David Cameron speaks during the third and final leaders’ debate in Birmingham Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA David Cameron chose the crumbling icon of Battersea power station on the south bank of the Thames to launch his party’s manifesto and with it his big idea for government. The Conservative leader set out a choice: vote Labour for [...]
Pakistani activists burn an effigy of David Cameron. Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images Pakistan’s prime minister hit back today at remarks by David Cameron linking the country to the export of terrorism. Yousaf Raza Gilani, the normally conciliatory premier, used a speech to make the highest level response from Islamabad so far to Cameron’s comments during [...]
Labour home secretary Alan Johnson with the sort of ID card that has been scrapped. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Few items can have been easier to agree in coalition talks than the proposal to scrap ID cards. Both the Lib Dems and the Tories hated them, there was no public enthusiasm, and ditching them saved money. [...]
A detention custody officer walks through the holding area of the newly opened Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Uxbridge, west London. Photograph: Tim Ockenden/PA Many Tory MPs would argue that their party’s plan to cap immigration from outside the EU was one of their most powerful tools on the doorstep before the election. To be [...]
Liam Fox has been told he needs to find £20bn from his own defence budget to keep Trident. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Are we approaching an “east of Suez” moment in British history? A crisis of international confidence in the nation’s finances back in the late 60s saw Harold Wilson’s Labour government forced [...]
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Claridge’s hotel in London. Photograph: Jonathan Player / Rex Features by Katie Allen The company that owns London’s five-star Claridge’s, Connaught and Berkeley hotels is putting the finishing touches to a £600m restructuring that...
Former US president Bill Clinton walking in downtown Rhinebeck, New York, a day before his daughter Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA The entrance to the town of Rhinebeck, a tiny rural idyll about 100 miles north of New...
G. Di Achille Mars may have been covered with a vast ocean about 3 billion years ago, as shown in this artist’s rendition based on actual topography of Mars from NASA Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter. A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich...
Bricklayers working in Hatfield. The construction industry took a big hit from the recession and expects the outlook to get tougher. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian It was a bright, sunny day when 19 senior executives, each representing one of...
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Zesh Rehman, once of Premier League Fulham and now of Bradford City, is Pakistan’s star player. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images The words are ingrained on Zesh Rehman’s mind. He was 10 years old, already showing promise with a ball at his feet, but the guy at the edge of the pitch did not even want [...]
Britain’s Mo Farah takes in his 5,000m victory at the European Championships which gave him an unprecedented double. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP As Mo Farah neared the line to win gold in the 5,000m a scream rose from the pit of his belly. The 27-year-old, who had just missed out on the European title four years [...]
Great Britain’s team captain Jessica Ennis celebrates after winning the European heptathlon title. Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images On an unforgettable night in Barcelona’s Montjuic Olympic stadium Charles van Commenee’s British team surpassed their medals target with a day to spare, adding three gold medals and two silvers to make a total of 16 medals overall. [...]
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