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Inflation 'shopping basket' includes tablet computers and Twilight
Announcement by Office for National Statistics of goods used to measure inflation is a portrait of the way we shop nowFirst it was the clunky old PC. Then it was the laptop. Now, the age of the...
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Princess Charlotte – the Diana of the Hanoverians
Exhibition at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, tells of her life and early death that brought about the Victorian eraIn November 1817, the poet Lord Byron wrote from Italy that news of the death of a...
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Six Nations 2012: Player of the championship shortlist ignores England
• Four Welsh and three French players among the 12 named• Scotland receive two nominations despite losing every matchDonnacha Ryan is in the running to be named Six Nations player of the championship...
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Lille's Eden Hazard makes eyes at Manchester United
• Belgian 'excited' to be watched by Sir Alex Ferguson• 21-year-old also on Real Madrid's shopping listEden Hazard has claimed he was "excited" by the presence of Sir Alex Ferguson on Saturday for...
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US-UK summit: a tale of two economies | Editorial
At their press conference, Cameron and Obama will probably spend as little time as possible on the most significant disagreement between them: economicsAt their press conference, David Cameron and...
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Nigerian hostage rescue bid: Italians were consulted, says defence secretary
Failed mission to free Christopher McManus and Franco Lamolinara from terrorist group led to anger in RomeItaly's intelligence services were told by their UK counterparts that two hostages held by a...
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Labour party staff react with fury to plans for new executive board
Workers at Labour's headquarters believe plans by the Labour leader's office could leave elected officials sidelinedPlans from the Labour leader's office to impose a new executive board to run the...
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Rock On Ruby victorious in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
• Paul Nicholls completes full set of feature races at meeting• Hot favourite Hurricane Fly can only manage third placePaul Nicholls has caused no end of pain to the bookmakers at Cheltenham in recent...
View ArticleSteve Bell on the PM, the president and Horsegate – cartoon
David Cameron meets Barack Obama while the phone-hacking crisis continues at homeSteve Bell
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Vincent Tchenguiz settles multimillion pound row
Property tycoon settles legal row with one of his oldest friends just hours before facing cross examinationProperty tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz has settled a bitter multimillion-pound legal row with one...
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Channel Islands begin last-ditch legal battle against VAT crackdown
George Osborne plans to use next week's budget to close loophole that loses exchequer £110m a yearLawyers for Jersey and Guernsey have begun a last-ditch effort at the high court to block George...
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Sorry Cameron, but Air Force One is no place for a British prime minister |...
While David Cameron enjoys some portentous posing in Obama's jet, mice gnaw at the fabric of his governmentWashington hospitality is dangerously intoxicating to British prime ministers. Tony Blair...
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Cheltenham Festival 2012: Sprinter Sacre claims Arkle triumph
The 'hype horse' Sprinter Sacre lived up to his pre-Cheltenham Festival billing to secure a record-equalling win for his trainerSprinter Sacre was often referred to as "the hype horse" during the...
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Body parts found in University of Cologne's cellars
Hundreds of human body parts have been found in the cellars of the institute of anatomy, apparently abandoned for yearsThe University of Cologne is investigating after hundreds of human body parts were...
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Country diary: Wenlock Edge: In the glow of pussy willow
Wenlock Edge: For most of the year the sallow tree is unremarkable. But about now it lights up with golden catkins – the childhood nature-table standard-bearers of springEven from a hundred metres...
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Letters: Corporate capture of the NHS prize
The Guardian has consistently exposed the flaws in Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms, never better than today. Polly Toynbee (Sorry, Shirley, but I have to nail your health bill myths, 13 March) delivers a...
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Letters: Bacon slicing
I am very fortunate to be a top-rate taxpayer. If I wish to contribute my full annual allowance of £50,000 to my pension pot, it will cost me only £25,000. The taxpayer pays the other £25,000 – rather...
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Letters: Children leaving care with only a bin bag
Sadly, the findings of the children's rights director's survey on the views of young people about leaving care are not new (Fears of children leaving care, 12 March). From 1975, young people, in their...
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Letters: How schools prepare the citizens of the future
School is indeed the most formative community for most of us (Many schools just pay lip service to school councils, 13 March). Its participative ethos needs to be combined with explicit teaching about...
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Letters: Northern link to City
Alan Marsden eloquently put the case for Robin Hood airport (Letters, 8 March) but neglected to enhance his point on access by rail. Access to the nearby east coast mainline from the airport by way of...
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