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Uzbekistan: Looking in the other direction | Editorial
The US has waived a ban on military assistance to the dictatorship, which has a key asset coveted by WashingtonFor years, Hillary Clinton said at the National Democratic Institute in November last...
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In praise of ... bowling | Editorial
Games with balls and pins have often dominated the collective unconscious. Now bowling might help a marriage in FloridaA Florida judge last week ordered a man who had a "very, very minor" scuffle with...
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Unemployment likely to worsen as private sector resorts to redundancies
Employers remain nervous, according to study by CIPD – but UK economy expected to turn corner by mid-2012Britons are facing their worst employment prospects since the recession thanks to a growing...
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NHS productivity has risen in 10 years, undermining Lansley's case, says study
Paper published in Lancet says taxpayers have got more for their money out of the NHS, undermining government claimsNHS productivity has "almost certainly" risen in the past decade, with taxpayers...
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Doctors' radical plan to tackle organ shortage
Patients could be kept alive to become donors and hearts retrieved from newborn babies in controversial BMA proposalsPatients could be kept alive solely so they can become organ donors, hearts could be...
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Joy and grief of the organ transplant waiting list
Shortages are prompting renewed debate in the medical world about what more could be done to boost donationLynn Holt deals with life and death every day. She is the transplant co-ordinator for hearts...
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NUS plans mass student walkout
Thousands expected to boycott lectures and seminars on 14 March in protest against government's higher education reformsThe National Union of Students is planning a countrywide campus walkout to fight...
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Greek protesters fight with police as parliament agrees cuts deal
More than 40 buildings set alight in capital as austerity plan is voted in despite fierce oppositionIt is a night that will be remembered for burning buildings and scenes of mayhem in Athens while...
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Greece approves austerity cuts to secure eurozone bailout and avoid debt default
MPs in Athens approve severe budget cuts imposed by the EU after rallies against the bill erupt in street violenceGreece enacted billions of euros in spending cuts and fresh austerity measures last...
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News Corp may face US inquiry after Sun arrests at News International
Alleged bribery in Britain could fall foul of US law as editor Dominic Mohan tries to rally staff at embattled tabloidRupert Murdoch's News Corporation faces the increased prospect of a full-blown...
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Kettling would work well in Bahrain, says former Met police chief
John Yates, hired to reform Bahrain force, says police are ready to deal with the anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdomA former Metropolitan police assistant commissioner who has been hired...
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Malaysian government defends Saudi journalist's deportation
Rights groups voice anger over treatment of journalist who could face persecution in home country after being accused of insulting prophetThe Malaysian government has defended its decision to deport a...
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Vodafone considers offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Move worth up to £700m comes as company seeks to bolster network to cope with growth of internet traffic on mobile phonesVodafone has confirmed that it is considering a cash offer for Cable &...
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Peruvian troops capture Shining Path leader
Soldiers capture Comrade Artemio, who was badly injured in fighting with government forces last weekPeruvian troops have captured the wounded leader of a remnant of the once-powerful Shining Path rebel...
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Public sector bonuses: government launches review
Danny Alexander says Whitehall review intended to ensure rules are fit for purpose and have public confidenceThe government has launched a Whitehall review of bonus structures in public sector...
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BAA traffic figures back Boris Johnson's estuary airport plans
BAA's January figures seem healthy enough, handling a record 5.2 million passengers – up 2.3% on the same period last year. But traffic to China fell by 0.7%, allowing enough of a gap for BAA to trot...
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A lottery winner claiming benefits just does not feel right | Michael White
Our sense of fairness is being tested in all sorts of ways, and next month's budget will test it even furtherHave you been following the story of Jean and Michael O'Shea, their £10m lottery win and the...
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Banks miss Project Merlin lending targets to small business
• Lending to SMEs was £74.9bn, £1.1bn short of target• Contraction of £9.6bn in lending during 2011• Loans repaid faster than new ones granted• Overall lending was £214.9bn, nearly £25bn above target•...
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UK weather takes milder turn after big freeze
Mild bands of Atlantic weather set to dispel fortnight's freezing temperatures, although frost may return as early as MondayThe UK weather has seesawed back to mild conditions after a fortnight of...
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