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Mary Dejevsky: The cult of football is a blight on our national life

The pre-eminence of football in England is both distorting and debasing

Mary Dejevsky: Stop this fraternal feud and give us a real opposition

Labour, more than any other party, should understand the price of unresolved rivalry

Social change: President Sarkozy has fallen behind rival Hollande
Pointblank: there is a yawning emptiness at Egypt’s tourist sites
The Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio

Mary Dejevsky: Success for Ed Miliband could be a turn to the right

The premise that anyone else would do better against Cameron must be treated with caution

Mourners weep along the procession route

Mary Dejevsky: Weeping and wailing – alien to us but not necessarily fake

The scenes of mourning beamed in from Pyongyang spoke of a response to death that is quite alien to the modern Western world. So alien, in fact, that the question was repeatedly asked: how much of it was real?

Mary Dejevsky: The hollowed-out city invites lawlessness

The Oxford Street killing highlights the lack of families on London's main shopping thoroughfare

Mary Dejevsky: Breaking up should not be so hard to do

Separation is eminently feasible, where a strong sense of nationhood and accepted borders exist

Mary Dejevsky: History's verdict on George Bush may be kinder

He had many, many faults, but on some of the very big ideas he may have been right

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Jim Gamble: We are losing the race to protect our young

Jim Gamble: We are losing the race to protect our young

Technology and the children who use it won't wait for slow-moving child-protection services and police to catch up
Sarah Sands: A friend is not the one you turn to, but the person who turns to you

Sarah Sands on friendship

A friend is not the one you turn to, but the person who turns to you
Andy Burnham: 'It's a genie out of the bottle moment'

Andy Burnham interview

'It's a genie out of the bottle moment'
Leveson: What we've learnt so far

Leveson: What we've learnt so far

Ingenious hacks, shifty editors and attacks of Sudden Memory Loss Syndrome – Matthew Bell assesses the state of play at the Royal Courts of Justice
Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors' and pioneers transforming 21st-century relationships

Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors'

Sarah Morrison meets the people redefining love in the 21st century.
'I was angry, so angry': How heartbreak, betrayal and Su Pollard helped Estelle find pop success

Estelle: 'I was angry, so angry'

The singer talks about heartache, betrayal and bouncing back.
Choc tactics: Bill Granger's Valentine's recipes for chocoholics

Bill Granger's Valentine's recipes for chocoholics

Should it be white, milk or plain? Can you make a melt-in-the-mouth pudding without using any?
Male, pale & stale: Could more women on the board help Mothercare – and other ailing firms?

Male, pale & stale

Could more women on the board help Mothercare – and other ailing firms?
Upstairs, downstairs, 2012-style

Upstairs, downstairs, 2012-style

There are now more domestic workers in Britain than in Edwardian times
Boos in Berlin for Jolie's war drama

Boos in Berlin for Jolie's war drama

Hollywood star defends her hard-hitting and controversial story set during the 1990s Bosnian conflict
How Whiteclay (population: 11) sells 5m cans of beer a year

How Whiteclay (population: 11) sells 5m cans of beer a year

It's 20 minutes' drive from a 20,000-strong Native American reservation, which is now suing brewers and the town's off-licences
Ian Holloway: Choose Harry, then give the next English batch a chance

Ian Holloway

Choose Harry, then give the next English batch a chance
Peter Storrie: Forgotten man has his day in the sun

Peter Storrie interview

Forgotten man has his day in the sun
The Last Word: If Harry can't get England out of jail, we may as well throw away the key

The Last Word

If Harry can't get England out of jail, we may as well throw away the key
Suits you sir: Bill Nighy talks politics and sartorial style

Suits you sir: Bill Nighy talks politics and sartorial style

He avoids Shakespeare at all costs, almost killed Judi Dench in his latest film, and only steps out in the sharpest jacket and tie...