http://www.independent.co.uk/news/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nick-clegg-warns-david-cameron-dont-let-coalition-get-blown-off-course-by-tory-infighting-8626231.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nick-clegg-warns-david-cameron-dont-let-coalition-get-blown-off-course-by-tory-infighting-8626231.html ]]> <p>Nick Clegg will insist today that the Coalition will last until 2015 but will warn David Cameron not to allow it to be blown off course by Conservative infighting.</p> UK Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:58 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-rescue-effort-nears-an-end-as-authorities-say-they-are-confident-there-are-no-bodies-or-survivors-left-in-the-rubble-8624560.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-rescue-effort-nears-an-end-as-authorities-say-they-are-confident-there-are-no-bodies-or-survivors-left-in-the-rubble-8624560.html ]]> <p>The search by emergency workers for survivors in the wreckage left by the huge tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma suburb is coming to an end, according to officials.</p> Americas Wed, 22 May 2013 06:37:11 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/marks--spencer-hits-an-8year-low-after-clothes-sales-slide-8624815.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/marks--spencer-hits-an-8year-low-after-clothes-sales-slide-8624815.html ]]> <p>Falling clothes sales at Marks &amp; Spencer have dragged down the retail giant's annual profits to an eight-year low, as it said the executive behind the “Your M&amp;S” branding is to step down.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/i/editor/i-assistant-editors-letter-when-the-odds-are-stacked-against-you-8626111.html http://www.independent.co.uk/i/editor/i-assistant-editors-letter-when-the-odds-are-stacked-against-you-8626111.html ]]> <p> </p> editor Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:39 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-warns-google-id-make-you-pay-more-tax-8626163.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-warns-google-id-make-you-pay-more-tax-8626163.html ]]> <p>Google is betraying its founding principles by going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying taxes in Britain, Ed Miliband will tell the company’s chairman today.</p> UK Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:37 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/an-udder-disaster-the-apprentice-hopefuls-cream-off-profit-in-milkshake-task-8626011.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/an-udder-disaster-the-apprentice-hopefuls-cream-off-profit-in-milkshake-task-8626011.html ]]> <p>Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.</p> News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:28 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/mothers-diets-may-harm-iqs-of-two-babies-in-three-8626229.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/mothers-diets-may-harm-iqs-of-two-babies-in-three-8626229.html ]]> <p>Iodine deficiency is widespread amongst pregnant women in the UK and may be harming the cognitive development of their children, scientists have found.</p> Health News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:13 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/postcard-from-berlin-8626035.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/postcard-from-berlin-8626035.html ]]> <p> </p> World Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:11 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/paul-mccartney-lends-support-to-free-school-in-liverpool-8626161.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/paul-mccartney-lends-support-to-free-school-in-liverpool-8626161.html ]]> <p>One of the Government’s flagship free schools is to be backed by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and will have the aim of giving primary school children the chance to flourish in the performing arts.</p> Education News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:09 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-braben-morecambe-and-wises-scriptwriter-8626119.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-braben-morecambe-and-wises-scriptwriter-8626119.html ]]> <p>When Morecambe and Wise garnered around 28 million viewers on Christmas Night 1977 it proved to be the zenith of television light entertainment. A decade earlier the duo had been a solid but not sensational success for ITV. More than anyone else it was their writer, Eddie Braben, who had changed their fortunes. BBC's Head of Light Entertainment Bill Cotton had had the idea of placing Braben with them, and turned a success into a legend.</p> Obituaries Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/arias-and-graces-in-ravello-8625989.html http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/arias-and-graces-in-ravello-8625989.html ]]> <p>It's only the first night of my visit, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only non-famous person to have stayed in this lovely southern Italian town. Richard Wagner, born 200 years ago today, was one of many celebrities to appreciate the operatic drama of the Amalfi coast – and its main town, Ravello.</p> Europe Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-manzarek-keyboard-player-at-the-heart-of-the-dark-brooding-sound-of-the-doors-8626120.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ray-manzarek-keyboard-player-at-the-heart-of-the-dark-brooding-sound-of-the-doors-8626120.html ]]> <p>The keyboard player and songwriter Ray Manzarek was a founder-member of the Doors, the Los Angeles group who seemed to embody the possibilities, contradictions and limitations of the rock medium more than any other in the late Sixties. The tall, professorial-looking musician exuded a gravitas commensurate with the dark, questing nature of the band's tours de force "The End", "When The Music's Over" and "Riders On The Storm" and with the fate that befell their shamanic frontman Jim Morrison, who died in mysterious circumstances in Paris in July 1971. This added to the mystique around the group, who have sold over 100m albums and been the subject of several documentaries, and Oliver Stone's biopic (Kyle MacLachlan portrayed Manzarek).</p> Obituaries Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jamie-dimon-survives-investor-rebellion-at-jp-morgan-8626310.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jamie-dimon-survives-investor-rebellion-at-jp-morgan-8626310.html <p>Shareholders and activists clamouring for greater executive oversight at the helm of America's biggest bank suffered a blow yesterday after a proposal to split the chairman and chief executive roles at JP Morgan was defeated at its annual meeting, attracting fewer votes than last year.