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Thursday, 5 June 2008
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News
UK
- Bikers hold up traffic in fuel protest
- Youths face tougher laws on carrying knives to combat surge in stabbings
- Bookmaker suspends betting on BBC's goals
- Cameron drops support for 'green' road tax
- No hair left unturned as Tory leader drifts towards the centre
- Police find £16m, jewellery and Renaissance art in raid on safety deposit boxes
World
- Bury Lenin's body, says Gorbachev
- How I fell in love with the President's six brains, by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
- 'Allah's tailor' faces lawsuit for exploiting Islam
- Clinton 'to endorse Obama on Saturday'
- McCain suggests weekly debates in town halls
- Obama turns to healing Democratic rifts after 'extraordinary' nomination
- Obama Vs McCain: the race for the White House
- Sex and betrayal in Hollywood: Revenge of the nannies
- Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
- US Navy withdraws ships after Burma rebuffs aid
- Parents of China quake victims held for protesting over shoddy buildings
- Tsvangirai arrested as Mugabe turns army on opposition
- Child pornography: Australia arrests 70
- The toxic 'wonder plant' that split world food summit
Business
- New evidence shows scale of house price falls
- Morrisons posts 7pc sales growth
- United to slash jobs and flights in fight against rising fuel bill
- Crédit Agricole turns to shareholders to raise €5.9bn cash
- Lehman share price collapse halted as it seeks funding from investors in Far East
- B&B; and FSA to face grilling from MPs
- Sportingbet staff still held in Turkey
- UTV seeks £49.9m rights issue to reduce debts
- Builders facing cash calls as sales slump
- UK economy set to slow sharply, OECD warns
- Kingfisher cuts targets as depressed housing market sinks DIY sales
- 'No need to panic' over lack of super-fast broadband in the UK
- Orange boss promises the future is bright, despite 450 job cuts
- US union demands recognition from Tesco, and seeks help from Obama
- Habitat chief executive to stand down as retailer struggles to reverse losses
- Market Report: Rentokil bucks the trend on MBO speculation
- The Investment Column: Rising costs put a dampener on Northumbrian Water expectations
People
- The 5-minute Interview: Mike Batt, Songwriter/producer
- Painter sees red: Is David Hockney the grumpiest man in Britain?
Science
Media
Education
- The Big Question: Have A-levels become too easy, and should there be a harder alternative?
- Revolt looms over new curriculum for toddlers
- Education under fire: fears over teaching standards push parents to private sector
- State school pupils still being 'ignored' by top universities
- Schoolgirl politician: Emily Benn explains why she's standing for parliament
- Education Diary: Resignations at The Times educational supplements
- Leading Article: Crime watching
- Education Letters: Barrow's Academy
- Diary of a Primary School Mum: 'I'm split over the twins being separated at school'
- Education Quandary: 'School Cadet Corps – good or bad?'
- Treat your mind to a weekend trip
- 'Further education is critical for developing local workforces'
- Pay talks open as low morale bites
- Lorna Fitzsimons: The UCU is wasting time and money
- Against The Grain: 'Cannabis is not a cause of anti-social behaviour'
- Can the Pope save Greyfriars?
- Leading Article: Let's not trip over the benchmarks
Obituaries
- Mel Ferrer: Dashing actor-director disgruntled to become known as 'Mr Hepburn'
- Professor Tony Spencer: Leading applied mathematician
- William Upchurch: Baptist missionary to China
- Roger Warner: Discerning antique dealer
Opinion
Leading Articles
- Leading article: An exciting choice that reveals the disillusion of voters
- Leading article: Put the patient's interests first
Commentators
- Ali Allawi: This raises huge questions over our independence
- Richard Garner: Reforms have increased the gap between rich and poor
- The Sketch: Incapability Brown lost in translation. Again
- Rupert Cornwell: Barack Obama has inspired a generation, but his toughest battles are yet to come
- Mary Dejevsky: So, when will a woman be elected president?
- Adrian Hamilton: Stop knocking the banks – they've done us proud
- Steve Richards: If only we could see such audacity of hope
- Joan Smith: So how many more women must die?
