David Cameron launches £600m 'big society' fund
Fund will help local groups take control of their post office and provide capital for charities bidding for government contractsDavid Cameron will attempt to breathe fresh life into his flagging "big...
View ArticleJihadists in Africa could pose terror threat to UK, warns thinktank
Al-Qaida affiliates in north and east Africa could radicalise new subset of British youths, says reportJihadists exploiting ungoverned spaces across large stretches of north and east Africa present a...
View ArticleOpinions will differ on golf's golden era but the present could be it
• The Masters starts on Thursday amid huge excitement• Rory McIlroy goes toe-to-toe with a rejuvenated Tiger WoodsEvery sporting generation regards its own as the most worthy. Golf has changed hugely...
View ArticleRory McIlroy has done a lot of growing up since his Masters disaster
The Northern Irishman says he was not ready to win at Augusta last year but he has had a full year to be ready nowRory McIlroy did not win the 2012 Masters on Tuesday but he took a significant step...
View ArticleDavid Cameron 'does God' at No 10 Easter event
PM ventures into territory avoided even by Tony Blair with talk of 'we' ChristiansDavid Cameron has ventured into territory avoided even by Tony Blair, the most devout prime minister in living memory,...
View ArticleIsraeli PM halts eviction of hardline Jewish settlers in Hebron
Binyamin Netanyahu overrules defence minister who said settlers lacked purchase permit for three-storey propertyThe Israeli prime minister has intervened to prevent the eviction of hardline Jewish...
View ArticleKicking out youth deprivation
The UK is one of the world's most developed economies but nearly 4 million children are living in poverty. What can be done to improve their life chances?Child poverty is a term so often used –...
View ArticleEdinburgh zoo pandas brought together to mate
Cold snap may have given Tian Tian and Yang Guang the boost needed to produce panda cub for hard-up zooAfter daily testing of Tian Tian's hormone levels, a close watch on her bathing habits and regular...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
Scottish SPCA | Aidan Barclay | Heneghan Peng architects | Lord's Resistance Army in Congo | Morris 1100• Scottish walkers rescued after being caught in sudden weather change was corrected because the...
View ArticleTeam GB win world championship pursuit and break record set in Beijing
• British quartet see off Australia in World Track Championships• Thomas, Clancy, Burke and Kennaugh shine in MelbourneOn day one of the world championships, the cycling gods frowned on the British...
View ArticleEifman Ballet: Anna Karenina – review
Coliseum, LondonBoris Eifman is very clear that Tolstoy is only the starting point of his 2005 version of Anna Karenina. The choreographer has edited out the subplots and most of the Russian backdrop...
View ArticleAusterity measures leaves Greek Olympic buildup in a shambles
• Huge cuts in funding hit teams and preparation• IOC offers emergency money to help teams get to LondonThe Greek Athletics Federation has been forced to indefinitely suspend all domestic competitions...
View ArticleOurs is not a sink estate – but it will become one without this redevelopment...
Residents who want a better future for our children welcome this demolition and the deal we've done with the developersYour article claimed the redevelopment of Earls Court, west London, will clear the...
View ArticleRBS boss John Hourican makes £4.76m from share sale
Loss-making bank states in annual report that John Hourican got pay package of £7.5m last year despite thousands of job cutsJohn Hourican, the investment banking boss of state-owned Royal Bank of...
View ArticleThis al-Qaida Africa logic is flimsy | Afua Hirsch
Grievances in west Africa are too ill-defined and too local to radicalise African Muslims in BritainWhen Nigerians learned about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab – the 24-year-old who tried to blow up a...
View ArticleDavid Cameron defends secret court hearing and surveillance proposals
Proposals to allow secret court hearings and extend internet surveillance will become law, Downing Street insistsDowning Street brushed aside libertarian objections, including some from the deputy...
View ArticleThe Tea Party Tories | Ian Birrell
Angry rightwingers who seek a return to the mythical golden age of Thatcher need to wake upFor all his faults, Tony Blair was an acute observer of the political scene. Surveying events from No 10, he...
View ArticleFrench anti-terror raids: security and protection, or electioneering?
Nicolas Sarkozy's opponents query the 'spectacle' of the raids and their timing in the wake of Mohamed Merah's killing spreeOnce again, France woke to news of a string of dawn raids against suspected...
View ArticleFormer JJB boss Chris Ronnie accused over £1m fraud
Ex-chief executive appears at a London magistrates court charged with fraud, money laundering and 'furnishing false information'Chris Ronnie, the colourful former chief executive of JJB Sports, has...
View ArticleKraft boss earns $22m after Cadbury's cuts
Irene Rosenfeld, the controversial boss of US food group Kraft, earned $22m last year after hitting targets tied to cutting costsIrene Rosenfeld, the controversial boss of US food group Kraft, earned...
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