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Labour's new policy chief: we must be bold and radical
Jon Cruddas says caution not an option if party is to address urgent challenges of country in economic and social crisis
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World Bank warns that euro collapse could spark global crisis
Europe 'facing Lehmans moment' says outgoing head Robert Zoellick as Greeks are warned over key election
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Greece prepares for election: 'we are going to the wall … things must change'
Greek voters, faced with choices many would prefer not to make, may take a leap of faith to an uncertain future
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Greek election: what could happen
The crucial vote could swing in several directions, from a Syriza-led radical coalition to political deadlock
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Like passengers on a runaway train, we have hurtled to the edge of a precipice
From Berlin to Washington, all eyes are on Greece in elections whose result will be felt around the world
News p3
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Syria clashes force UN to suspend observer mission
General in charge of monitoring mission withdraws his 300 men as Assad regime and rebels ignore peace plan
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Alastair Campbell attacks Armando Iannucci for accepting OBE
Comedian forced to defend acceptance of honour after Campbell accuses him of 'joining establishment he claims to deride'
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Nick Clegg urged Jeremy Hunt to refer himself to adviser on ministerial code
Culture secretary ignored deputy PM's advice in build-up to vote over BSkyB row that has fuelled coalition tensions
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Rio Ferdinand criticised over advert linked to Asian tobacco firm
Manchester United footballer was unaware of company's profits from cigarettes when he starred in adverts
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Aid groups call on coalition to explain broken spending pledge
David Cameron under pressure after 0.7% spending commitment for international aid is pushed back by two years
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Jon Cruddas – the maverick MP trying to lead Labour out of the wilderness
Labour's new policy chief tells Toby Helm and Julian Coman about the need to rebuild Britain
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Peter Bazalgette emerges as Arts Council job favourite
Big Brother creator attracts heavyweight support as well as opposition over perceived populism
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Compensation scheme for high-speed rail link delayed
Treasury and ministers fight over compensation for blighted communities
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Two boys seriously hurt by falling tree in south London
Nine-year-old boys suffer serious head injuries after 40mph winds bring down tree at cricket ground
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Village that defied Heathrow is slowly dying as BAA buys up homes
Opposition to third runway is split as many villagers move out
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Disabled and elderly see their day centres and key services disappear as budget cuts bite
Elderly are bearing the brunt of the cutbacks, new research finds
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Comics stand up to save a festival celebrating the stars of silent movies
Threatened by funding cuts, Bristol's Slapstick Festival is 'the most important celebration of this kind of comedy in the world'
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New science boss attacks coalition over lack of top women in the lab
Leading chemist Professor Lesley Yellowlees says 'macho culture' and barriers to promotion hurt economy
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Cache of children's films that gave stars their big break is set for new release
Sadie Frost, Gary Kemp, Phil Collins – they all started out in movies from the Children's Film Foundation
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IOC to investigate 'black market' Olympic tickets
Olympic officials and agents accused of offering tickets in breach of the rules
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Fathers 'struggle to cope with pressures of caring for disabled children'
Study finds 84% of fathers work longer to pay for care, and that as a result almost 40% have missed medical appointments that would help them understand their child's condition
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London 2012: Firefighting Minis to patrol Olympic park
Olympic emergency response team to be based around five converted Minis loaned in sponsorship deal with BMW -
Universities are target of hundreds of bomb hoaxes
Scotland Yard starts investigation as wave of email threats in one month cause disruption
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Police spies must keep everything firmly zipped
Barbara Ellen: No, it's not OK for undercover cops to have sex with unsuspecting activists
Comment p17
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Olympic park workers 'blacklisted over political views'
MPs hear of two men fired from Olympic site in east London during inquiry into political persecution in the construction industry
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Social housing tenants 'will face poverty' from benefits shake-up
Housing associations warn of lack of alternative properties for those forced to move by welfare cuts
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Who's going to be our police chief? Sussex voters just don't care
The Tory flagship policy of electing police commissioners is running aground, dashed by public apathy and a lack of government support
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Michael Gove's own experts revolt over 'punitive' model for curriculum
Education secretary has been bypassing the panel set up to advise on reforms, claim senior members
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Black Caviar, the Wonder from Down Under, set to shatter racing records
Australians are flocking to Ascot to cheer on the unbeaten Black Caviar in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes
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Found: Constable sketches that lay forgotten in a cupboard
Drawings by English master to go on sale at Christie's, writes Dalya Alberge
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Egypt's presidential election turns toxic amid anger over 'stolen revolution'
Egyptian dream of democracy fading, as presidential runoff sees a disillusioned electorate forced to choose between 'Islamic rule' or 'the old regime'
World news p23
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China's first female astronaut shows how 'women hold up half the sky'
Liu Yang becomes first Chinese woman in space in step towards country's ambition to build its own space station
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How the end of slavery led to starvation and death for millions of black Americans
In the brutal chaos that followed the civil war, life after emancipation was harsh and often short, new book argues
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud dies
Nayef, 78, known as a reactionary, died in Geneva where he had been receiving medical treatment for an unknown illness
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Saudi Arabian women risk arrest as they defy ban on driving
Women in Saudi Arabia have been arrested and jailed for defying a ban on driving. Now they want men to join them in the passenger seat as they get behind the wheel
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What does it mean to be British – and does it still matter?