- Janet Street-Porter: If this is 'care', then I hope I'll never need it
Columnists
- Cooper Brown: He's Out There
- Miles Kington Remembered: You can't buy charity at a charity shop, or sex at a sex shop
- Pandora: Sherlock's a diamond geezer
- Catherine Townsend: Sleeping Around
Letters
Environment
Green Living
- Clean team: the young entrepreneurs set to mop up the eco-market
- James Daley: Cyclotherapy
- A Welsh village has hit back at rising food prices - by rearing its own pigs
Sport
Football
- Ince emerges as front-runner for Ewood Park post
- City chairman hails new era under bright young Hughes
- Luton docked points but FA finds no evidence of bungs
- Lehmann thanks England for lesson in tolerant living
- Euro 2008 in brief: Vieira sets end of week deadline after thigh injury puts place at risk
- 'Bribery' puts Porto out of Champions League
- Transfer news and speculation, 5 June
- Why selling Ronaldo would be a good thing
- Chelsea's delay risks convincing Lampard to opt for Inter
- United forge ahead in race for Ramsey
Cricket
- County Championship round-up: Bopara double ton buries Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire 188 Durham 189-9 (Durham win by one wkt): Patel heroics in vain as Durham squeeze home
- Ottis Gibson: 'Fast bowling is about the donkey work sometimes'
- Vaughan challenges England to get in the swing
- McCullum back injury worries New Zealand
Rugby
Tennis
- Suppressed French passions lifted by thrills of Monfils
- Hitting Back: Murray's autobiography pulls no punches
Motor Racing
Racing
More Sports
- Chambers targets Olympic medal after 100m victory
- Crusaders lose Van Dijk for three months with broken jaw
- Artemis heads the field after five Audi Medcup races
Life & Style
Fashion
Health & Wellbeing
Gadgets & Tech
Arts & Entertainment
Film & TV
- The big exodus: Is the British film industry in crisis?
- Last Night's TV: The Apprentice, BBC1
Location, Location, Location, Channel 4
Music
- Exclusive Independent reader offer
- The beats go on: the rise of reggae's sinister side
- Mary J Blige, O2 Arena, London
- Preview: Don Carlos, Royal Opera House, London
- Il Trovatore, Holland Park, London
Art & Architecture
- Middle England will love my show - Tracey Emin
- Tom Friedman: Monsters and Stuff, Gagosian Gallery, London
Theatre
- Love - The Musical, Hammersmith Lyric, London
- You write the reviews: The Pitmen Painters, NT: Cottesloe, London
Books
Money
Personal Finance
Student
Career Planning
- The Careers Adviser: How do I find a Tefl job abroad? And how does being a barrister differ from being a solicitor?
- My Way: Lisa Shepherd gives her tips for succeeding in the workplace
- Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Gavin Esler, Newsnight presenter and novelist
- As a tennis trainer, you might be the one to discover a future champ
- I Want Your Job: Comic book artist
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1 Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
2 Why selling Ronaldo would be a good thing
3 Lehmann thanks England for lesson in tolerant living
4 Police find £16m, jewellery and Renaissance art in raid on safety deposit boxes
5 The toxic 'wonder plant' that split world food summit
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Last Night's TV: The Apprentice, BBC1
Location, Location, Location, Channel 4
7 Painter sees red: Is David Hockney the grumpiest man in Britain?
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1 Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
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3 Police find £16m, jewellery and Renaissance art in raid on safety deposit boxes
4 Rise of Rachida Dati: The minister, the 'virgin bride' and the row that's dividing a nation
5 Ali Allawi: This raises huge questions over our independence
6 Painter sees red: Is David Hockney the grumpiest man in Britain?
7 Peel an orange, and other things Britons won't do
8 The toxic 'wonder plant' that split world food summit
9 Malaria: a miracle in the making offers hope to millions worldwide
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1 Joan Smith: So how many more women must die?
2 Youths face tougher laws on carrying knives to combat surge in stabbings
3 Tremain's 'empathetic' tale of an immigrant wins the Orange Prize
4 Steve Richards: If only we could see such audacity of hope
5 Rupert Cornwell: Barack Obama has inspired a generation, but his toughest battles are yet to come
6 Mary Dejevsky: So, when will a woman be elected president?
7 The toxic 'wonder plant' that split world food summit
8 Peel an orange, and other things Britons won't do
9 Deborah Orr: For a man to refuse to acknowledge a baby he has fathered is about as low as it gets
10 Malaria: a miracle in the making offers hope to millions worldwide
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