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The Tories are no closer to shaking the taint of privilege issue | John Harris
The Cruddas fiasco, the budget, and even alcohol pricing show how very hollow are their claims of shared sacrificePeter Cruddas's voice, brazenly offering two Sunday Times journalists "awesome" access...
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The readers' editor on… defining the line between what is on and off the record
At what stage is it reasonable to tell a journalist to whom you have been speaking or emailing that it's all confidential and not for use?A Guardian writer was recently seeking an interview with a...
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Changing the law on assisted dying is fraught with danger | Daniel Poulter
My experince as a doctor leads me to oppose making assisted suicide any easier under the lawAssisted dying will be debated in parliament on Tuesday for the first time in a generation. A number of legal...
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David Cameron faces rising pressure over Cruddas cash-for-access boast
Labour demands independent inquiry after Conservative party treasurer is forced to resign in the wake of damaging claimsDavid Cameron is facing mounting pressure to disclose all details of private...
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Starwatch: The April night sky
Orion is beating a hasty retreat through the SW evening sky and has all but disappeared below the W horizon by our April star map times. Replacing him in the S is the squat figure of Leo the Lion, now...
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Weatherwatch: Britain is not quite the rain sodden place it is assumed to be
Nothing short of a deluge of biblical proportions can now break the drought across large parts of southern Britain. Suddenly this country is not quite the rain sodden place that it is often assumed to...
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The Anglican church can start afresh | Diarmaid MacCulloch
The recent vote against the Anglican covenant is hugely significant. But are the bishops ready to listen?Something very significant in the history of the Church of England happened on Saturday. An...
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Trayvon Martin death: Gingrich criticism of Obama sparks row
White House hits back at Newt Gingrich over claims US president was playing politics with death of teenagerThe White House has hit back at accusations that Barack Obama was playing politics with the...
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Cash for access: Sarah Southern claims to be political consultant
David Cameron's former aide says on blog page, which has now been removed, that she plans political engagement programmesSarah Southern, the former David Cameron aide named in the "cash for access"...
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Political funding: David Cameron's responsibility | Editorial
The prime minister either wants to clean up political funding of parties by rich donors or he doesn'tHere's a topical pre-holy week teaser for Michael Buerk and the team on the next issue of the Moral...
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Abortion: the case for change | Editorial
A woman's right to choose is not best defended by legislation that on paper at least excludes her viewsAbortion law in the UK is a mess. It is defended in the name of a woman's right to choose, yet...
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In praise of … judicial interpreters | Editorial
The professionals who ensure non-English speakers can get justice in our courts deserve betterThe job of a judicial interpreter is not easy. Late-night summonses to police stations are commonplace. The...
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Tories may be on the final approach to a U-turn on Heathrow third runway
Vote blue to go green, the Tories said. But lobbyists for a third runway at Heathrow are now hoping for a policy shiftIf vote blue, go green, was the throwaway slogan that epitomised the transformation...
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Senegal votes in new president
Macky Sall wins as incumbent Abdoulaye Wade conceded after preliminary results showed a landslide for oppositionPresident Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall after...
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David Cameron promises dementia funding boost
Funding for dementia research is to reach £66m by 2015, from £26.6m 2010, making UK a world leader in the fieldFunding for research into dementia is to be more than doubled by 2015 in an attempt to...
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Kate and Gerry McCann urge PM to save 'no win, no fee' for libel cases
Parents of missing Madeline join victims of tabloid excess and libel reformers in open letter to David CameronKate and Gerry McCann, the couple whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal, have...
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Artists, performers and politicians on the Guardian Open Weekend
Some of the speakers at the festival of ideas and open journalism share their highlights and reflectionsIndia Knight, novelist"The atmosphere here is very friendly: the crowd at my event, on gender...
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TV treasure hunt show to pick Britain's most important archaeological find
Britain's Secret Treasures on ITV to follow experts as they judge the merits of antiquities discovered in the UK in the last 15 yearsHistorians and archaeologists are arguing over the single most...
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Spring heatwave expected to continue until Thursday
Warm weather that saw Scotland record its highest ever March temperature to give way to cooler conditions towards weekendAll the signs of high summer in spring are spreading across the UK, with...
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Queen's banker fined for poor money laundering checks
FSA fines Coutts over 'unacceptable risk' it could have been handling proceeds of crime from 'politically exposed persons'Coutts, banker to the Queen, has been given the biggest ever fine for breaches...
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