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Women executives in banks prone to more risk taking, says study
Study for the German central bank claims the presence of women in senior roles was a contributing factor to the crisisWomen at the top of the banking industry spur their male colleagues to take bigger...
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Sudanese border region sees second day of fighting over oil fields
South Sudan accuses neighbouring Sudan of dropping bombs on area as Ban Ki-Moon appeals both countries for calmSouth Sudan has accused its neighbour Sudan of waging war against it after a second day of...
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US acted to conceal evidence of intelligence failure before 9/11
Operation Foxden, delayed by turf war between the FBI and the CIA, given green light three days before the al-Qaida attacksThe US government shut down a series of court cases arising from a...
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Tories' long and winding road to sensible planning | Simon Jenkins
At last the government has reined in the cowboy lobbyists and allowed urban renewal to trump rural developmentThe final redraft of last year's cowboy raid by lobbyists on English town and country...
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Fuel warning to motorists over tanker strike is 'scaremongering', says Eagle
Shadow transport secretary warns against encouraging panic buying when No 10 should be focusing on resolving disputeDowning Street has been accused of "scaremongering" after advising motorists to take...
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Final London 2012 checklist - traffic, tickets, venues, budget and Dow
With the IOC in London for final inspection of facilities, five areas of concern keep Olympic organisers awake at nightLondon 2012 organisers and the prime minister, David Cameron, will on Wednesday...
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Osborne defends tax cut for the wealthy
New 45p rate will be kept under review, ministers are told, as chancellor denies blame for leaking budget detailsGeorge Osborne refused to rule out a further cut in the top rate of tax and said he was...
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Country diary: Lanteglos, Cornwall: A spring stroll along the coastal path...
Lanteglos, Cornwall: Streaks of silver gleam across the sea and, beneath vertiginous cliffs, waves and turquoise water lap the deserted beach of pale sand with its strand-lines of seaweedThe coconut...
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Letters: Britain's alcohol problem, pricing and puritanism
You are right that Britain needs to avoid denial of its alcohol problem (Editorial, 24 March). You are also right that the problem is much bigger than young people bingeing, with middle-class drinking...
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Letters: Fleet underfoot
A fascinating Country Diary from King's Cross (27 March). Paul Evans's reference to the "river Fleet buried below" the station raises an interesting point. The new ticket hall takes its semi-circular...
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Letters: Afghanistan's legal serial killers
So irony piles upon irony. Serial killer Ted Bundy's lawyer, John Henry Browne, is to defend Sergeant Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of the massacre of civilians in Afghanistan (Robert Bales...
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Letters: We want Wonga off our clubs' websites
We are football club supporters who object to the presence of banner advertisements for Wonga.com on the websites of the clubs we follow. The clubs we support are among the 80-plus which use an...
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Letters: Runway revisited
Since they lost the argument in the last general election and a consensus was established across all political parties against a third runway at Heathrow, BAA and the aviation industry have mounted a...
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Letters: Legal dark days
The McCanns' open letter to David Cameron urging him to save "no win, no fee" for libel cases is absolutely right (New law will harm right to justice, say McCanns, 26 March). It uncovers the tip of the...
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Planning laws signal end of road for out-of-town shopping centres
Broad welcome for revised framework which favours 'sustainable development' and protection of green belt countrysidePlanning minister Greg Clarke has said there should be a presumption against the...
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Queen's jubilee could harm UK economy, Bank governor warns
Sir Mervyn King was asked about the impact of the Jubilee before the House of Lords Economic Affairs CommitteeCelebrations for the Queen's diamond jubilee could throw the British economy into reverse...
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Student who suffered head injury at protest denies violent disorder
Prosecution alleges Alfie Meadows was 'intent on confrontation' at anti-fees protest as four others in court also plead not guiltyAlfie Meadows who sustained a serious head injury during a student fees...
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Letters: Mark Duggan inquest
The IPCC is in complete agreement with the sentiments expressed in Stafford Scott's piece on the Mark Duggan case (This inquest can't be secret, 28 March). The IPCC is not seeking to withhold...
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Letters: Remembering Tony Newton – 'a good man'
I was sad to read of the death of Lord Newton (Obituaries, 27 March). As a senior civil servant I worked closely with Tony during the mid to late 1980s when he was minister of state in the Department...
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Letters: Concerns about public discussion on abortion provision
We are senior clinicians and researchers who are or have been involved in the management of, or research about, terminations of pregnancy. Some of us also have dealt with a wide variety of...
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