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Labour can take a route to national power through big-city mayors' offices|...
Winning mayoralties is the party's best chance of power this side of 2015, but it must be wary of a Bradford-style kickingThere is a risk that Liam Byrne is destined to be remembered, if at all, as the...
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Two released after death of girl at Hampshire campsite
Man and woman released without charge after post-mortem into six-year-old's death found no suspicious circumstancesA man and woman arrested in connection with the death of a six-year-old girl at a...
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Animalwatch: March hares box as biting wind sends wildlife to shelter
Hares have been boxing each other in their annual fisticuffs out in the open countryside this spring. This is not a mating ritual, though, or even two males punching each other for the right to get...
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The conversation: Life as a female foreign reporter
Ann Leslie and Lindsey Hilsum have spent decades covering war, revolution, famine and the occasional feelgood moment. What's the secret of getting the story?Why are we still so fascinated by female...
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Tories can win election in economic downturn, Miliband is warned
TUC economist says victory will be decided in better off marginal seats as poll shows Labour has worse trust ratings on economyLabour needs to avoid falling into a trap of assuming that "channelling...
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Two released after girl's death at holiday campsite
Post-mortem finds no suspicious circumstances behind death of six-year-old who suffered cardiac arrest in New ForestTwo people arrested in connection with the death of a six-year-old girl were released...
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The great age of the Post Office is past, here and indeed all over the world...
The pillarboxes and phone boxes remain, but as the letter vanishes as an instrument of meaningful correspondence, so does the Post Office itselfStretching above the Corinthian pillars of New York...
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TV Review: First Cut – Marrying Prince Harry; Brick By Brick – Rebuilding Our...
Harsh truths about fairytale weddings and other flights of fancyMost children dream of marrying a prince or a princess, don't they, living out their bedtime stories for real? I know I did. I was going...
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Teachers report widespread cyberbullying by pupils and parents
Two-fifths report they have been abused on social networking sites, while almost half of those felt unsupported by their schoolTeachers have been issued with death threats, accused of serious crimes...
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Sudoku 2,155 hard
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.For a helping hand call our solutions line on 09068 338 228. Calls cost 60p per minute at all times. Service...
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Sudoku 287 killer
Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.For a...
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Christians urged to wear a cross with pride
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Catholic church in Scotland, calls on Christians to do so as a symbol of their beliefsChristians should wear a cross on their clothes every day as "a symbol of their...
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Teachers' poll reveals crisis of morale
42% of respondents to YouGov survey rate their morale as low or very low, blaming workload and unrealistic expectationsMany teachers say that they feel demoralised and overworked, and face constant...
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Kippers, the breakfast dish that fell out of favour, are back on British menus
Smoked herring make a comeback on the fresh fish counter as a low price, healthy optionThey have been out of favour for decades, shunned by consumers as the breakfast of the war generation and...
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From the archive, 7 April 1930: Gandhi's civil disobedience plans go wrong
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 7 April 1930BOMBAY, SUNDAYThe great test has come for "Mahatma" Gandhi, the Indian Nationalist leader, in his efforts to obtain the complete...
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The trouble with Samantha Brick | Deborah Orr
I'd never heard of Samantha Brick a week ago. Frankly, I wish I still hadn'tAt the beginning of this week, I was one of millions who had never heard the name Samantha Brick. At its end, I'm one of...
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Jenny Jones, London's Green mayoral candidate: 'If Boris can do it, I can do it'
And do it better, claims Jones, the Green candidate in the London mayor election. After the 'old hippy' suggested they all publish their tax returns, she found herself in the thick of itThe St Pancras...
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The insider's guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a resultThe breast...
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'Big Brother' law stirs Lib Dems to revolt
Party prepares to stop government plan to give security services new access to internet dataLiberal Democrats should be prepared to pull the plug on controversial government plans to give the security...
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How Big Brother props up the opera | Deborah Orr
Sir Peter Bazalgette gave Big Brother to Britain, but his true love is opera. This, surely, is cultural elitism at its most hypocriticalThe man who brought Big Brother to a grateful Britain, Sir Peter...
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