Game warns investors as shares collapse
Game Group shares, which have already lost more than 95% of their value over the past year, crashed a further 65% this morningGame Group, the computer game retailer that is unable to sell keenly...
View ArticleRight-to-die hearing of man with locked-in syndrome gets go-ahead
Court rules that legal action seeking right for doctor to be able to lawfully end Tony Nicklinson's 'intolerable' life should proceedA high court judge has ruled that the right-to-die case of a man who...
View ArticleMild and dry weather expected to remain all week
Above-average temperatures set to continue across most of UK with prospect of hosepipe bans in London and south-eastOne of the warmest weekends of the year in the UK so far will be followed by...
View ArticleGemma McCluskie's brother appears in court charged with her murder
Tony McCluskie is accused of killing the former EastEnders actor, whose torso was found floating in a canalThe brother of a former EastEnders actor has appeared in court accused of murdering her and...
View ArticleTaliban vow revenge for US soldier's attack on Afghans
Statement on website blames 'sick-minded American savages' and promises revenge for 'every single martyr'The Taliban have vowed revenge for an "inhumane attack" in which a US soldier allegedly murdered...
View ArticleKauto Star gets go-ahead to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup
• Paul Nicholls reports chaser on course for Festival highlight• Second-favourite worked well in Monday schooling sessionKauto Star, the most popular steeplechaser since Desert Orchid, will make what...
View ArticleJulius Malema begs for ANC return after expulsion
South African youth leader apologises to party's leadership after being thrown out this month for sowing divisionsA renegade youth leader expelled by South Africa's governing party has made a surprise...
View ArticleArt historians say they have found evidence of 'hidden' Leonardo da Vinci
Researchers who drilled through a fresco in Florence's town hall say paint used by Leonardo was found in the cavity behindResearchers in Florence say they are one step closer to proving a lost...
View ArticleRight-to-die statement: Tony Nicklinson says stroke left 'no dignity or privacy'
Married father of two, who is paralysed below the neck, describes 'intolerable' life in statement included in judge's rulingTony Nicklinson was a "very active and outgoing man" before having a stroke...
View ArticleEating red meat raises 'substantially' risk of cancer or heart disease death
Data collected over 28 years reveal striking link – and show that consuming fish or poultry instead contributes to a longer lifeRegularly eating red meat increases significantly risk of death from...
View ArticleBudget negotiations go to wire as Clegg and Cameron fail to agree
Senior ministers will hold final budget meeting 48 hours before chancellor unveils plans in CommonsDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg are to take their negotiations on next week's budget down to the wire...
View ArticleIain Duncan Smith: early intervention crucial to prevent social breakdown
Local authorities must switch spending focus from consequences to causes, work and pensions secretary urgesThe British government is spending £25bn a year on the consequences of social breakdown and a...
View ArticleAfghanistan and the soldiers without a safety catch | Giles Fraser
We should think harder before we deploy troops. They are dehumanised by training, and made to killIn 1947 the official US historian of the second world war, Brigadier General SLA Marshall, published...
View ArticleWarren Gatland tops list of candidates for role of Lions head coach
• Gatland was forwards coach on 2009 to South Africa• Man-management skills have been praised by playersWarren Gatland is understood to be the preferred candidate of the British and Irish Lions...
View ArticleLetters: Support for libraries
Today hundreds of library users travel to Westminster to highlight the vital role of our libraries and library staff. They are speaking up for millions of people – young and old – who use public...
View ArticleEuropean ministers locked in talks over Greece's worsening finances
Optimism that second tranche of funds – €130bn – will finally be released after success of private sector bond swapEurozone leaders are locked in talks over how to tackle Greece's deteriorating...
View ArticleCheltenham Festival odds-on shots could deliver bookies knockout blow
Five hot favourites could give punters a memorable meetingAccording to betting folklore, the late Kerry Packer once took part in a poker tournament in Las Vegas where one of his opponents, a brash...
View ArticleThe Cure to play Reading festival for first time in three decades
Foo Fighters and Kasabian also announced as headliners for Reading and Leeds events on August bank holidayFoo Fighters, the Cure and Kasabian are to headline this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals.The...
View ArticleHurricane Fly on course for Champion Hurdle win at Cheltenham Festival
• Willie Mullins-trained runner can follow up 2011 victory• Menorah could challenge hot favourite Sprinter SacreHistory has a habit of repeating itself in the Champion Hurdle and Hurricane Fly can...
View ArticleF1 ready to roar with no Italian in the cockpit | Richard Williams
The new season seems destined to be historic for an absence though a dozen nations have drivers on the gridIf the French more or less invented grand prix racing at the beginning of the last century and...
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