Economists hoped for a new dawn. Now they're worrying of more storms ahead.

False dawn

Economy carries on shrinking

Pundits had been expecting a 0.2% increase. Instead today's figures showed a fall of 0.4%, making the UK recession the longest on record.

Miller's La Boh?me was influenced by the photographs of Brassai, who photographed Paris in the Thirties, and by Withnail and I

Jonathan Miller: 'Some things I've done are deep as you get'

The term 'Renaissance man' could have been invented for him. So why, after a long and illustrious career, is Jonathan Miller so gloomy?

Mao as you've never seen him

... and, says Clifford Coonan, as the Chinese government would much rather you hadn't

China powers forward as stimulus kicks in

'Distracted' pilots overshot airport by 150 miles

They failed to make radio contact for more than an hour and fighter jets were placed on alert.

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Taliban attacks claim more victims in Pakistan new

A suicide bomber killed seven people near a major air force complex in north-west Pakistan today while an explosion killed 17 on a bus heading to a wedding elsewhere in the region.

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The BNP leader complained today that he had been the victim of a "lynch mob" following his controversial TV appearance last night.

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January window to be opened for Chelsea

Ancelotti set for shopping spree as club's appeal leaves Fifa with no option but to suspend transfer ban

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Sir Jackie Stewart: Unstoppable Scot puts his foot down

The Brian Viner Interview: Votes are cast for the new FIA president today and Britain's most successful motor-racing driver is disgusted that the men currently in power – after presiding over an era of scandal – are trying to further the cause of their preferred successor. Even at 70, his beloved sport's tribulations still get him all revved up.

Plastiscines - Zut alors! B�b� rock est arriv�!

All-girl Parisian punks Plastiscines are to feature in 'Gossip Girl' and are on the super-cool label Nylon. Charlotte Cripps discovers their je-ne-sais-quoi

FSA's call for 'capital tax' pours fuel on banking row

Watchdog says light touch at an end and regulators should instead 'be the best'

Henry Webster was repeatedly hit on the head with a claw hammer

School delayed hammer attack inquiry over fears of liability

Insurers advised against co-operation with serious case review until after victim completed damages claim

Health campaigners: 'Children should learn the art of a good night's sleep'

Rise in swine flu cases prompts warning of tough winter for NHS

A sharp increase in the number of patients with swine flu admitted to critical care, many of them young, was highlighted by government experts yesterday as they warned the NHS faced a tough winter ahead.

Bad breath fights monsters at Japan whacky tech fair

A monster-slaying bad breath blow gun, a rain-simulating "funbrella" and a navigation-aid helmet that steers users by pulling their ears: welcome to Japan's latest whacky inventions.