It is a summer for celebrating Britishness, but in many ways our identity has never been more complex. In the wake of the Queen's diamond jubilee and before the Olympics, we asked five young people to debate the issue
In focus p26
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The fear-filled minority sect that keeps Syria's struggling dictatorship alive
Alawites form only 12% of the population, but have a stranglehold on power and will fight to the end for the regime
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Stephen Mangan: Cancer, my parents and me
The actor lost both his parents to cancer. Here he tells Elizabeth Day why he is backing a new campaign to help children cope with the disease in their family
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Football keeps getting richer, but it's the fans who pay for it
Danny Kelly: The £3bn Premier League rights deal will do nothing to enrich the supporters
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Valérie Trierweiler: France's femme formidable
Andrew Anthony: The president's 'first lady' is unrepentant over her sideswipes at his ex-partner. Is she an admirably independent professional or a political liability?
Comment p32
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End the macho culture that turns women off science
Athene Donald: We are wasting an enormous pool of talent by not encouraging women to enter and stay in this discipline
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Greece: chronic insecurity and despair – welcome to life in a broken state
Nikos Konstandaras: Greece's challenges are in part unique but they also distil problems inherent in the rest of the continent
Comment p33
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Euro crisis: use Greece as a springboard for change
Observer editorial: Europe's leaders could find the resources to reform the eurozone and advance the European cause -
Eating disorders: the parents' voices should have been heeded in the case of 'E'
Observer editorial: A 32-year-old with anorexia is going to be force-fed in an attempt to keep her alive. Early diagnosis and support might have changed her life
Comment p34
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Powerless ministers are waiting in terror to see if the asteroid will hit
Andrew Rawnsley: Fear grips the Treasury and the Bank about the consequences of the total disintegration of the eurozone
Comment p35
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Physicians, I feel your pain
Victoria Coren: Doctors are right to be furious about their pensions. But a home visit wouldn't kill them
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Where are the new airports and railways we so desperately need?
Will Hutton: We need big projects, but the government is too scared of upsetting its nimby backbenchers to take risk expensive investment in infrastructure
Comment p36
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A church fit only for bigots and hypocrites
Nick Cohen: The Church of England's stand on homosexuality and women priests is isolating it from the rest of the country
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Has the Almighty's name ever been so taken in vain?
Catherine Bennett: Pity Lord Justice Leveson, confronted as he is by a barrage of obfuscation, evasion and connivance
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When will we have education for all?
Kevin McKenna: Thousands of capable youngsters are simply being written off. What a criminal waste
Comment p37
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This snooping bill is worthy of a surveillance state
Henry Porter: Theresa May wants to monitor every personal communication we make. It's a step too far in a democratic society
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For the record
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Don't blame the BBC for a lacklustre river pageant
Letters: The poster suggested Venice in the sun. In fact, it was anoraks in the rain -
Housing: the government needs to get building and start lending
The big issue: Ministers need to be proactive in helping out with mortgages and encouraging more public sector home projects
Comment p38
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Vodafone holds for Orbis, while Spain awaits Willie Walsh's arrival
Business agenda: a telecoms takeover, an airline storm brewing, and the new man at Dixons takes centre stage
Business p39
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Shift to shale could fracture Opec's world
The doves won at Opec last week, but while it concentrates on trying not to rock the eurozone, it should take note of what the shale revolution may mean for oil and gas prices, writes Terry Macalister
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Airline industry faces grim year as Gulf carriers take over the world
Qantas has issued a profits warning and Spanair gone to the wall – with airlines facing multibillion-dollar losses, it's no wonder there are empty seats at this year's Iata conference
Business p40
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Remember the Great Depression? No, it doesn't seem that anyone does
William Keegan: Alarming global economic trends, policy misapprehensions, lack of leadership – for those who have studied the Great Depression, today's crisis looks unsettlingly similar
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BT gambles that Premier League deal will pay off faster than broadband
Business leader: Spending £738m on football might annoy customers waiting for a fast internet connection, but BT thinks it can afford it
Business p42
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Sir Martin Sorrell finds out that it doesn't always pay to advertise
The WPP boss stood up publicly to defend his salary – but, emboldened by a year of rebellions, his investors took no heed, writes Jill Treanor
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'If executive pay halved, it would still be generous' - Pro-Business Against Greed
Sir Michael Darrington, former chief executive of Greggs the baker, on the organisation that campaigns against excessive boardroom pay
Business p43
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Leveson leads the press to the last-chance saloon – again
Peter Preston: The time has come for Sir Brian to fix the problems of the press. But that's what Ross, Shawcross, Younger, McGregor and Calcutt wanted too
Business p44
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Can you ever afford to retire?
With new statistics showing that 1.4m people of pension age are still working, we look at what people should do to be able to retire
