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John Prescott to stand for police commissioner post
Former deputy prime minister will run for the post in the Humberside elections in MayLord Prescott will run to be elected as one of the UK's first police and crime commissioners, he has announced.The...
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The Devil and Mister Punch – review
Barbican, LondonPunch and Judy are 350 years old this year – their first recorded performance in England dates from 1662 – and Improbable celebrate in style with Julian Crouch's down-at-heel vaudeville...
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Offenders with drink problems face US-style tagging
London test scheme to make criminals committing drink-related offences wear bracelets to monitor blood alcohol levelsUS-style sobriety bracelets for criminals who are persistently convicted of...
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Britain is militarising Falklands, Argentina tells UN
UN secretary general concerned by escalation of dispute as Argentina lodges formal protest at recent deploymentsArgentina has lodged a formal protest at the United Nations over Britain's...
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Greek homeless shelters take in casualties of debt crisis
Joblessness has surpassed 20% and the Greek Orthodox Church says it is feeding 250,000 people a dayThe Eurozone finance ministers' message to Greece on Thursday night was stark: there will be no new...
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David Cameron ready to force through NHS reforms
No 10 attacks Tory blog critical of reforms and claims there is little serious dissent towards Andrew Lansley's health billDavid Cameron is said to be willing to endure three final months of political...
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Page 3 isn't about sex, but it's not innocent either
The Sun's topless photo is just there to irritate feminists, says Zoe WilliamsDominic Mohan told the Leveson inquiry this week that Page 3 was just clean, healthy fun or, to put it precisely, "an...
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School head resigns amid academy row with Michael Gove
Leslie Church steps down as head of Downhill's school, which lawyers say is being illegally forced into becoming an academyThe headteacher of a primary school embroiled in a row with education...
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Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes
Abi Morgan nominated for The Iron Lady and Bridget O'Connor posthumously for Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyOn Sunday, the flashbulbs will pop at Brad and George; the pundits shall scrap over the relative...
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Interpol accused after journalist arrested over Muhammad tweet
Saudi Arabia used Interpol's system to get journalist arrested in Malaysia for insulting the Prophet Muhammad on TwitterInterpol has been accused of abusing its powers after Saudi Arabia used the...
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Face to faith: Even atheists must recognise the importance of a sociological...
An apparent lack of interest in how religion propagates in society is odd coming from people who so deplore its prevalenceThe research reported last week showing that American Christians adjust their...
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From Yoko Ono to Leonard Cohen – the old masters finding new inspiration
Artists who attained fame and glory in the culturally revolutionary decades of 60s and 70s still making waves later in lifeNext Saturday Yoko Ono turns 79. In June she will come to London to launch a...
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Greece crisis reaches boiling point as Athens asks if it can stay in the euro
• Finance minister says Greece must decide by Sunday• Street violence returns as ministers call bailout terms 'extortion'• Merkel warns of default's 'uncontrollable consequences'Greece is facing an...
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Simon Hoggart's week: why Boris Johnson is David Cameron's nightmare
There are some politicians who are outside the tent pissing in and some who are inside pissing out✒William Hague famously made a crack about Tony Blair's choice of London mayors – Frank Dob-son would...
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Labour looks at making class actions easier for consumers
Labour says proposals being considered as it announces policy review headed by former chief of National Consumer CouncilLabour is examining proposals that would enable consumers to band together and...
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Syria is not Iraq. And it is not always wrong to intervene | Jonathan Freedland
The 2003 invasion has tainted the idea of liberal interventionism. But the people of Homs should not suffer because of thatWe rightly slam generals who are always fighting the last war, but I wonder if...
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Banks miss targets on small business lending
Banks promised to lend at least £76bn to small businesses under Project Merlin deal but only £74.9bn was handed overHigh street banks have missed government-imposed targets for lending to small...
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Syria: 'True freedom is without fear'
In a town near Homs residents walk a fine line every Friday between fear of the Assad regime and the courage to fight itJust after noon in this rebel-held Syrian town, demonstrators took to the streets...
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Cable & Wireless shares fall on results alert
FTSE 100 finishes the day 43.08 points lower at 5852.39, a 50-point drop on the weekStruggling Cable & Wireless Communications slumped nearly 17% after it warned its full year results would not...
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Executives line up to waive bonuses as politicians scramble for credit
City bonus pool forecast to total £4.2bn for last year, down from £6.7bn in 2010 – and £11.6bn before the crash"We will bring forward detailed proposals for robust action to tackle unacceptable bonuses...
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