Letters: The heroic role of the Titanic's engineers
With the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 only days away, we are hearing much in the media about the suffering and the loss of life of the passengers and crew on the ship...
View ArticleLetters: Sticking an oar in
Oxford crewman William Zeng's message on Twitter to Trenton Oldfield, "You, who would make a mockery of their dedication and their courage, are a mockery of a man" (Report, 9 April), says all we need...
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Aditya Chakrabortty bemoans the lack of political fiction (The great Bengali thinker Rabindranath Tagore was a passionate political author. Why are English and American novels today so gutless?, G2, 10...
View ArticleLetters: No call for that
AbeBooks may offer a good service (Letters 10 April). Unfortunately, it was taken over by Amazon in 2008. Similarly, in 2011, Amazon acquired The Book Depository, which also offered an excellent...
View ArticleLibyan dissident offered money to avoid MI6 appearing in open court
Abdel Hakim Belhaj offered £1m in compensation over alleged UK involvement in his rendition to the Gaddafi regimeMI6 and former Labour ministers are facing fresh pressure over Britain's involvement in...
View ArticleThe wisdom of women written out of history | Bettany Hughes
A golden age of female achievement, buttressed by an acceptance in the sacred sphere, is now largely unknownThe female of the species is more deadly than the male, cautioned Rudyard Kipling. Given...
View ArticleAlan Pardew has proved critics wrong as Newcastle aim even higher | Louise...
'Pardiola' ignored last summer's criticism and now his inspiring coaching and meticulous attention to detail are threatening to take Newcastle into the Champions LeagueAlan Pardew has a new nickname....
View ArticlePerri Shakes-Drayton in no rush to be London's Olympic golden girl
The 400m hurdler plays down expectations for London 2012 and believes her best chance for glory will come in RioPerri Shakes-Drayton is fast discovering that billboard sized images leads to billboard...
View ArticleBlackburn Rovers 2-3 Liverpool | Premier League match report
Premier League Time will tell if this was the game that reinvigorated one club and relegated another but, if so, Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers will have been propelled to the extremes by farce. Two...
View ArticleBrighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Reading | Championship match report
Reading's astonishing run continues. Since 1 November, when the Royals lost at Nottingham Forest to drop to 16th in the Championship with a third of the season gone, they have been 15 points better...
View ArticleRick Santorum: campaign in quotes
Republican bows out of race for presidential nomination after a fiery campaign that appealed to the party's right"You're not gonna use the pink ball. We're not gonna let you do that. Not on camera."...
View ArticleJack Rodwell's recurring hamstring injuries rule him out of Euro 2012
• Everton midfielder to visit German hamstring specialist• 21-year-old likely to miss Euros and Olympic GamesDavid Moyes has advised Jack Rodwell to forget about Euro 2012 after the Everton...
View ArticleAbu Hamza – from Soho bouncer to international security threat
Ex-imam of a London mosque has British citizenship and two of the other men to be extradited to the US were born in the UKAbu HamzaThe former imam of Finsbury Park mosque, in north London, is the best...
View ArticleManchester City's manager Roberto Mancini says title race is not over
• In football it's never finished, says Mancini• Italian says Chelsea caught Manchester United last yearRoberto Mancini is refusing to give up Manchester City's title challenge. The Italian pointed to...
View ArticleIn praise of … the garden shed | Editorial
The average Briton spends five months of their life in the garden shed, which has evolved into more than just storage spaceAccording to Cuprinol, who might possibly have an interest in the result, the...
View ArticleLuke Harding's diary
John Prescott doesn't do it in the woods. No, he does it all over George Osborne, via Twitter• George Osborne's claim that he was "shocked" to discover rich people avoid tax was always going to...
View ArticleLong Day's Journey Into Night – review
Apollo, LondonWhy, however often we see it, do we continue to find Eugene O'Neill's family drama so moving? Partly because the play draws so closely on the author's own experience. Watching Anthony...
View ArticleSwansea City's trust helps keep the club in good company | David Conn
A decade ago the Swans were scrapping for their very survival – the ensuing ascent is one of the more remarkable in the modern gameSwansea City travel on Wednesday to a QPR team intimate with...
View ArticleAndy Murray says Lendl factor and belief can help him win French Open
• I have to believe that I can win it, says Murray• Scot says Ivan Lendl has fresh ideas and great experienceOf all the things that Ivan Lendl has brought to Andy Murray's table since the pair began...
View ArticleArsène Wenger forced to rejig Arsenal defence to face Wolves
• Laurent Koscielny has two-match ban for 10th yellow card• Kieran Gibbs has groin trouble - Bacary Sagna doubtfulArsène Wenger will make changes to his settled back four, which has been instrumental...
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