Glimmer of hope for Labour as unemployment hits 2m
On the day that unemployment in the UK is expected to break the 2m barrier a poll has revealed that Labour could still win the next general election if the economy is showing signs of recovery by the
time the country votes. The Guardian poll gives the Conservatives (42... [continued]
Capitalism hasn't failed - the liberal left has 
It's time opinion pollsters courted the silent majority
Josef Fritzl pleads guilty to murder
Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter in a dungeon below his home in Austria for 24 years and and fathered seven children by her, has dramatically pleaded guilty to all charges against him midway
through his trial. He had already admitted rape, incest, coercion and false imprisonment but had... [continued]
Pic of the Day: Josef Fritzl faces court
People: Christiane Burkheiser puts case against Josef Fritzl
Austria has Fritzl - Britain has its own shameful secret
Senator calls for AIG suicides
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told stricken insurance firm AIG that the $165m it paid out in bonuses to staff last week will be deducted from its next government bail-out after a
Republican senator suggested bankers should kill themselves, as the row over bonus payments increases. President Barack... [continued]
People: Guy Hands back £70m in bonuses
Alexander Cockburn: Is Obama heading for disaster?
Pros and Cons: bonuses for bankers
Rajoelina to lead Madagascar
The military in Madagascar has handed power to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina after storming the palace of former president Marc Ravalomanana. The transfer of power comes after weeks of political
violence on the Indian Ocean island. The army rejected the president's attempt to pass control of the nation to... [continued]
Pic of the day: Madagascar looting
Turner banking overhaul awaited
Lord Turner, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority is to unveil his review and recommendations of the UK banking system to ensure the financial crisis is not repeated. The City watchdog
will put forward new rules on lending and seek to restrict banks' ability to take excessive... [continued]
The Mole: Paul Moore expected to release damaging documents in stages
Pope comments anger Aids workers
Aids campaigners have reacted with dismay to comments by the Pope during his visit to Africa that condoms were not the solution to the epidemic sweeping the continent. In his first public
comments on condom use, Pope Benedict XVI told reporters that Aids "cannot be overcome by distributing condoms... [continued]
Aids epidemic is Mbeki's legacy to South Africa
Hypocrisy and the Aids industry
The Mole: Brown could use a Papal visit
