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Canary Wharf Group in £90m derelict land deal
Company hopes to build offices for 20,000 workers and 1,600 homes by 2018, just as the London Crossrail opensThe company behind Canary Wharf in London has paid £90.4m for derelict land next to the...
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Occupy London has lost a battle but started a war over public space | Anna...
The Corporation of London claims it has no objection to protest, yet the erosion of the public realm makes it all but impossibleThe high court has ruled that the defence of the public highway is...
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US anti-piracy legislation: a tangled web | Editorial
The urge to regulate copyright is understandable but the draconian means proposed are out of all proportionThere was a brief return to the boom times for dusty reference libraries yesterday, when the...
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In praise of… Gaby's Deli | Editorial
The kosher cafe is a West End hold-out singing the joys of independence amid an ocean of bland franchisesWhy do people rave about Gaby's Deli? The salt-beef sandwiches hit the spot, prices are low for...
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Letters: Pressing issues
Andrew Brown's article (The church needs to show us that it takes gay clergy seriously, 17 January) is very welcome and timely, but he is sadly mistaken when he suggests that "this kind of nonsense was...
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Country diary: Phil Gates: After the flood
River Wear, Wolsingham: One midstream boulder that had emerged from the flood was claimed as a song perch by a dipper whose rambling phrases floated across to the riverbankAfter a few days without rain...
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Letters: No winners in Labour's Blairite-inspired lurch to the right
In your editorial (18 January) you argue that if the trade unions wanted a "pliant" leader of the Labour party they should have backed me and "watched as Labour sank with all hands". Actually, if we...
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David Hockney is still an artist who genuinely matters | Martin Kettle
Hockney's show poses hard questions, on how and why we decide how much things matterDavid Hockney's trumpeted and garlanded landscape show at the Royal Academy is more than just the must-see art...
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Letter: Not so lovely Jubilee
So "people just don't like voice synthesisers that sound too realistic" (Is Stephen Hawking music to the ears?, Education, 17 January). Many people passing through King's Cross underground station in...
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Letters: The real villains of the US political system
Jonathan Freedland's critique of the US political system (The American way is being warped to breaking point, 14 January) – a system which he previously applauded – sees the populist insurgency of the...
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Letters: Boarding schools are no Harry Potter fantasy
Boarding Concern has been campaigning for several years about the psychosocial problems facing young children caused by early boarding. It has been an uphill struggle, because as George Monbiot points...
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Celebrity trainer says we need to understand our dogs more
Victoria Stilwell, star of US TV series It's Me or the Dog, blames poor ownership over inherent aggression in animalsResponsible ownership, positive training and a better understanding of man's...
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Boom time for Afghanistan's people smugglers
The tide of Afghans leaving for Europe is fuelling a lucrative business in fake passports and Taliban death threatsFor citizens going into battle against Afghanistan's officialdom, the warren-like...
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The Gibson inqury: good riddance | Editorial
Only a proper judicial inquiry into the UK's alleged role in torture and rendition will have the means to extract the truthSir Peter Gibson's inquiry, which limped to a halt last week with the news of...
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Hollywood costumes showcased in V&A blockbuster exhibition
Dorothy's dress from the Wizard of Oz and Rocky's shorts among items featured in show celebrating art of costume designSoon after they began working on Hollywood Costume, the exhibition of film costume...
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Six US marines die in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Taliban fighters were not active in the area at time of crash, says Nato, raising questions about possible malfunction or pilot errorSix US marines were killed in a helicopter crash in southern...
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Nato's Afghan alliance unhinged by growing mutual mistrust
US military report reveals how issues such as arrogance and cleanliness are leading Afghan soldiers to shoot Nato trainersMutual mistrust and contempt between local and foreign forces in Afghanistan...
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Top 10 local authorities for schools include nine London boroughs
Kensington and Chelsea tops thinktank's list adjusted for factors including poverty and children's first languageNine London boroughs have been ranked among the 10 best local authorities in England for...
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Campaigners celebrate withdrawal of Nadine Dorries's sex education bill
Feminists, humanists and pro-choice campaigners gathered outside parliament say they have won a battle, but not the warThere was a loud roar from the crowd huddled outside parliament as it was...
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China sovereign wealth fund buys Thames Water stake
Thames Water deal follows talks in Beijing this week with chancellor George OsborneThe Chinese state has made its first direct investment in Britain's creaking infrastructure system, days after George...
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