Non-Muslims used to regard Ramadan with suspicion. As she begins the annual ritual, Arifa Akbar explains how its lessons in empathy and abstinence can benefit us all

Constable's masterpiece The Hay Wain has been attacked by a protester in the National Gallery.

The four-page letter was written shortly after the Battle of the Nile in 1799

Downing Street insiders have noticed that Osborne’s cat is inquisitive... perhaps a little too inquisitive

Supporters of the English Defence League marched through central London today.

German football fans painted London town red – and yellow and black – last night as the capital opened its doors to an estimated 150,000 who travelled to experience the atmosphere of the Champions League final, even if they didn't have tickets.

Positioning a blue cockerel next to Admiral Lord Nelson in London landmark seen as ‘inappropriate’

In life she was a symbol of this small but significant London location and now, in death, Baroness Thatcher passed Downing Street for the last time today.

I arrived back from holiday to find the country divided and inflamed once more

Francis Maude gave a contender for the Most Balanced Thatcher eulogy this weekend. Plus, why Lady T was an (almost) total supporter of democracy

Organisers accuse mayor of using riots warning to provide excuse for pre-emptive arrests

There is a difference between tyrants with a consistent record of mass murder and democratically elected politicians

A row has broken out over suggestions that a statue should be built in honour of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

The Metropolitan Police has asked groups planning to demonstrate during or in advance of Margaret Thatcher's funeral to make themselves known to officers so that their "right to protest can be upheld".