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-ms-glory-days-in-the-past-bolland-has-little-time-to-prove-otherwise-8626314.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-ms-glory-days-in-the-past-bolland-has-little-time-to-prove-otherwise-8626314.html <p><b>Outlook</b> How long has Marc Bolland got? About a year, seems the consensus, so that he can at least give undeniable evidence that his Marks &amp; Spencer turnaround is actually turning.</p> Business Comment Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-venturi-champion-golfer-and-respected-broadcaster-8626121.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-venturi-champion-golfer-and-respected-broadcaster-8626121.html ]]> <p>The golfer Ken Venturi, who died in hospital in Rancho Mirage, California on 10 May at the age of 82, was a former US Open champion who went on to become an admired broadcaster. He won 14 times on the PGA Tour and had ben inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame only 11 days ago.</p> Obituaries Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cement-works-selloffs-sought-to-improve-the-mix-8626311.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cement-works-selloffs-sought-to-improve-the-mix-8626311.html <p>The Competition Commission is looking to crack open the cement market by forcing the biggest three makers in the UK to sell off production facilities. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gardeners-world-of-botanical-escapes-8626025.html http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gardeners-world-of-botanical-escapes-8626025.html ]]> <p><strong>What's the attraction?</strong></p><p>London is in bloom, celebrating the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show until Saturday with bigger, better and more elaborate displays than ever (rhs.org.uk).</p> News & Advice Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-politics-will-decide-royal-mail-float-price-8626315.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-politics-will-decide-royal-mail-float-price-8626315.html <p><b>Outlook</b> Royal Mail plumped itself up for joining the stock market yesterday with some flashy looking operating profits.</p> Business Comment Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/inflation-registers-surprise-april-fall-8626312.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/inflation-registers-surprise-april-fall-8626312.html <p>The annual rate of inflation eased to 2.4 per cent last month, thanks to falls in petrol prices and air fares, the Office for National Statistics reported yesterday.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-vodafones-tax-talk--is-just-a-nuisance-call-8626316.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/simon-english-vodafones-tax-talk--is-just-a-nuisance-call-8626316.html <p><b>Outlook</b> Large companies that spend so much on public relations and marketing, and worry so much about how they appear, don't half make a hash of it when they talk about tax.</p> Business Comment Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/vodafone-tells-tax-critics-it-more-than-pays-its-way-8626317.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/vodafone-tells-tax-critics-it-more-than-pays-its-way-8626317.html <p>Vodafone hit back over accusations of tax avoidance yesterday, insisting that it made an "absolutely huge" contribution to the UK Treasury, as the British mobile giant unveiled a big slump in annual pre-tax profits.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/adam-grant-givers-and-takers--who-are-the-best-performers-in-the-workplace-8626318.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/adam-grant-givers-and-takers--who-are-the-best-performers-in-the-workplace-8626318.html <p>"There are two kinds of people in the world," said the humorist Robert Benchley: "Those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world, and those who don't." After a decade of research in settings ranging from Google to government and military organisations, I've found that there are not two, but three kinds of people in the world. I call them takers, givers and matchers.</p> Business Comment Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/peppa-the-cartoon-pig-set-to-bring-home-the-bacon-8626319.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/peppa-the-cartoon-pig-set-to-bring-home-the-bacon-8626319.html <p>The company behind the cartoon series Peppa Pig and movie franchise The Hunger Games will soon be ready to pay a maiden dividend as it gears up for a premium listing in London and possible entry to the FTSE 250.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/natalie-haynes-confessions-of-a-booker-judge-8626050.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/natalie-haynes-confessions-of-a-booker-judge-8626050.html ]]> <p>I have hit the halfway point. Four months in, 75 books read, 75 left to go. Judging the Man Booker Prize, to paraphrase Bette Davis, is not for sissies. I did the Orange Prize last year (about 50 books for each judge), and it ate up all my free time: during every bus journey, every moment sitting waiting for a film to start, every interval of whatever play I was reviewing, I'd whip out a book and cram a few more pages in.</p> Features Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-plunge-in-revenues-makes-bwin-a-loser-8626327.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-plunge-in-revenues-makes-bwin-a-loser-8626327.html <p>The odds were stacked against bwin.party yesterday after a 17 per cent fall in first-quarter revenues. The FTSE 250 gambling group, which is best-known for sponsoring Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid, missed the jackpot with a lukewarm trading update that failed to inspire investors. </p> Sharewatch Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/homeserve-sets-6m-aside-in-fca-inquiry-8626320.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/homeserve-sets-6m-aside-in-fca-inquiry-8626320.html <p>Homeserve, the emergency repairs company at the centre of a long-running inquiry into alleged mis-selling, is bracing itself for a £6m fine from the City's watchdog.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/how-to-follow-the-time-travellers-wife--a-ballet-8626051.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/how-to-follow-the-time-travellers-wife--a-ballet-8626051.html ]]> <p>Audrey Niffenegger, author of the bestselling The Time-Traveler's Wife, has never felt that she was cut out for ballet. "I'm five foot nine, I'm not the most athletic person by any stretch of the imagination and I've always had a poor sense of balance," she remarks. "Watching someone go up on pointe, it's like, 'How does she do it?'