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One Tibetan woman's tragic path to self-immolation

Tsering Kyi had witnessed the erosion of her family's way of life and the repression of her fellow students' protests. This month she doused herself in five litres of petrol and set herself...

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Mobile network 3 buys time to take legal action over 4G

The UK's newest network, which claims to carry 40% of mobile internet traffic, fears being outbid on 800MHz bandwidthThe mobile network 3 will warn on Tuesday that it is upgrading its network, in a...

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French polls show Hollande heading for the Elysée

The latest surveys offers us no clear signpost for the first round. But flip ahead, and they all point the same wayFrench politicians love opinion polls. Indeed, Nicolas Sarkozy liked them so much he...

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Nato deaths raise tension over Afghanistan strategy | Nick Hopkins

After a recent series of incidents, opinion in Afghanistan and the west is hardening towards an accelerated withdrawalThis time of year in Afghanistan is supposed to be the quiet period – when attacks...

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Woman remanded over break-in at Simon Cowell's house

Leanne Zaloumis, who is accused of breaking into Cowell's west London home wielding a brick, is remanded until 12 JuneA woman accused of breaking into Simon Cowell's Holland Park home wielding a broken...

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Heathcliff actor fails to attend court for sentencing over abuse of ex-partner

James Howson, who admitted racially abusing the mother of his daughter, is sought by police after not attending courtMagistrates have issued an arrest warrant for the Wuthering Heights film star James...

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Sri Lanka 289-8 v England | First Test day one match report

• England bowlers made to toil after fine start• Mahela Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka recoveryAlmost single-handedly throughout the day, the Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jaywardene prevented England from...

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Obama: US and China will co-ordinate response to North Korea rocket launch

President tells Seoul summit that China and US share interest in preventing nuclear proliferationThe US and China have agreed to co-ordinate their response if North Korea goes through with a planned...

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Teaching union threatens fresh strike action over regional pay plan

Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference set to debate motion urging union to 'defend robustly' existing pay structuresThe government is on a collision course with teachers over plans to...

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Two British soldiers killed by Afghan army gunman

Man in army uniform shoots British soldiers dead at Nato base in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand provinceTwo British soldiers have been killed in the south of Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier...

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UK investigations into torture and rendition – a guide

A series of investigations have sought to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were implicated in abuse of detaineesOperation HintonScotland Yard's investigation into MI5's interrogation...

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Salford acid attack may be racially motivated

Greater Manchester police say sexual and racist comment was made before unprovoked daylight attack on young womanPolice believe a random daylight acid attack on a woman in Salford may have been...

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The king and i: Swaziland plans social media lese-majesty law

Africa's last absolute monarchy to ban Facebook and Twitter users from insulting King Mswati IIISwaziland is planning a censorship law that will ban Facebook and Twitter users from criticising its...

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Theresa May's immigration plan is a one-size-fits-none fix | Brooke Magnanti

As a US-born citizen married to a UK national, I don't see how my income is correlated to my ability to fit in hereTheresa May's leaked letter about family-route visas for non-EU nationals holds...

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Three gang members guilty of shooting that left five-year-old girl paralysed

Kazeem Kolawole, Anthony McCalla, and Nathaniel Grant convicted of shop attack that nearly killed Thusha KamaleswaranThree members of a south London street gang have been convicted of carrying out an...

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Patrick Keiller: The Robinson Institute – review

Tate Britain, LondonPatrick Keiller's The Robinson Institute is based on a long and partly fictitious walk through Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. We travel in the company of Robinson, an...

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US suspends Mali's military aid after coup

Move could strengthen hand of al-Qaida in the Maghreb and Tuareg militias returning from Libya after fall of GaddafiThe US has "paused" military aid to Mali, a key ally against Islamist militants in...

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Jimmy Anderson leads England attack with distinction against Sri Lanka | Vic...

Jimmy Anderson was an impressive spearhead for bowlers who consistently gave Sri Lanka's batsmen problems – with the exception of Mahela JayawardeneTwo Lancastrians now share fifth place in the list of...

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More than a third of babies born in 2012 will live to 100, report predicts

Office for National Statistics says 35% of this year's 826,000 new babies could still be alive in 2112More than a third of the babies born this year could receive a 100th birthday message from whoever...

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Fuel tanker drivers vote for industrial action

Unite union says strike over safety standards and terms and conditions could close up to 7,900 petrol stationsThe threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers in a dispute over terms and conditions and...

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