A grandmother who killed herself left a note in which she blamed the Government for her death.

Average daily sales of the i newspaper rose above 300,000 in March, as the 20p daily continued to buck the trend of declining newspaper sales.

The Independent’s journalism has been recognised with  11 nominations for this year’s British Press Awards, with sister titles i, The Independent on Sunday and the London Evening Standard also well represented on the shortlists.

Out, proud and excellent at her job: Clare Balding's brilliance may just be enough to overcome the tradition of the Great British backlash

After months of speculation about his future, Blues admit they are in negotiations to extend his contract

Not only is Wi-Fi unnecessary to make one work, papers are a bulwark of democracy, vital for holding the rich and powerful to account

An avowed Thatcherite, he seems to believe there's no such thing as society

Lord Justice Leveson forgot one of the elementary rules of journalism when he compiled the section of his report that covered the history of this newspaper. Journalism students are taught at college that when researching on the internet, they should not assume that the first site they come to is reliable.

i has launched a marketing campaign aimed at getting students to engage with the paper, and I have been lucky enough to be chosen to represent the paper at the University of Kent. The task of promoting a paper to students is a difficult one, for all sorts of reasons.

Another twist to the naked royals story; William Foxton, writing for The Telegraph, discusses how photos of Kate Middleton have boosted the fortunes of online porn sites - and reveals that pictures of Prince William naked are also apparently being offered to publishers.

Anderson Cooper's not particularly well known over here, but in the US he's a huge star: one of the most prominent news anchors on television, respected as a reporter in his work for CNN but also a celebrity of the sort who's liable to get asked all kinds of invasive questions about his personal life. Also, he's gay. It's been an open secret for years; now, after he finally acknowledged it earlier this week, it's just an open fact.

Addressing a libertarian think tank in Perth last July, the British climate change sceptic Christopher Monckton urged Australians to create a home-grown version of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News. Lord Monckton's visit was part-funded by one of his biggest Australian fans, Gina Rinehart, the multi-billionaire iron ore magnate. A year on, Ms Rinehart – the country's wealthiest individual – is on the verge of becoming its newest media mogul, a prospect sending a chill through newsrooms, boardrooms and the corridors of government.