. I didn't even learn to ride a bike until I was nine – I kept falling over. I felt like another species!"</p> Features Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bloomsbury-gets-by-without-harry-potter-8626321.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bloomsbury-gets-by-without-harry-potter-8626321.html <p>Academic and business publishing will never have the magical allure of Harry Potter, but entering these markets looks to be paying off for JK Rowling's old publisher, Bloombsury.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/waterstones-starts-consultations-over-jobs-with-staff-8626322.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/waterstones-starts-consultations-over-jobs-with-staff-8626322.html <p>Hundreds of jobs could go at Waterstones after the retailer launched a consultation with 560 managers as it seeks to slash costs and "secure the future" of the UK's last nationwide book chain. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rbs-and-lloyds-stakes-should-be-sold-says-imf-8626290.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rbs-and-lloyds-stakes-should-be-sold-says-imf-8626290.html ]]> <p>Britain will be advised to sell off the state's holdings in the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a move that will embolden George Osborne as he attempts to justify his economic strategy.</p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sales-soar-as-eco-city-moves-to-front-of-the-taxi-rank-8626323.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sales-soar-as-eco-city-moves-to-front-of-the-taxi-rank-8626323.html <p>Eco City Vehicles, the supplier of the Mercedes Vito London taxi, took advantage of the fall into administration of its rival, Manganese Bronze, last year with sales of Vitos jumping from 331 vehicles to 561. It now claims four out of every 10 new cab sales in the capital. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/not-secure-any-more-g4s-boss-heads-for-exit-at-last-8626313.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/not-secure-any-more-g4s-boss-heads-for-exit-at-last-8626313.html ]]> <p>In a decision you can't imagine anyone ever thought was good, G4S once commissioned and recorded a corporate song. It was endorsed by the chief executive Nick Buckles, and even released as a single, all profits going to charity, of course (if there were any). </p> Business Analysis & Features Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sales-growth-returns-at-morrisons-8626324.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sales-growth-returns-at-morrisons-8626324.html <p>Morrisons has finally started to show signs of recovery, after a sustained period of weak trading. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/whiff-of-scandal-lingers-at-greencore-8626325.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/whiff-of-scandal-lingers-at-greencore-8626325.html <p>Greencore, the convenience foods and ready-meals maker, said yesterday that conditions remain challenging in a UK market still reeling from the horsemeat scandal. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/paragon-seeks-banking-licence-8626326.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/paragon-seeks-banking-licence-8626326.html <p>Paragon, the buy-to-let mortgage provider, is applying for a banking licence in order to kickstart its consumer lending business. </p> Business News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/600-interpreters-will-be-allowed-to-move-to-uk-as-reward-for-assisting-british-forces-in-afghanistan-8626288.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/600-interpreters-will-be-allowed-to-move-to-uk-as-reward-for-assisting-british-forces-in-afghanistan-8626288.html ]]> <p>About 600 Afghan interpreters that put themselves in danger for British forces are to be given settlement rights in the UK, it was announced. </p> Home News Tue, 21 May 2013 23:59:14 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-french-open-to-focus-on-being-fit-for-wimbledon-8626285.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-pulls-out-of-french-open-to-focus-on-being-fit-for-wimbledon-8626285.html ]]> <p>Andy Murray's worst fears were realised tonight when he was forced to withdraw from next week's French Open. After consulting medical specialists and taking advice from his own entourage, the Scot decided not to take the risk of further aggravating the recurrent back injury which saw him retire mid-match for only the second time in his career at last week's Rome Masters.</p> Tennis Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:48 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/exclusive-championship-clubs-set-to-push-for-safestanding-trials-8626274.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/exclusive-championship-clubs-set-to-push-for-safestanding-trials-8626274.html ]]> <p>The Football League is facing mounting pressure to back trials for safe standing after an overwhelming majority of Championship clubs went against the League's stance and voted in favour of permitting trials at a meeting earlier this season.</p> Football League Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:50 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/britain-facing-19year-low-at-french-open-8626260.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/britain-facing-19year-low-at-french-open-8626260.html ]]> <p>Britain will be without a player in the men's singles at the French Open for the first time for 19 years if Andy Murray fails to make it to the start line next week. The 26-year-old Scot will decide today whether to risk his troublesome back after retiring in mid-match from last week's Rome Masters.</p> Tennis Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/stuart-hogg-ready-to-climb-his-own-everest-8626263.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/stuart-hogg-ready-to-climb-his-own-everest-8626263.html ]]> <p>Stuart Hogg knows the words of Jim Telfer, the finale to the "this is your Everest" speech delivered by the granite-hewn Scot on the eve of the 1997 series in South Africa, the last time the Lions came home victorious. They are written in rugby history, a seminal moment in the Lions story, and Hogg, despite being the cub of the latest tour party, knows his rugby history.</p> Profiles Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/james-lawton-the-james-hunt-i-knew-is-the-subject-of-a-new-f1-movie-8626265.