UK health officials probe possible flu jab link to narcolepsy in children
Investigation centres on Pandemrix vaccine used extensively during 'swine flu' pandemic in 2009/10British health officials are investigating cases of narcolepsy in children amid concerns that pandemic...
View ArticleThree wise monkeys see, hear and speak no evil about London 2012 | Owen Gibson
The fates of David Cameron, IOC president Jacques Rogge and Lord Coe linked by need for a convincing Olympic legacyWith the sun shining on Downing Street and the hubbub of tourists on the Mall mingling...
View ArticleMilan 0-0 Barcelona | Champions League quarter-final first leg report
For once this season, a big night did not belong to Lionel Messi. After 90 minutes of largely one-way traffic, San Siro rose to acclaim Luca Antonini, Milan's 29-year-old left back, who had thrown...
View ArticlePetrol tanker drivers' strike: ministers accused of creating crisis
Government blamed for sparking panic buying as fire service union warn over minister's advice of storing fuel in jerry cansDavid Cameron placed the army at the heart of plans to beat off a planned...
View ArticleEverton find blueprint for ending Wembley heartache against Liverpool
Putting the focus on their own performance in the Merseyside FA Cup semi-final could be the key to successDavid Moyes's embargo lifted at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night and Everton could finally...
View ArticleMarseille 0-2 Bayern Munich | Champions League match report
Bayern Munich took a huge step towards the Champions League semi-finals when goals by Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben gave them a clinical 2-0 win over Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome last night in the...
View ArticleIn praise of … Joan Miró | Editorial
Following last year's exhibition at Tate Modern, a new show in Yorkshire displays his weird and witty sculptures in bronzeYou wait 50 years for a Miró exhibition in Britain and then two come along at...
View ArticleBritain must beware the dystopic drift towards a US-style judiciary | Martin...
Obama's current healthcare case with an explicity partisan supreme court should serve as a warningWhen Alistair Cooke was still alive, one of the first obligations of any recently arrived Guardian...
View ArticlePatrick Kingsley's diary
The chancellor, the pasty, the wife, the neighbour … how to mend these crumbling worlds?• Much kerfuffle this week over whether the working man's pasty has ever passed the lips of posho Gideon. But...
View ArticleGary McKinnon not a suicide risk, says psychologist
Assessment differs from earlier advice and finds alleged hacker no longer poses a serious suicide risk if extradited to USAlleged hacker Gary McKinnon would no longer pose a serious suicide risk if...
View ArticleRejuvenated Tottenham ready to reclaim third place from Arsenal
• Squad say Cup win over Bolton is evidence form has returned• We have closed gap in terms of performances, says Louis SahaTottenham Hotspur have targeted reclaiming third place in the Premier League...
View ArticleStuart Pearce making plans as though he will be England manager
• Pearce will meet Premier League managers• Coach involved in FA letter to England playersStuart Pearce is increasingly immersing himself in the role of England manager and has stepped up the process...
View ArticleGaddafi family assets worth more than €1bn seized in Italy
Late dictator, his son and intelligence chief owned property, shares in football clubs, and a Harley-Davidson motorbikeAssets worth more than €1bn belonging to the late Muammar Gaddafi, his son, and...
View ArticleEnglish universities in 'squeezed middle' fear fall in student numbers
Drops of up to 12.6% in student numbers expected this autumn at 34 universities after coalition reformsA "squeezed middle" of English universities is expected to suffer sharp falls in student numbers...
View ArticleEaster-egg makers not doing enough to cut packaging, says MP
Lib Dem Jo Swinson's report praises Nestlé but criticises luxury eggs from Baileys and M&S A Lib Dem MP has accused confectionery giants and supermarkets of complacency when it comes to Easter egg...
View ArticleAbandon international aid target, peers tell ministers
Committee says 0.7% target is arbitrary and could prove counterproductive, but charities denounce findingsThe government should abandon its spending target for development aid and instead concentrate...
View ArticleShawn Tyson gets life sentence for murdering British tourists in Florida
Teenager who killed James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24 will receive a mandatory life term in prisonA teenager who shot dead two British tourists on holiday in Florida will spend his life in...
View ArticleFidel Castro meets Pope Benedict
Cuban leader and pontiff had a 'very cordial' chat for about 30 minutes at the Vatican embassy in HavanaPope Benedict and Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting. The...
View ArticlePasty row hots up for David Cameron
The West Cornwall Pasty Company outlet at Leeds station where PM recalls enjoying his last pasty closed two years agoDavid Cameron's efforts to show he loves a hot takeaway far more than a private...
View ArticleAndy Murray battles with Janko Tipsarevic and illness to progress
• Scot struggles to keep food down at Sony Ericsson Open • World No4 beats Serb 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Andy Murray made it through to the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4...
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