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Turkey freezes all political relations with France over genocide row
Recep Tayyip Erdogan recalls ambassador after Paris's decision to prosecute people who deny killing of Armenians was genocideTurkey has frozen relations with France, recalling its ambassador and...
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Blacks Leisure's decline is about failing to keep pace with its rivals
Troubled outdoor goods retailer Blacks Leisure remains the market leader – which is why it shouldn't be in this perilous placeFive years ago Blacks Leisure looked in fine shape. In 2006 pre-tax profits...
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Pre-school defends handling of toddler attack that left girl, three, injured
Ofsted-commended Ratby nursery in Leicestershire says it followed safety procedures after Katie Guttridge left injuredA pre-school has hit out at reports of an attack involving two of its pupils and...
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Council house 'right to buy' discount increases to £50,000
Trebling of sweetener for up to 2m local authority tenants 'to get the nation building again', says housing minister Grant ShappsDiscounts for council tenants who buy their homes will be increased to a...
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How Goldman Sachs sees 2012
Influential US investment bank says the year ahead will be a journey from 'despair to hope'Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs, which is also one of the world's biggest commodity trading firms,...
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Mother's story of the battle to adopt
A fight with local authority bureacracy and a 'catalogue of horrors' caused a couple to almost give up adopting their sonWhen Ann and her husband adopted their older son, it was "absolutely textbook...
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New version of The Snowman to be screened on Channel 4 next year
New 'fresh, not identical' version of Christmas TV fixture to use traditional techniques, original production team – and new songIt has been a traditional fixture at Christmas for almost 30 years, and...
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David Mills tells court he is ashamed of claim of Berlusconi payment
British lawyer tells Berlusconi bribery trial his claim he received $600,000 from former Italian PM was 'pure imagination'David Mills, the estranged husband of former Labour cabinet minister Tessa...
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Art dealers claim droit de suite levy threatens London's art trade
From New Year, dealers and auctioneers must pay artists' heirs up to 4% of the sale price of works sold for more than €1,000It was the plight of the family of French painter Jean-François Millet,...
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Ed Balls says voters will turn to Labour on economy
• George Osborne's deficit confession a 'game-changer'• Shadow chancellor rejects idea of Miliband-style photoshootEd Balls has claimed that the autumn statement, in which the government was forced to...
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At this time of year, let's thank God for churches | Simon Jenkins
Believer or not, Christmas is a reminder of what these places of worship do so well – maintaining and expressing communityGod has blessings, even for atheists. Chief among them is the British...
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Britain is asleep over Argentina and the Falkland Islands | Richard Gott
South America is growing in strength and increasingly united. Britain must wake up to this new realityIn British diplomatic circles, no one dares to even discuss the future of the Falkland Islands. As...
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Country diary: Pulborough Brooks
The curling brown leaves that still hang on some of the trees shine a rich, bright bronze in the late afternoon sun at the RSPB reserve in West Sussex. Silver birches glow white like rows of tall...
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Letters: Social liberals stick to their principles
Your correspondents question the Liberal Democrats' commitment to social liberalism (Letters, 21 December). As members of the Social Liberal Forum, which represents the mainstream of the party, we wish...
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Letters: Let's talk to Iran
In view of the Iranian government's condemnation of the storming of the British embassy by protesters and its call on the Iranian judiciary to identify and prosecute all those responsible, we find the...
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No one has a right to adopt | Anthony Douglas
The system does need an overhaul. But speed isn't everything, and children's welfare must come firstNo parent has a right to abuse a child. Children who've been abused or neglected need state care....
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Letters: Argentina's alternative to austerity
Miguel Bonasso (Argentina is no paradise, 20 December) fails to recognise the true significance of the new course pursued by his country under former president Néstor Kirchner and his widow and...
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Letters: Academies, ideology and underperformance
David Lammy's letter (Stop this bullying over academy status, 17 December) and Warwick Mansell's article (It's the end of state education, 20 December) were both wrong on motives and methods. Our...
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Letters: Bach to basics
Why would the Guardian, a company that depends on copyright for its existence, publish "The World's most popular illegal TV downloads" (G2, 22 December)? Not only are many illegal websites operated by...
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Farewell, Sir Gus O'Donnell, but you got it wrong on government| Martin Kettle
The retiring cabinet secretary, Gus O'Donnell, believed the private sector had more to teach the public sector than the other way roundSir Gus O'Donnell is probably Britain's most influential cabinet...
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