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/james-lawton-the-james-hunt-i-knew-is-the-subject-of-a-new-f1-movie-8626265.html ]]> <p>Amid all the hype building around the Hollywood blockbuster that will shortly bring back to life the extraordinary duel between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in 1976 there is a curiously poignant memory. It is of Hunt sitting in his elegant house beside Wimbledon Common, shortly before he died in 1993 at the age of just 45, and enthusing over his latest project.</p> Motor Racing Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/in-the-end-the-fans-decided-tony-pulis-had-made-a-pigs-ear-of-the-job-at-stoke-city-8626271.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/in-the-end-the-fans-decided-tony-pulis-had-made-a-pigs-ear-of-the-job-at-stoke-city-8626271.html ]]> <p>The Stoke City players had their end-of-season bash a week early on the penultimate Sunday of the season, and rather than Stoke-on-Trent it was 55 miles north up the M6 at a restaurant in the upmarket new Spinningfields district of Manchester city centre that they toasted another year in the Premier League. </p> Premier League Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/phil-neville-in-frame-for-role-at-stoke-city-8626272.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/phil-neville-in-frame-for-role-at-stoke-city-8626272.html ]]> <p>The former England international and Everton captain Phil Neville is in the frame for a senior coaching role at Stoke City following the departure of manager Tony Pulis after seven years in charge at the club.</p> Premier League Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-clubs-are-keen-to-take-a-stand-8626273.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-clubs-are-keen-to-take-a-stand-8626273.html ]]> <p>It was on Valentine's Day that representatives of 22 Championship clubs gathered in the Lineker Suite within Leicester City's King Power Stadium for one of their regular get-togethers. At item six on the agenda was a motion that read: "The Football League would encourage and support the instigation of a rail seat/safe-standing trial period at any League club wishing to run such a trial. This permission would only apply during a new build or stadium redevelopment." It was passed by 21 votes to one.</p> News & Comment Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-our-hearts-are-broken-this-is-bigger-than-anything-ive-ever-seen-its-huge-its-horrific-8626234.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-our-hearts-are-broken-this-is-bigger-than-anything-ive-ever-seen-its-huge-its-horrific-8626234.html ]]> <p>They are the lucky ones along Telephone Road close to Main St in Moore, Oklahoma. Their homes are spattered all over as if by a giant muck spreader, but they are still standing, Two more blocks, however, at SW 4th Street, you cross the boundary that divides the spared from the destroyed, the still living from the dead or missing.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:29 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/reformist-blocked-from-running-for-iranian-presidency-8626230.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/reformist-blocked-from-running-for-iranian-presidency-8626230.html ]]> <p>One of Iran's most reform-minded presidential candidates has been barred from standing in next month's presidential ballot by the conservative Guardian Council leaving just eight men on the ballot paper, all of whom are considered hardliners.</p> Middle East Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:13 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/donald-macintyres-sketch-if-the-tory-beast-needs-red-meat-call-for-chris-grayling-8626221.html http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/donald-macintyres-sketch-if-the-tory-beast-needs-red-meat-call-for-chris-grayling-8626221.html <p>When a minister is needed to feed the ever-restive Tory beast with some red meat, you could do a lot worse than Chris Grayling. The tribunes of the anti-European, anti-gay marriage cohort looked to him for some reassurance that the Government had not all turned cuddly. And the Justice Secretary, no slouch in playing to the right-wing gallery, did not disappoint.</p> New Articles Tue, 21 May 2013 21:27:55 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/disarray-as-dpp-contradicts-new-guidance-on-naming-of-suspects-8626218.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/disarray-as-dpp-contradicts-new-guidance-on-naming-of-suspects-8626218.html ]]> <p>Controversial plans to protect the identity of suspects arrested by police were in disarray last night after the Director of Public Prosecutions called for more “wriggle room” to name suspects before they were charged.</p> Crime Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bipolar-woman-wins-high-court-battle-for-right-to-have-abortion-8626217.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bipolar-woman-wins-high-court-battle-for-right-to-have-abortion-8626217.html <p>A pregnant woman with severe mental health problems is expected to have an abortion after a High Court judge ruled that she was capable of making the decision.</p> Home News Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:25 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/reforms-to-teachers-pay-will-mean-bigger-class-sizes-8626160.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/reforms-to-teachers-pay-will-mean-bigger-class-sizes-8626160.html ]]> <p>Children will face larger class sizes as a result of the plan to let heads award higher pay rises to good teachers, the chief schools inspector has warned.</p> Education News Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:29 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-the-flawed-mayor-of-london-8626198.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-the-flawed-mayor-of-london-8626198.html ]]> <p>Boris Johnson’s ‘recklessness’ about pregnancy and the feelings of others when committing ‘extramarital adulterous liaisons’ raises questions about his fitness for public office. That was the conclusion of an extraordinary judgment by the Appeal Court this week: that his ‘reckless’ attitude to the women and children involved is a matter of public interest that overrides the normally paramount rights to privacy of a blameless infant.</p> UK Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 20:33:28 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-mcsmiths-diary-listen-children-the-world-really-was-created-in-seven-days-8626197.