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You Can't Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom by Nick Cohen – review
Nick Cohen's timely polemic exposes the myth of freedom of expression in Britain with great insight and verveOne of the comforting myths of our times is that we have seen a massive expansion of freedom...
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David Bowman: elephants could save Australia's landscape
Introducing large herbivores to Australia could stop the spread of gamba grass, blamed for many of the countries bush firesDavid Bowman is a professor of environmental change biology at the School of...
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Women of Zimbabwe Arise: Amnesty Urgent Action
Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of the social justice movement Woza, face trial in Bulawayo after a peaceful protestWomen of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) is a social justice movement created...
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Casablanca – review
Seventy years old. The most enjoyable non-western ever made. A tribute to what the Hollywood studio system could achieve at its most finely tuned. The propaganda film that best captures what the second...
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Pompey meets Le Havre in French TV crime hit
British writer Graham Hurley's detective duo are proving popular across the ChannelGraham Hurley has sold more than half a million books and been translated into nine languages. Last Wednesday he was...
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Briton recalls the night Italian police beat up G8 protesters
Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood: London activist tells how film brings it all back, but his fight to bring his attackers to justice is still going onIt was with understandable trepidation that Mark...
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Bitterns: the endangered birds whose population is booming at last
The foghorn-like call of one of Britain's most reclusive species is being heard more and more frequently after a concerted effort to restore its wetland habitatThe boom of the bittern is being heard...
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We can't stop the bloodshed in Syria without talking to Assad | Nicholas Noe
Even though the Assad regime is spreading great destruction now, it's an incredibly weak player in the overall balance of powerWith Syria rapidly descending into civil war and UN action blocked by...
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There's talk of an exit – but default would have catastrophic consequences
The prospect of a eurozone without Greece is now openly discussed, even though break-up would bring banking chaosGreece's finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, believes his country's dilemma about...
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Greeks can't take any more punishment
Helena Smith, who has reported from Athens for more than 20 years, says the country is on the edge of a precipiceDespair has enveloped Greece. This weekend the bankrupt nation, for that is what it is,...
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Rupert Murdoch faces fresh crisis as key Sun staff arrested
Five senior journalists are held in police corruption probe amid speculation over future of the SunRupert Murdoch is expected to fly to Britain this week to tackle the latest allegations to rock his...
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The joke's on them
The temporary shutting down of the student site after it 'went too far' in a piece about rape, raises the question of why some men take sustenance from brainless boastingSometimes, when stood by the...
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Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth
A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasuresA British excavation has struck archaeological...
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Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses with narrow victory over Ron Paul
Doubts about his ability to excite the conservative base remain amid concerns over his chances of beating Obama in NovemberRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has got his campaign back on...
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Whitney Houston found dead, aged 48
Publicist confirms death of troubled soul singer, one of the world's best-selling artists at her peak in the 80s and 90sAmerican soul singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most decorated...
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Whitney Houston obituary
One of the most celebrated female singers of all time until her image as America's sweetheart was ravaged by drug useFew pop singers have been gifted with a voice as glorious as Whitney Houston's, and...
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Whitney Houston - a life in pictures
US singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most decorated female artists of all time who sold more than 170 million albums during her life, has died in Beverly Hills aged 48
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Teenage Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in China
The 18-year-old nun set herself on fire in western China in the latest protest against Beijing's handling of TibetAn 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China in the latest...
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A battle for Tibetan hearts and minds
Special report: in Aba, a remote town on the Tibetan plateau, the Guardian witnesses how Chinese authorities are trying to quell dissent through security, propaganda and 're-education'On the roof of...
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What's really at stake in this crisis isn't Greece's identity but Europe's |...
The way out of the financial crisis faced by Greeks requires a choice about what kind of Europe we wantSix inches from the riot policeman's shield outside the Greek parliament last Friday, a tall, pale...
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