Boy, eight, dies after being hit by 4x4
Charles Kimm was hit by car reversing with trailer through gate on family farm in South LanarkshireAn eight-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a 4X4 reversing with a trailer through a gate on...
View ArticleBlur's summer concert should be their last, Damon Albarn says
New song, Under the Westway, likely to bring Blur's recording career to an endBlur look likely to end a quarter-century career this summer with their final concert and single release. In an exclusive...
View ArticleBingu wa Mutharika obituary
President of Malawi who went from reformer to despotGoing from one of the most respected African leaders to a repressive despot in just two years, the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, who has...
View ArticleBarclays may face shareholder rebellion over Bob Diamond pay deal
Several institutional investors reportedly set to vote against the bank's pay regime at AGM this monthPublic anger over the Barclays boss Bob Diamond's £17m pay package may prompt a shareholder...
View Article'Welsh is a wonderful gift': speakers of the language relish new support
With language commissioner promising to act against suppression of Welsh, there could be a resurgence in the tongueAbi Pierce takes time out from her work at the Affordable Household Goods stall at...
View ArticleTiny Mexican newspaper leads the fight for truth amid the drugs war
Río Doce has to steer a fine line when reporting the drugs war - unearthing the truth without prompting revengeThe ambush of a young man in his white Ferrari never looked like a run-of-the-mill murder....
View ArticleThe Titanic memorial cruise – 'not a re-enactment'
Balmoral to retrace striken ship's voyage with 1,300 passengers who have paid up to £7,995 for the trip and plenty of lifeboatsIt is not the way most 15-year-olds would choose to spend the Easter...
View ArticlePreventing another housing bubble must be Bank of England's priority
Three boom-busts in 40 years are testimony to the failure of trying to control the housing market through interest rates aloneEaster is traditionally when the housing market comes out of hibernation –...
View ArticleSpecial report: the documents that prove Britain initiated rendition
In 2004, Fatima Bouchar and her husband, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, were detained en route to the UK, and rendered to Libya. This is the story of their imprisonment, and the trail of evidence that reveals the...
View ArticleFerdinand Porsche obituary
Industrial designer responsible for the shape of the famous Porsche 911 sports carFerdinand "Butzi" Porsche, who has died aged 76, was the industrial designer responsible for the shape of the Porsche...
View ArticlePakistani president visits Indian shrine after talks with PM
Asif Ali Zardari discusses trade, security and Kashmir with Manmohan Singh and spends an hour at saint's tombAsif Ali Zardari made a pilgrimage to a Muslim shrine on Sunday during the first visit by a...
View ArticleSyria ceasefire plan in disarray as violence spills into Turkey
Kofi Annan's Syria plan near certain to fail as troops fire into Turkey and Bashar al-Assad demands rebels disarm firstInternational efforts to resolve the bloody crisis in Syria are mired in disarray...
View ArticleAbu Hamza extradition ruling due
European court of human rights to rule on whether extremist cleric can be sent to US to face terror-related chargesThe radical cleric Abu Hamza will learn on Tuesday whether human rights judges will...
View ArticleHow to teach … debating the death penalty
This week the Guardian Teacher Network has resources to help pupils discuss the use of the death penalty around the worldAt least 676 executions were carried out in 20 countries in 2011, and 1,923...
View ArticleBarclays boss Bob Diamond should receive no bonus, Pirc says
Row over Bob Diamond's £17m package escalates as advisory body recommends its clients vote against remuneration proposalA row over the £17m pay package for Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond and a...
View ArticleGeorge Galloway's Respect party targets Bradford in council elections
Twelve candidates will stand for election to city council after surge of interest in wake of byelection victoryRespect has put forward 12 candidates to stand in the council elections on 3 May in...
View ArticleSomalia bombing kills at least 12
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack targeting Somali and Ethiopian troops near a market in the city of Baidoa At least 12 people died in a bomb attack in Somaliaon Monday targeting Somali and...
View ArticleEducation in brief: further loans
Over-24s face having to take out a loan to study, while the government's shake-up of the ICT curriculum suffers a reorganisationA loan againThe introduction of further education loans is not exactly...
View ArticleThe divide between colleges and universities is outdated
The growing interdependence of learning and work makes the separation of higher and further education artificial and outdated, says Mike BoxallKenneth Clarke's 1992 Education Act abolished the...
View ArticleNothing is simple in Burma's great gold rush | Jayati Ghosh
If a sudden inflow of capital enriches only the few, then the consequences for global economic re-balancing are worrisomeThe great gold rush to Burma started a little while ago, but it has gathered...
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