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-mcsmiths-diary-listen-children-the-world-really-was-created-in-seven-days-8626197.html <p>A question thrown up while MPs were arguing over gay marriage is whether fundamentalist Christian teachers should have a legal right to propagate creationism in the classroom. This cropped up while opponents of gay marriage were fighting a rearguard action to ensure that any religious group or individual with a religious objection to gay marriage was protected from anti-discrimination law.</p> UK Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:53 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/apple-ceo-tim-cook-tells-senate-tiny-tax-bill-isnt-our-fault--its-yours-8625208.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/apple-ceo-tim-cook-tells-senate-tiny-tax-bill-isnt-our-fault--its-yours-8625208.html ]]> <p>Apple “avoided” more than $1m (£650,000) in US taxes every hour last year, a senior Washington lawmaker said as the tech giant found itself the centre of the debate over loopholes in international tax laws.</p> Gadgets & Tech Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:38 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/the-ultimate-allinone-home-entertainment-system-microsoft-finally-unveils-its-xbox-one-console-8626177.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/the-ultimate-allinone-home-entertainment-system-microsoft-finally-unveils-its-xbox-one-console-8626177.html ]]> <p>Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox ONE, its hotly anticipated replacement for the hugely popular Xbox 360.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:41 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pm-under-more-pressure-as-130-tory-mps-oppose-gay-marriage-bill-8626176.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pm-under-more-pressure-as-130-tory-mps-oppose-gay-marriage-bill-8626176.html ]]> <p>David Cameron's leadership came under further pressure tonight as 130 Conservative MPs voted against gay marriage and he was warned that the proposal would now run into fierce opposition in the House of Lords.</p> UK Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 19:56:56 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/take-disabled-sport-seriously-urges-baroness-greythompson-8626168.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/take-disabled-sport-seriously-urges-baroness-greythompson-8626168.html ]]> <p>Seven months after the Prime Minister gave an emotional speech insisting that the Paralympics had transformed perceptions of the disabled in Britain, a former Paralympian has launched a scathing attack on the Government’s approach to sport, insisting that fewer disabled children are competing now than in the early 1980s.</p> Others Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:44 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hospitals-freeze-ae-targets--because-they-cant-hit-them-8626154.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hospitals-freeze-ae-targets--because-they-cant-hit-them-8626154.html ]]> <p>Hospitals across Britain have been forced to suspend targets to see accident and emergency patients within four hours because they can no longer cope with demand, doctors and managers have warned.</p> Health News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/pop-for-pop-is-the-music-used-to-market-soft-drinks-ever-any-good-8626148.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/pop-for-pop-is-the-music-used-to-market-soft-drinks-ever-any-good-8626148.html ]]> <p>We’ve already heard a snippet of Beyoncé’s track “Grown Woman”, which was teased in her Pepsi commercial last month, but now the whole song has leaked online (although those who made it to her Mrs Carter tour would have heard it performed in full).</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:13 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/how-to-say--im-a-sellout-tumblrs-david-karps-message-of-reassurance-to-his-staff-sounded-very-familiar-8626143.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/how-to-say--im-a-sellout-tumblrs-david-karps-message-of-reassurance-to-his-staff-sounded-very-familiar-8626143.html ]]> <p>When David Karp announced he was going to sell his social media website Tumblr to Yahoo for $1.1bn earlier this week, some of the site’s tribally loyal users took to the web to warn against an Instagram-style grab of their copyright rights and personal information.</p> Business Analysis & Features Tue, 21 May 2013 19:09:40 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/watch-out-watford-here-comes-the-secretive-bilderberg-group-8626134.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/watch-out-watford-here-comes-the-secretive-bilderberg-group-8626134.html ]]> <p>Whether it’s the shape-shifting group of reptilian descendants from the constellation Draco who control humanity, or the shadowy cabal of powerful financiers and politicians who covertly run all governments, conspiracy theorists are once again preparing for their annual jamboree of protest against those who really rule the world, this year in the highly secretive destination of... Watford.</p> UK Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:06 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-forget-the-man-listen-to-the-music-8625545.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-forget-the-man-listen-to-the-music-8625545.html <p>Musically speaking, Richard Wagner is one of the greatest talents that the Western tradition has ever produced. He not only redefined the nature of opera, he also reshaped the basics of music itself, laying the groundwork for everyone from Debussy to Strauss to Schoenberg. And all this, of course, while writing some shiveringly wonderful tunes.</p> Editorials Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-the-price-we-pay-for-open-justice-8625543.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-the-price-we-pay-for-open-justice-8625543.html <p>With flagrant disregard for the sentiments of the Home Secretary – as set out in a column in a tabloid newspaper last week – the Association of Chief Police Officers is recommending that forces no longer reveal the identities of those they have arrested. Where once it was a matter of discretion whether names were confirmed, secrecy should now be the norm, Acpo says.</p> Editorials Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:14 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/inferno-author-dan-brown-honoured-to-be-invited-to-join-the-freemasons-8625968.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/inferno-author-dan-brown-honoured-to-be-invited-to-join-the-freemasons-8625968.html ]]> <p>His best-selling novels illuminate the shadowy organisations that supposedly run the world. But Dan Brown was “honoured” to receive an invitation to join the Freemasons, the arcane fraternity whose tentacles are said to extend into the highest echelons of power.