Nigel Morris: Overcrowding is causing violence behind bars as tensions soar among inmates, and new figures show that the population of Britain's jails has jumped by 1,000 in the past three weeks.
Park and ride: Young Italians are reviving the pastime of car sex
Irene Alison: A curious pastime is emerging among the Neapolitan youth: car sex.
Israel warns time is running out before it launches strike on Iran
Kim Sengupta: Growing body of opinion suggests a muted Iranian response to attack.
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Israel warns time is running out before it launches strike on Iran
Growing body of opinion suggests that Iranian response to an attack would be muted
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England press but Pakistan hold on
Three wickets for England and 73 runs for Pakistan meant the outcome of an intriguing second Test remained in the balance after the fourth morning at the Zayed Stadium.
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François Hollande: Gallic charm offensive
With France going to the polls in the spring, the Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy is proving very persuasive
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Robert Fisk: The present stands no chance against the past
The Palestinians are not only, it seems, an "invented people" – courtesy of Newt Gingrich – but the only Arabs on the Mediterranean not to enjoy a Spring or an Awakening or even a Winter.
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Thrills and trills in your backyard
This weekend, thousands of people will be taking part in the 33rd Big Garden Birdwatch. You could be one of them, says Michael McCarthy
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What are you doing for National Storytelling Week?
Storytelling is theatre in miniature. It requires eye contact, gesture and imaginative use of the vo...
Beer: ‘Cornwall is now en vogue’
Cornwall’s newest brewery opened last week. The Harbour Brewing Company, based in Bodmin, joins a cr...
A scam of Olympic proportions
As Olympic fever sweeps the globe, it's important for travellers to retain a healthy degree of skept...
The unanswered questions of the Stephen Lawrence case
The Stephen Lawrence case was described by the Crown Prosecution Service as the ‘most significant in...
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Research into mutant flu 'must go on'
Scientist dismisses US group's fear that creation of airborne H5N1 virus could inspire bio-terrorism
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David Lister: How can you celebrate great literature while preventing the freedom of expression?
The spectre of the most scandalous and depressing episode in recent literary history raised its head this week. Salman Rushdie once again had his safety and his life threatened over his book The Satanic Verses, and was unable to show his face.
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Research into mutant flu 'must go on'
Scientist dismisses US group's fear that creation of airborne H5N1 virus could inspire bio-terrorism
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