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Gloomy outlook for pub sector
Wetherspoons and Punch Taverns say times are tough for pub ownersThe outlook is still bleak for the pub sector. Britons may be drowning their sorrows, but they are doing it at home.JD Wetherspoon...
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Royal College of Surgeons condemns NHS reforms
Surgeons stop short of calling for health and social care bill to be scrapped, offering small crumb of comfort to Andrew LansleySurgeons have condemned the coalition's NHS shakeup but stopped short of...
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Nigeria hostages: Italian anger mounts over special forces operation
Front page editorial in Corriere della Sera describes failed rescue attempt as a humiliation for ItalyItalian politicians and newspapers accused Britain of giving Italy "a slap in the face" by...
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Corrections and clarifications
National Audit Office | Zarin Patel of BBC• Diary: Collect more tax, says the auditor. Shame he also works for Barclays was corrected because the original said "look who sits atop the Audit...
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Eric Joyce admits assault after House of Commons bar brawl
Labour MP awaits sentencing for attacking Conservative MP, two Tory councillors and a whip from his own partyA Labour MP arrested for headbutting a fellow member of the House of Commons during a bar...
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Aggreko jumps on full-year results
Profits at the temporary power supplier rose 6%Aggreko shot to the top of the leaderboard after posting a 6% rise in pre-tax profits for the full year. The company also sounded wholly positive about...
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NHS reforms: government loses appeal against order to publish risk register
Department of Health loses latest stage of fight to keep secret an assessment of risks involved in the health and social care billThe government has lost the latest stage of its fight to prevent...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces protests at Cambridge university address
Former IMF head to address students on economics, while facing civil action over sexual assault allegations by hotel maidDominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund – who...
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Fashion finds its dark side in autumn-winter collections
As fashion weeks draw to a close, the industry looks forward to a season of black fabrics and high necklinesA bright, sunny summer will be followed by a dark and gloomy winter. That's the long-range...
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Barclays chief Bob Diamond takes home £17m in pay, shares and perks
Following fall in profits and row over tax avoidance schemes, bank pays chief executive's £5.7m tax billBarclays bank boss Bob Diamond received £17m in pay, shares and perks last year – at a time when...
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Letter: Tony Cliff obituary
I knew Tony Cliff when he worked alongside Alfred Bradley at the BBC radio studios in Leeds. Tony played second fiddle to Alfred, but it was a well-modulated instrument and he was always an indulgent...
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Aga sales drop as housing market stalls
Cash-strapped Britons shun the luxury cooker brand, driving sales down 3%Aga Rangemaster struggled to sell its aspirational cookers last year, as cash-strapped Britons stopped making home...
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Letter: Jim Riordan obituary
Among his many glories, Jim Riordan had an extraordinary generosity. When I told him I'd been commissioned to write a TV film loosely based on the Firebird myth, he opened up his enormous store of...
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Tibetan 'shot dead' at Chinese police station
China's security forces open fire on trio who came to complain about arrest of Tibetan protester, says Free Tibet groupA young Tibetan man died and two others were injured in a shooting at a police...
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Eric Joyce told to pay £3,000 fine for assault in House of Commons bar
MP must also pay £1,400 compensation and complete a 12-month community order after he admitted assaultEric Joyce has been ordered by magistrates to pay a total of £4,400 and given a weekend curfew...
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Letter: Leonard Rosoman's eye for the unusual
Leonard Rosoman's portraits were special in that his sitters were placed in their natural surroundings, providing scope for Leonard's quirky eye for the unusual. At the cheerful Christmas parties...
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Fukushima residents plagued by health fears of nuclear threat in their midst
A year after the power plant's triple meltdown, conflicting official information leaves families confused and fearful for their futureThe noise levels soar inside Fukushima city's youth centre...
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Dealing with concerns of young men after life in the military
Support for extreme political groups among ex-armed forces folk is high – worrying when you consider some of them apparently predict violent conflict between different groups in our societyToday's...
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The far right's armed fantasies | Daniel Trilling
The far right think armed conflict is inevitable. But such fantasies are at the heart of their ideologyIs Britain's far right preparing for armed conflict? And could a catastrophe of the kind that...
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Abigail's Party – review
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonMike Leigh has often been accused of condescension towards his characters. Lindsay Posner's perceptive revival of this 1977 landmark reminds us that we are not being...
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