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Editorial: A high-water mark for Burma

Thein Sein’s White House visit caps an unprecedented round of diplomatic bridge-building and marks his country's return to international favour

Editorial: Another week, another bout of Conservative Party in-fighting

Between the high-profile grandees, the existing cabinet ministers and the obstreperous backbenchers, Mr Cameron has found himself with nowhere to hide

Editorial: Each to their own, Ms Walker

The author of The Color Purple chose David Icke's jaw-droppingly ridiculous book, Human Race Get Off Your Knees to take to Radio Four's desert island

The inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko has turned farcical - but who is hiding what?

Sir Robert Own has granted most of the foreign secretary’s request to keep whole aspects not only out of the public domain, but out of the proceedings altogether

Editorial: Google could do itself some good

Until we can tax profits more fairly, the company could make another contribution

Editorial: €300,000 worth of jewellery swiped, so many explanations

Ah, the irony. The Cannes Film Festival – promoter of any number of heist movies – was itself the.....

Editorial: Forget HS2, build a new airport instead

Not only does high-speed rail face a £3.3bn funding gap, it is of dubious economic impact anyway. It's time to think about how that price tag would be better spent

Editorial: A tiny step towards humanity

Today Lord Falconer launched a new attempt to change the law on assisted dying. It deserves careful consideration

Editorial: Put your money where your morals are

In the face of growing public anger and apparent Government impotence, legality is no longer sufficient defence for aggressive tax avoidance

Editorial: It's politics, not justice, behind tougher sentencing for police killers

Where Theresa May delivered this proposal gives a clue to its motives

Editorial: No more finger-in-the-air oil prices

Should evidence of fraud be found, the implications are difficult to overstate

Editorial: Aid, Africa, and the fight against al-Qa’ida

It is impossible to escape the conclusion that groups like Boko Haram oppose all our civilisation believes to be worthwhile

Editorial: Leadership in the fight against dementia

Some 800,000 people in Britain have been diagnosed with dementia, twice as many may have it in some form and an aging population means this number will double

Editorial: The awful prevalence of grooming gangs

Such crimes would be distressing enough in isolation. What is worse is that the authorities could have done something about them so much earlier

Editorial: The strange world of the BBC

The revelation that some £24m was spent persuading staff to relocate to Salford is yet more evidence of how out of touch BBC management really are

Editorial: The joys of life beyond the frontier

Commander Chris Hadfield’s transmission-filled five months on the International Space Station are a regular treasure trove

Editorial: Where's the register of lobbyists?

One of the omissions of last week's Queen's Speech was any reference to legislation to bring the lobbying industry under control.

Editorial: Time for Cameron to stand up for Europe

These eurosceptical rumblings were disruptive enough when they were restricted to a disaffected rump, but the old obsession is spreading

Editorial: When the saints go marching in

Does the Church need so many saints?

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'He will always be a friend': Jackie Stewart backs Polanski

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Jackie Stewart backs Roman Polanski
The price of pacifism: Refusing to go to war is finally being recognised as a brave act

The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
'It was mass hysteria': Jason Isaacs on groupies, theatre bores and snogging James Bond

Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?

Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
The experts' guide to summer: From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz

The experts' guide to summer

From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life'

Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'

The next Vanilla Ice or the next Eminem? Macklemore doesn't have a record contract – but he does have the UK's biggest-selling single of the year.
Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced – and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is.
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in