Scotland Yard will today be accused of misusing powers to prevent disruption to last year's royal wedding in a court case that could have major implications for police operations in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
Police misused powers during royal wedding, protesters claim
Monday 28 May 2012
A court challenge by anti-monarchists could hit police operations ahead of the Olympics
Jailing of Maori separatists stirs colonial-era resentment
Friday 25 May 2012
Militant Tuhoe tribe members defiant amid claims race relations had been set back 100 years
Leading article: No easy answers to green energy
Sunday 20 May 2012
Kennedy: a dynasty cursed?
Friday 18 May 2012
The suicide of Bobby's daughter-in-law re-opens the old debate. By Rupert Cornwall
The curse of the Kennedys
Friday 18 May 2012
The death of Mary Richardson Kennedy has once again thrown the spotlight on the goldfish bowl that is life in America's most famous family
Teenage girl in Cambodia killed during violent eviction
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Security forces fatally shot a teenage girl today during a clash with villagers armed with axes and crossbows in eastern Cambodia, in the latest of several violent evictions aimed at clearing land for development.
Greater use of fracking is backed by UK's environment watchdog
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Controversial method for extracting gas is needed to meet rising energy needs, says Lord Smith
Scientists send open letter to anti-GM protesters pleading with them not to destroy 'years of work'
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Scientists working on a new generation of genetically modified crops have sent an open letter to anti-GM protesters pleading with them not to destroy “years of work” by attacking their research plots.
Green energy vital, says David Cameron
Thursday 26 April 2012
David Cameron today backed the growth of renewable energy as “vital” to the UK's future - but warned green power sources had to be financially sustainable.
Tesco tears up plans for new superstores
Sunday 15 April 2012
Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Elle Macpherson's Cannes-meets-Essex get-up
Sunday 15 April 2012
The sunglasses
Eventful meeting for BP bosses
Thursday 12 April 2012
BP's top bosses contended with screaming environmental protesters, a backlash on executive pay and more anger over the company's record in the Gulf of Mexico at an eventful annual meeting today.
BP clean-up operation 'a fiasco'
Thursday 12 April 2012
Frustrated protesters claimed today that oil giant BP's clean-up operation in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster had been a "complete fiasco".








