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How the royal wedding boosted the monarchy
William and Kate are married. The Queen can't stop smiling. The happy royals are on a rollIt must be very aggravating. Just when you have locked the royal family back in the box labelled "repressed...
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Three churchgoers held after midnight mass brawl on Christmas Eve
Vicar frightened for parishioners' lives after men threw chairs and punches during sermon at St Edmund's church in SouthamptonA vicar has said he feared for his parishioners' lives after a brawl broke...
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Letters: Privatisation deaths
Neil Clark (Vaclav Havel: another side to the story, 18 December) cites a 2009 study in the Lancet that purports to show that mass privatisation in post-communist countries was responsible for "as many...
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Will the Leveson inquiry kill celebrity magazines?
Readers can no longer dismiss celebrity news as harmless fun. The gossip game will change toneAs compelling as it has often been, the Leveson inquiry hasn't really told us anything new about the...
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Supermarkets and the struggle for the high street
At a time when our struggling town centres need all the help they can get, expanding out-of-town supermarkets would risk turning a downturn into a death-knell (Revealed: how supermarkets plan to build...
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How John Galliano changed the face of fashion
The former Dior creative director's racist rant ended his career – and the age of the designer as untouchable geniusFrom 1996 onwards John Galliano played the role of the flamboyant fashion designer...
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Philippines floods: an expected shock
Even when we do know about climate-related hazards, we still fail to actThe typhoon that hit Mindanao in the Philippines before Christmas to claim 1,000 lives and leave nearly 50,000 homeless was a...
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Suspect breast implants rebranded before sale to 1,000 Dutch women
Netherlands health authority says a Dutch firm bought implants made by PIP, the French company at centre of health scareAround 1,000 Dutch women have breast implants of the suspect kind made by a...
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Meryl Streep develops admiration for Margaret Thatcher after starring role
Oscar-winner and Hollywood liberal says playing former PM in The Iron Lady has made her see the woman behind the politicsShe is firmly a part of Hollywood's liberal elite, who describes herself as part...
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Rich nations failing to contribute to emergency disasters – Andrew Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell calls on international community to recognise responsibilities to UN's Central Emergency Response FundRich countries are failing to contribute to an international emergency fund leaving...
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Turkish air strikes kill dozens of villagers
Turkey's government forced to admit victims of bombing were not Kurdish separatist fightersThe donkeys had been sent across Turkey's south-eastern border with Iraq to ferry vats of smuggled diesel and...
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Moscow protest passes off peacefully
Hundreds of protesters gather in Pushkin Square to demonstrate against detention of leftist opposition leader Sergei UdaltsovA protest gathering in central Moscow passed off peacefully and with...
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US 'deeply concerned' after Egyptian forces raid NGO offices in Cairo
State Department urges government to 'resolve this immediately' as US-Egyptian relations threaten to sink to new lowRelations between Egypt's military rulers and the United States threatened to hit a...
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Ben Jennings on the stars of 2011 – cartoon
The people who made a big impact (or tried to) in the past 12 monthsBen Jennings
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Aisha Gaddafi claims severe emotional distress at images of father's execution
Israeli lawyer Nick Kaufman is demanding an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of GaddafiThe daughter of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has hired an Israeli lawyer to...
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Durham prisoner of war camp to be saved
English Heritage to invest £500,000 into the set of farm buildings decorated with nostalgic scenes by homesick GermansA £500,000-rescue has been launched to save the battered remains of a canteen and...
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The Weeknd finds lucrative success – without ever selling a record
Abel Tesfaye gives away his music for free, but has still found overwhelming success. Is this the future of the music industry?Christmas came a few days early for fans of the buzzy, downbeat R&B...
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Texas teen Ben Breedlove's YouTube farewell moves Kid Cudi to tears
Rapper pays tribute after watching teen's video, posted on YouTube just before Breedlove died of heart complicationsOn Christmas night, Ben Breedlove, a bright and engaging 18-year-old, died from...
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Country diary: South Uist
Starting a garden from scratch on a wind-blasted coast is a daunting prospect, and one that demands long-term planning and patience. So this garden, with its established shrubs and small trees to...
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Letters: Inquest for Kelly
Dr David Kelly may have committed suicide. He may also have been murdered. Without a proper inquest the public will be kept in the dark for more than 60 years, as decreed by the Hutton inquiry, upheld...
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