Clik here to view.
Norway apologises for deporting Jews during second world war
Prime minister says on Holocaust Remembrance Day that country must acknowledge it sent 772 Jews to GermanyNorway has apologised for the arrest and deportation of Jews during the second world war.The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Osborne lays down conditions for eurozone fund contribution
Chancellor tells Davos the world must 'see the colour of Europe's money' before the UK pays into $1tn IMF fundBritain will insist on seeing the "colour of Europe's money" before it is willing to put...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Capitalism only creates misery – we need a system that puts human wellbeing...
It is the Green party that now embodies the natural political expression of the more progressive traditions found in dissenting movements such as Quakerism and radical CatholicismEd Miliband has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Couple facing deportation to Cameroon released after campaign by writers
Leading writers condemned home secretary's decision to deport playwright Lydia Besong and her husbandA couple facing imminent deportation to Cameroon have been unexpectedly released from detention this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Awakening: A Musical Meditation on the Anniversary of 9/11 – review
Barbican Hall, LondonInitially performed in San Francisco on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Kronos Quartet's Awakening concert was recreated in New York last year for the 10th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alfie – review
Octagon, BoltonWhat's it all about, Alfie? As two and a half hours turn to almost three, you start to wonder. David Thacker's revival of Bill Naughton's meandering and episodic account of that 1960s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The House of Bernarda Alba – review
Almeida, LondonIn Emily Mann's new version, the action of Lorca's tremendous 1936 play has been shifted from Andalusia to rural Iran. This intensifies the atmosphere of oppression and yields one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lawyers in right-to-die case can act without fear of prosecution
High court rules that lawyers for stroke victim who wants to end life will be safe from prosecution or disciplinary actionLawyers for a stroke victim who wants help to end his life can continue to act...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes sharia law
Exclusive: Spokesman for Islamist group says it will not stop deadly attacks until country is ruled according to dictates of AllahThe Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former partner at Princess Diana's law firm jailed for part in £17.5m fraud
Kevin Steele given five-and-a-half-year sentence for using his position at Mishcon de Reya to help fraudster obtain loanA former partner at the law firm used by Diana, Princess of Wales, has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bonnie Prince Billy – review
Hackney Empire, LondonRarely can the apocalypse have been heralded with such unbridled glee as it is by Will Oldham. He's in the middle of a sprightly country lollop called Easy Does It, when suddenly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ben Wintringham obituary
My friend Ben Wintringham, who has died in an abseiling accident aged 64, and his wife, Marion, were best known in climbing and mountaineering circles as enthusiastic and competitive seekers of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robert Lockhart obituary
Composer and pianist with a host of TV, film and theatre creditsRobert Lockhart, who has died aged 52 after a heart attack, was a musician to the tips of his nimble – and invariably heavily...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spain demands new 'realism' from EU over austerity
• Fears cuts will bring more instability as unemployment hits 5m• Brussels must readjust growth estimates, says budget ministerAs Spanish unemployment breaks through the 5 million barrier, the new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BP loses attempt to share Deepwater Horizon oil spill costs
US court rejects BP's attempt to make rig operator Transocean pay part of compensation bill for Gulf oil disasterAn attempt by BP to offload a major part of its Gulf of Mexico oil-spill compensation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Occupy protesters evicted from empty London office block
Several people arrested as police remove activists from disused property in centre of financial districtPolice have moved to evict activists who occupied a disused office block in the City of London as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
David Cameron in U-turn over fiscal policing of eurozone
Government signals it will not challenge fiscal enforcement role for European commission and European court of justiceThe prime minister has abandoned his pledge to block the eurozone from using common...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's 1981 all over again
We've a Tory PM whose policies are causing irreparable harm and an opposition leader who nobody believes will become PM✒Step back with me in time: we are governed by a Tory prime minister whose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Syria violence has risen significantly, says Arab League mission chief
As UN prepares to debate resolution on crisis, at least 100 are thought to have been killed in Homs since WednesdayThe head of the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria has said violence has risen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boko Haram: a local phenomenon, not a global threat
Nigerian Sunni Muslim militant group emerged from background of sectarian tensions and deprivationIn the fast-changing world of violent Sunni Muslim activism, it is reassuring to find that some things...
View Article