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:06 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/three-forgers-jailed-after-undercover-operation-that-revealed-50000-of-fake-1-coins-8626122.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/three-forgers-jailed-after-undercover-operation-that-revealed-50000-of-fake-1-coins-8626122.html <p>Three forgers have been jailed for what police believe is the largest ever plot to make fake £1 coins in the UK – some of which may still be in circulation.</p> Crime Tue, 21 May 2013 18:58:40 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plenty-of-fish-dating-site-founder-pulls-intimate-encounters-option-to-ward-off-sleazy-men-8626107.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plenty-of-fish-dating-site-founder-pulls-intimate-encounters-option-to-ward-off-sleazy-men-8626107.html ]]> <p>It’s a scenario familiar to anyone who has tried internet dating. You contact someone who appears attractive in their photos, only to discover they’re not quite so alluring in person.</p> Home News Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:17 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/china-agrees-to-impose-carbon-targets-by-2016-8626101.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/china-agrees-to-impose-carbon-targets-by-2016-8626101.html ]]> <p>The battle against global warming has received a transformational boost after China, the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide, proposed to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time.</p> Climate Change Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:26 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-amateur-footage-captures-oklahoma-tornado-8626092.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-amateur-footage-captures-oklahoma-tornado-8626092.html ]]> <p>Terrifying amateur footage has captured the monster tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City surburbs, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:15 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-the-storm-was-a-monster--even-for-tornado-alley-8626094.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-the-storm-was-a-monster--even-for-tornado-alley-8626094.html ]]> <p>The people of Moore know a twister when they see one. On 3 May 1999, an EF-5 storm tore through the Oklahoma suburb, killing 36 people and injuring 583. So when a dark, spinning cloud appeared in the skies to the southwest on Monday afternoon, they were prepared - or so they thought. The tornado touched down at 2.46pm.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:14 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/steve-bunce-on-boxing-carl-froch-handed-rare-chance-of-revenge-with-dream-rematch-8626084.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/steve-bunce-on-boxing-carl-froch-handed-rare-chance-of-revenge-with-dream-rematch-8626084.html ]]> <p>Last year I saw Vitali Klitschko asking Lennox Lewis for a chance at redemption, the opportunity to clear his head of the memory that was haunting him by granting a rematch.</p> Others Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:44 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jongun-tries-to-rebuild-bridges-with-release-of-chinese-hostages-8626076.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jongun-tries-to-rebuild-bridges-with-release-of-chinese-hostages-8626076.html ]]> <p>Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two weeks.</p> Asia Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:15 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/early-summit-date-set-for-us-and-china-8626074.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/early-summit-date-set-for-us-and-china-8626074.html <p>China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations troubled by issues from cyber-spying to North Korea.</p> World Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:11 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/no-swimming-britain-has-some-of-the-worst-quality-bathing-water-in-europe-8626072.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/no-swimming-britain-has-some-of-the-worst-quality-bathing-water-in-europe-8626072.html ]]> <p>Britain has some of the worst quality bathing water in Europe, with six per cent of its beaches and other swimming spots failing to meet the minimum EU standards.</p> Europe Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:48 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/locked-out-sheriffs-fail-to-seize-winnie-madikizelamandelas-art-collection-and-silver-tea-set-over-longoverdue-debt-8626067.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/locked-out-sheriffs-fail-to-seize-winnie-madikizelamandelas-art-collection-and-silver-tea-set-over-longoverdue-debt-8626067.html ]]> <p>Sheriffs trying to auction off part of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's art collection and silver tea set in order to settle a long-overdue debt were unable to proceed today, after being refused entry into her Soweto home.</p> Africa Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:04 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/no-police-officer-friends-for-me-then-8625550.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/no-police-officer-friends-for-me-then-8625550.html ]]> <p>Here are some friendships that police officers do not have to disclose. Friendships with politicians. Friendships with senior media executives. Friendships with business people, lawyers, judges, and press officers. Here are some that they do have to disclose. Friendships with criminals. Friendships with suspects. Friendships with private detectives. And, as per the <a href="http://www.college.police.uk/" target="_blank">College of Policing</a>’s new guidelines, friendships with journalists.</p> Comment Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:49 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-timeline-of-events-8626024.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oklahoma-tornado-timeline-of-events-8626024.html ]]> <p> </p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:43 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/outdoor-activity/the-10-best-cycle-helmets-8626036.html http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/outdoor-activity/the-10-best-cycle-helmets-8626036.html ]]> <p><strong>{1} Bern Watts</strong></p><p>By fusing helmet design elements  used for action sports; from cycling  to skating, Bern has managed produce  a helmet as popular with fashion- conscious urban cyclists as it is with extreme sports fanatics. The Watts is simple, original and is a world away  from the technical designs of most  high-end cycle helmets.