Clik here to view.
Labour MPs face mayoral ban as party worries over costly byelections
Bradford West defeat leads party to consider debarring MPs who resign their seat from running for regional officeSenior shadow cabinet members, shocked by Labour's Bradford West byelection defeat, are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China can't hush up stories like Bo Xilai any more | Jonathan Fenby
Beijing couldn't suppress internet talk about the former political star mixed up in allegations about the death of Neil HeywoodThe fall of Bo Xilai, the one-time rock star of Chinese politics has taken...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eurozone crisis reignites as Spanish bond yields hit four-month high
European stock markets plunge amid growing concern about Spain's ability to avoid bailout despite severe austerity measuresThe eurozone entered crisis mode again on Tuesday as financial markets placed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Syrian ceasefire plan still alive, says Kofi Annan after deadline passes
UN-Arab League envoy urges end to violence by early Thursday, as opposition group says 1,000 dead in last eight daysKofi Annan has vowed to continue efforts to secure a ceasefire and launch political...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A conservatory tax is only the start of the conversation | Gaby Hinsliff
Conserving water and fuel isn't a vote-winner, but politicians can't afford to be coy about our reckless guzzlingThere are few more risky places to stand in modern politics, so legend has it, than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chelsea's lack of ruthlessness frustrates Frank Lampard
• Lampard rues Clint Dempsey's late equaliser for Fulham• 'We should have killed the game off', says midfielderFrank Lampard has highlighted Chelsea's lack of ruthlessness as a key reason for their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MPs' £1.8m in perks revealed
Guardian research finds that gifts and funding included trips to 27 countries and £32,000 donation to parliamentary choirDonations to all-party parliamentary groups: get the data Businesses, overseas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eurozone crisis is back and here to stay
It was always fantasy to believe the ECB could solve its problems by ladling out ultra-cheap money to European banksIt's back. After a four-month respite in which equity markets rallied strongly and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Titanic memorial cruise passenger airlifted to hospital
MS Balmoral turns back to allow helicopter to retrieve man, as bad weather that delayed arrival in Ireland continuesA cruise ship retracing the route sailed by the Titanic suffered its second setback...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Row grows over Barclays chief's pay and £5.7m tax bill
Leading shareholders are warned about Bob Diamond's remuneration package after the bank underperformed in 2011Controversy surrounding the pay of the chief executive of Barclays, Bob Diamond – and his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bernie Ecclestone tells F1 teams to pay up or shut up over Bahrain
• F1 teams given the option not to go to Bahrain Grand Prix …• … but must pay for breaking contract if they do not goBernie Ecclestone made the 12 Formula One teams an offer they must refuse on Tuesday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
British Horseracing Authority clear Kirsty Milczarek to ride again
• Jockey wins appeal against two-year riding ban• Betting ring masterminds remain on warned-off listKirsty Milczarek has spoken of her relief after a successful appeal against the corruption conviction...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ricky Gervais, there is no justification for this lazy cruelty | Tanya Gold
Gervais satirising prejudice against disability? No, in Derek he's just a self-serving hypocrite, feeding bigots their linesThese are woeful times for the disabled in Britain – 20% mandatory cuts in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chinese politician Bo Xilai's wife suspected of murdering Neil Heywood
Gu Kailai 'highly suspected' of killing British businessman who died in November in Chongqing, where Bo was party secretaryThe wife of high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai is suspected of murdering...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Government backs calls for research data to be made freely available
Wellcome Trust's proposal that results of public- and charity-funding research be made public receives ministerial backing The government has welcomed calls from academics and one of the world's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
England tell Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell to regain form with counties
• Strauss and Bell to go back to Middlesex and Warwickshire• England's bowlers given rest ahead of summer TestsAndrew Strauss and Ian Bell will spend unusually long spells in county cricket over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letters: Our cities need more power not more mayors
Those who, like Jonathan Freedland (Can Labour take a big city route to national power?, 7 April), are strong in their assertions about the advantages of the mayoral system are weak on the evidence....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Country diary: Wenlock Edge: The beautiful madness of the butterflies' dance
Wenlock Edge: Although so intimately hitched in the air, the butterflies seem to draw the world around them into their danceTwo small tortoiseshell butterflies fly together on a spring morning. Their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Venezuela's turning point | Samuel Moncada
Defeating Venezuela's 2002 coup sent a message to the world: under Hugo Chávez we are in charge of our own affairsTen years ago Latin American history reached a turning point. In Venezuela, a US-backed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letters: We welcome Israel's national theatre
We are delighted to see the Globe theatre welcoming Israel's national theatre, Habima, to perform The Merchant of Venice in London (Letters, 4 April). Founded in the early 20th century in Moscow,...
View Article