propaganda and sent to remote prison, says daughterA prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a...
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