</p><p>£44.99, <a href="http://brainbucket.co.uk" target="_blank">brainbucket.co.uk</a></p> Outdoor & Activity Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:40 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/farright-french-historian-78yearold-dominique-venner-commits-suicide-in-notre-dame-in-protest-against-gay-marriage-8625877.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/farright-french-historian-78yearold-dominique-venner-commits-suicide-in-notre-dame-in-protest-against-gay-marriage-8625877.html ]]> <p>A far-right French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris today apparently in protest against the legalisation of gay marriage in France.</p> Europe Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:41 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/six-xbox-720-features-that-will-change-the-game-if-the-rumours-are-true-8626030.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/six-xbox-720-features-that-will-change-the-game-if-the-rumours-are-true-8626030.html ]]> <p><u><strong>1. Always-on</strong></u></p> Features Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:37 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/that-figures-professor-who-had-to-work-at-subway-dazzles-world-of-maths-after-solving-centuriesold-prime-number-riddle-8625637.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/that-figures-professor-who-had-to-work-at-subway-dazzles-world-of-maths-after-solving-centuriesold-prime-number-riddle-8625637.html ]]> <p>A university professor who was forced to work at Subway when he couldn't find a job as an academic has solved a prime number riddle that has puzzled the best mathematical brains for centuries.</p> Science Tue, 21 May 2013 17:28:35 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ooh-aah-eric-cantona-shows-off-prosthetic-penis-in-new-film-you-and-the-night-at-cannes-8625985.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ooh-aah-eric-cantona-shows-off-prosthetic-penis-in-new-film-you-and-the-night-at-cannes-8625985.html ]]> <p>If you thought Eric Cantona couldn’t do anything more outrageous than kung-fu kicking a football spectator, in <em>You and The Night</em>, the ex-footballer plays a character known as ‘The Stud’ who has a prosthetic penis so long that it would provide shade over Old Trafford. </p> Features Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:52 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-have-right-of-way-he-doesnt-even-pay-road-tax--driver-in-bloodycylists-storm-puts-her-job-at-risk-8625947.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-have-right-of-way-he-doesnt-even-pay-road-tax--driver-in-bloodycylists-storm-puts-her-job-at-risk-8625947.html ]]> <p>A trainee accountant who bragged on Twitter about knocking a 'bloody cyclist' over and not stopping has put her career at risk after her comments sparked an online backlash.</p> Crime Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:16 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cannes-film-festival-2013-michael-douglas-breaks-down-in-tears-about-cancer-during-behind-the-candelabra-press-conference-8625899.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cannes-film-festival-2013-michael-douglas-breaks-down-in-tears-about-cancer-during-behind-the-candelabra-press-conference-8625899.html ]]> <p>Michael Douglas broke down in tears while talking about his recent bout of throat cancer during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sir-david-nicholson-quits-nhs-chief-steps-down-in-wake-of-mid-staffs-scandal-8625889.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sir-david-nicholson-quits-nhs-chief-steps-down-in-wake-of-mid-staffs-scandal-8625889.html ]]> <p>The head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson is to step down from his role, it was announced today, following a sustained and sometimes virulent campaign to force his resignation over the Mid Staffordshire scandal.</p> UK Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:04 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-oklahoma-tornado-survivors-share-their-stories-8625722.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-oklahoma-tornado-survivors-share-their-stories-8625722.html ]]> <p>Survivors of the massive tornado that has wreaked havoc on Oklahoma have shared their experiences.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:57 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/third-exchange-of-fire-over-golan-heights-in-a-week-heightens-concern-at-violence-on-israelsyria-border-8625821.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/third-exchange-of-fire-over-golan-heights-in-a-week-heightens-concern-at-violence-on-israelsyria-border-8625821.html <p>Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across the Golan Heights today, the third time this week that the two sides have clashed across the disputed border.</p> Middle East Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:24 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/tulisa-contostavlos-confirms-exit-from-the-x-factor-8625817.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/tulisa-contostavlos-confirms-exit-from-the-x-factor-8625817.html ]]> <p>Tulisa Contostavlos has finally confirmed she will not be returning as a judge to <em>X Factor </em>this year.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:24 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/labour-pledges-to-beef-up-teaching-standards-in-further-education-colleges-8625801.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/labour-pledges-to-beef-up-teaching-standards-in-further-education-colleges-8625801.html <p>Labour today pledged to beef up teaching standards in the nation's further education colleges as part of a drive to improve numeracy and literacy standards.</p> Education News Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:05 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/shakespeare-1-molire-0-linguistic-treason-as-france-prepares-to-accept-english-teaching-for-university-sciences-8625794.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/shakespeare-1-molire-0-linguistic-treason-as-france-prepares-to-accept-english-teaching-for-university-sciences-8625794.html ]]> <p>The French language will finally concede defeat in its 1,000 years old war with English on the floor of the French parliament tomorrow.</p> Europe Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:29 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/arrested-development-returns-but-can-the-new-episodes-on-netflix-capture-the-shows-deadpan-glory-days-8624435.