Nick Clegg to launch veiled attack on Nigel Farage's 'bile'
Nick Clegg will launch a thinly veiled attack on Ukip leader Nigel Farage today, warning that the “bile” and “anger” of nationalistic extremism is on the march across Europe. Reported by Independent 6...
View ArticleIs the ban on gardeners using peat really so unfair? | Lucy Siegle
A vocal minority in my local gardening society think preventing gardeners using peat is outrageous. Is it? Email lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk with your ethical dilemma Peat bogs are prodigiously...
View ArticleA vision of life under Ukip's steel-capped Hush Puppies | Stewart Lee
How will the artist fare when The Ukip take over? The messages from HQ are far from clear The inevitable victory of the Scottish independence campaign and the subsequent collapse of the Labour vote in...
View ArticleIs the LRB one of the best magazines in the world?
The London Review of Books has become the most successful – and controversial – literary publication in Europe. Just what is Mary-Kay Wilmers, its 75-year-old editor, getting so right? The offices of...
View ArticleMore agility and economy for next Mazda 2
The new Mazda 2 will be critical in returning Mazda to its pre-recession position when it launches next year Mazda is predicting a lighter, more agile and more frugal replacement for the...
View ArticlePope Francis: revitalising the Catholic church
After years of crisis, the Catholic church may have found itself a new saviour. But can Pope Francis really make a difference? Julian Coman reports from Rome On St Valentine's Day last month, after...
View ArticleSouth Park: The Stick of Truth review – filthy, but spot on
*Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Ubisoft, cert: 18* If you like filthy, satirical South Park, you'll love this game After The Book of Mormon's success, the creators of South Park are finally getting the acclaim...
View ArticlecYorke Dance Project review – dance past, present and future
A blazing triple bill at Sadler's Wells, and a triumphant debut by the teenage choreographer the Royal didn't want Looking back at 20th-century modernist art, one is struck by the certainty it...
View ArticleLiberal Democrats: caught in coalition
Left, right, left, right – the people and the policies splitting the Lib Dems in two **THE RED LIBERALS* * *PEOPLE* *Who's more red than blue?* * * *Vince Cable, *business secretary. Cable, a Labour...
View ArticleVikings: Life and Legend review – a stirring tale of shock and oar
The British Museum showcases the poetry, boats and bling of the marauding 11th-century Norsemen who, above all else, understood curves… Anyone who has even dipped a toe in the briny sagas of the Viking...
View ArticleRodelinda review – as restrained as it is over the top
ENO's outstanding new production is a reminder of the everyday brilliance of Handel He wrote at top speed. He improvised. He stole – from himself, from others, from all Europe. At a stroke he made the...
View ArticleRemembering the 'forgotten' fallen
How the UK’s war cemeteries are overshadowed by those in Europe Reported by BBC News 5 hours ago.
View ArticleClegg to issue challenge over Europe
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will pledge to take on "backwards-looking politics", as he makes the case for membership of the EU in his conference speech. Reported by BBC News 52 minutes ago.
View ArticleWe need more immigration in Scotland | Kevin McKenna
Scotland's complacent belief that it doesn't have a racial problem has been blown apart this year The most uplifting and affirmative action I've seen this year occurred in distressing circumstances in...
View ArticleTravel tips: holidays in Croatia and this week's best breaks at home and away...
Baroque churches and cobbled streets in the capital of Slavonia, plus short holidays in Cornwall and Sardinia *Take me there: Osijek * *Why go?* Ryanair's new destination in Croatia (it launches...
View ArticleEurope prepares sanctions against Russia
Russian foreign minister says western proposals ‘did not fully satisfy us’ and blames Washington for cancelling a trip to Moscow at the weekend Reported by FT.com 6 hours ago.
View ArticleFRANCE: E Europe, Asia offset domestic challenges for Auchan
Auchan, the French retail giant, has reported higher annual sales and earnings for 2013 but saw domestic sales fall. Reported by Just-Food 6 hours ago.
View ArticleEU's Catherine Ashton criticised for meeting Iranian women activists
EU foreign policy chief sparks fury by meeting six leading campaigners during landmark Tehran trip Catherine Ashton has infuriated hardliners in Tehran by meeting a group of leading women's rights...
View ArticleImmigrants found inside false-bottom car trying to enter Spain
Spain's city enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are targets of 80,000 illegal immigrants who are gathering in Morocco to try to enter Europe, according to the Spanish interior minister Reported by...
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Liverpool executive Ian Ayre: Champions League qualification will make us...
IAN AYRE reckons Champions League football and a bigger Anfield will make Liverpool one of Europe’s richest clubs again. Reported by Daily Star 4 hours ago.
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