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Thursday, 15 May 2008
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News
UK
- Family wins battle for Baha Mousa inquiry
- New blow to detention plan
- Brown tries to lift the gloom with array of new Bills
- Illegal ride on a quad bike lands Soames with a driving ban
- Oxford Street gang murder victim faced trial for rape
- Interview: 'Our job is to give them both stability and care'
- Fostering is a vocation of great responsibility with training and support to match
- The important contribution of male carers should be celebrated and encouraged
- Robert Tapsfield: This year, we must search further than ever for the next generation of carers
- Join the teenage fanclub: Fostering adolescents can be very rewarding
Europe
- For all the glitz, Cannes is dazzled by an old hero
- Resurgent Eta kills policeman in car-bomb attack
- Pope's astronomer insists alien life 'would be part of God's creation'
- Amstetten cellar victims thank town for support
World
- The very sexist guide to being the perfect wife (but it was the 1930s)
- Sibling rivalry: Hollywood's oldest feud
- George and Laura wish Israel happy birthday
- Obama returns to the flag after Republicans attack his patriotism
- Afghanistan: What hope is there for the lost children of the bazaar?
- Rocket fired from Gaza injures 14 Israelis in shopping mall
- Flooding is new fear after quake leaves dams at breaking point
- The only ones: how China's single-child policy doubled the agony of parents
Business
- UK braced for rising unemployment, resurgent inflation and recession
- Fury as BAA looks to double profits at 'national disgrace' Heathrow
- Sainsbury's shrugs off the gloom with rises in annual sales and dividend
- Phones4U 'mis-selling' allegations to be investigated by regulator
- Barratt warns of slowdown but rejects rights issue option
- Sale and rent-back schemes to be investigated by OFT
- MPs plan debate on 'boiler rooms'
- Land Securities considers Walkie-Talkie block delay
- 'Spam King' disappears after $234m MySpace fine
- The Investment Column: Compass is heading in right direction despite price worries
- Market Report: Chinese whispers help BHP to hit new high
People
Science
Education
- We'd offer Labour Schools minister a job, say Tories
- Use the force: Why ministers want all pupils to learn to fight
- Education Diary: Cameron and Brown select their children's schools
- Against The Grain: 'There are schools that preach violence'
- Leading Article: A very welcome burst of honesty
- Andrew Oswald: We need to measure the quality of teachers
- Diary of a Primary School Mum: 'Please apply suntan cream before you leave!'
- Education Quandary: 'Can you ever make a good film about teaching? In "Happy-Go-Lucky", the girl made a totally unconvincing primary teacher'
- Leading Article: Enlightened Islam
- Education letters: Global excellence
- Qatar: An oasis of learning in the desert
Obituaries
- Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah: Emir of Kuwait for nine days
- Leyla Gencer: Operatic soprano idolised in Italy
- Robert Rauschenberg: Restlessly experimental artist whose career was a celebration of change
Opinion
Leading Articles
- Leading article: The good, the bad and the gimmicky
- Leading article: Save the lungs of our planet
- Leading article: The real injustice
Commentators
- Sarah Churchwell: I'm getting married – but don't call it 'My Big Day'
- Frank Kane: I still have nightmares about my son's brush with this terrifying disease
- The Sketch: Cameron's tune is sweeter than PM's 'karaoke Conservatism'
- Adrian Hamilton: Should we still view Israel as a 'special friend'?
- Johann Hari: Are there just too many people in the world?
- John Rentoul: Cameron is leaving Brown to hang himself – but he must still show what he'd do instead
- Janet Street-Porter: We're ready to rise up against eco-towns
Columnists
- Cooper Brown: He's Out There
- Miles Kington Remembered: For rulings on the English language, approach the bar
- Pandora: A fruity night out in Manchester
- Catherine Townsend: Sleeping Around
Letters
Environment
Climate Change
Green Living
- James Daley: Cyclotherapy
- Kitchen cabinet: The group that aims to turn yummy mummies into banner-waving eco-activists
- Reclaim the seats: A new breed of designers is transforming scrap into desirable home furnishings
- Permit for oil well in South Downs is 'act of vandalism'
Sport
Football
- Liverpool in talks with Lee about Anfield role
- Wenger was never happy with me, says Diarra
- Summer Sales: Transfer news and speculation
- Eriksson's silent start as farewell tour hits Bangkok
- Grant claims 'influenced' referees helped United
- Cardiff captain lauds 'miracle man' Ridsdale
- Dowie charged with taking QPR back to the top flight
- Wheater 'honoured' by England Under-21 captaincy
- Lord Coe backs Ferguson to coach Olympics team
Cricket
- Collingwood tops points haul – a year too early
- Surrey 278 Hampshire 13-1: Tentative Ramprakash fails
- Lancashire 113 & 4-0 Nottinghamshire 202: Pattinson punishes Lancashire
- England must lord it over Black Caps
- Stanford's black bat flies in face of MCC
- Like father like son: England's original Sidebottom
Rugby
Golf
Tennis
- Henin springs shock as health issues force end to glorious career
- Murray hurries to win over error-prone Simon
Racing
More Sports
Life & Style
Health & Wellbeing
Arts & Entertainment
Film & TV
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- You write the reviews: Speed Racer (PG)
- Last Night's TV: The Girl in The Box, Five
My Israel, BBC4
Music
- She taught the world to sing – but ended up fitting Debenhams bras
- There's something in the aria: Behind the scenes at Glyndebourne
- Brian Eno: As he turns 60, the professor of rock is as creative as ever
- Minnie Driver, Arts Theatre, London
- Preview: Southbank Sinfonia/Allen/Matthews, Cadogan Hall, London
- Vampire Weekend, Electric Ballroom, London
Art & Architecture
Theatre
Books
Student
Career Planning
- Dietitian: Get a taste for a rewarding career
- The Careers Adviser: 'Can I get a work placement at the EU? How do trainees choose which ages to teach?'
- I Want Your Job: Forager
- Record-label scouts are fearless workaholics, but they get to make pop-music history
- My First Job: Children's author Allan Ahlberg worked as a gravedigger
- My Way: Skater Matt Evers on how he became successful
- Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Sir Peter Hall, theatre director
- How did a crass comedy about two stoners inspire an essential careers guide?
- Physiotherapy: How to make all the right moves
- Radiography: Develop your inner vision
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