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/arrested-development-returns-but-can-the-new-episodes-on-netflix-capture-the-shows-deadpan-glory-days-8624435.html ]]> <p>What's the link between a frozen banana stand, a chicken dance and a ventriloquist's dummy who just wants to promote inter-racial harmony? The answer is <em>Arrested Development</em>, the much-loved and prematurely cancelled sitcom, which returns with 15 new episodes available on Netflix on Sunday.</p> Features Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fears-of-a-return-to-bloody-gang-war-on-the-streets-of-el-salvador-as-security-minister-is-ousted-by-supreme-court-8625776.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fears-of-a-return-to-bloody-gang-war-on-the-streets-of-el-salvador-as-security-minister-is-ousted-by-supreme-court-8625776.html ]]> <p>Up to 60,000 members of El Salvador's two most notorious gangs could be on the risk of a bloody new street war after a move by the Central American country's highest court.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:19 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/cannes-film-festival-2013-review-behind-the-candelabra--michael-douglas-brilliantly-captures-liberaces-showmanship-8625760.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/cannes-film-festival-2013-review-behind-the-candelabra--michael-douglas-brilliantly-captures-liberaces-showmanship-8625760.html ]]> <p>Anyone who knows Michael Douglas best as the predatory, macho Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s<em> Wall St</em> movies will be startled by his transformation in Steven Soderbergh’s <em>Behind The Candelabra.</em></p> Reviews Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/carnival-sounds-profits-alarm-as-it-cuts-prices-to-recover-from-concordia-tragedy-8625756.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/carnival-sounds-profits-alarm-as-it-cuts-prices-to-recover-from-concordia-tragedy-8625756.html ]]> <p>Shares in cruise ship giant Carnival were hit today as moves to cut prices following a succession of PR catastrophes triggered a profit warning.</p> Business News Tue, 21 May 2013 14:54:57 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/burberry-upbeat-on-china-prospects-as-it-reveals-strong-menswear-sales-8625726.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/burberry-upbeat-on-china-prospects-as-it-reveals-strong-menswear-sales-8625726.html <p>Burberry today struck an upbeat note on its prospects in China, as an emerging army of luxury shoppers in the Asian country helped to drive a sharp uplift in annual profits. </p> Business News Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:07 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nick-buckles-pockets-16m-as-he-finally-quits-g4s-8625716.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nick-buckles-pockets-16m-as-he-finally-quits-g4s-8625716.html <p>Nick Buckles today unexpectedly quit as boss of FTSE 100 security giant G4S after having survived a string of corporate embarrassments including last year's Olympic security fiasco and a failed £5.2 billion takeover.</p> Business News Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:35 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-height-of-rulebreaking-everest-climber-daniel-hughes-in-trouble-for-illegal-video-interview-from-peak-8625679.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-height-of-rulebreaking-everest-climber-daniel-hughes-in-trouble-for-illegal-video-interview-from-peak-8625679.html ]]> <p>A British climber who delivered a live video interview from the top of Mount Everest has found himself in trouble with the Nepalese authorities who have branded the broadcast illegal.</p> Asia Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:13 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/in-pictures-survivors-emerge-after-tornado-rips-through-oklahoma-8624787.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/in-pictures-survivors-emerge-after-tornado-rips-through-oklahoma-8624787.html ]]> <p>A monstrous tornado that may be remembered as among the largest and most destructive in American history roared through a heavily populated suburb of Oklahoma City, cutting a swathe as much as two miles wide and flattening homes, shops, hospitals and, perhaps most devastatingly, schools that had no time to evacuate.</p> Americas Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:23 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rare-early-recordings-by-the-clash-to-be-released-8625630.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rare-early-recordings-by-the-clash-to-be-released-8625630.html ]]> <p>Unreleased songs from the first ever recording session by punk pioneers The Clash are to finally see the light of day.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 14:03:52 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sir-elton-john-ray-davies-and-elvis-costello-to-play-hyde-park-summer-festival-8625627.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sir-elton-john-ray-davies-and-elvis-costello-to-play-hyde-park-summer-festival-8625627.html ]]> <p>Sir Elton John, Kinks star Ray Davies and Elvis Costello will top the bill at a new outdoor summer festival in London's Hyde Park.</p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:15 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/sophie-kinsella-on-wedding-night-what-if-someone-deliberately-sabotaged-your-honeymoon-8625597.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/sophie-kinsella-on-wedding-night-what-if-someone-deliberately-sabotaged-your-honeymoon-8625597.html ]]> <p>English author Sophie Kinsella, 43, is best known for her <em>Shopaholic</em> novels. Born Madeleine Wickham, the writer adopted a pen name made up of her middle name and mother's maiden name, and wrote her first book at the age of 24. She lives in London with her husband and five children.</p> Features Tue, 21 May 2013 13:32:59 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/eminems-music-publishers-sue-facebook-for-copyright-infringement-over-song-used-in-advert-8625318.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/eminems-music-publishers-sue-facebook-for-copyright-infringement-over-song-used-in-advert-8625318.html ]]> <p>Eminem’s music publishing company Eight Mile Style has launched legal action for copyright infringement over claims that Facebook used music in an advert that closely resembled an Eminem song without seeking permission. </p> News Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:50 +0100