Election 2010

Lib Dem leader raises the stakes

Andrew Grice: Nick Clegg is on the verge of poll history. You'd never guess it

Sanjeev Bhaskar and Zoë Wannamaker take to the floor in 'It's a Wonderful Afterlife'

'Hollywood still remains a sexualised & sexist ecosystem'

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Gurinder Chadha and Kathryn Bigelow are the lucky ones. Most female film directors still never get a shot at the big time

The future of TV is upon us – and it costs £1,800

First 3D sets go on sale (special glasses and vital £200 cable not included)

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An old man walks amongst the rubble in the destroyed village of Sultanwas, Buner district, in 2009

Caught in the crossfire of Pakistan's secret war

In North West Frontier Province the army is fighting the Taliban – and both want the locals on their side

Don't trust exam results, says marking expert

A-levels and GCSEs are only 'rough guide' to students' ability

Richard Garner: The system is imperfect, but we haven't seen a better one

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David Cameron was urged to sack one of his frontbench team who said the age of consent for homosexuals should not have been lowered to 16 because it put teenage boys at "serious physical risk" and in danger of catching HIV.

North Korea accused of sending assassins across border to kill defector

Analysts fear plot is sign that reckless new regime is poised to take over from Kim Jong-il

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Fit for the Prince: Redrawn plans unveiled for £3bn Chelsea site

He might not be an absolute ruler but he still has influence with friends who are.

How road hogs became the scourge of the autobahn

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Empty skies proved that airports cause pollution, say researchers

The new-look print edition: A newspaper and a viewspaper

Independent launches Viewspaper, a daily print supplement which includes Britain's most wide-ranging opinion.

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Governments accused of panicking over swine flu

A blizzard of inquiries into the handling of the swine flu pandemic, which began one year ago, have been launched amid allegations that governments around the world over-reacted to the threat.

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Empty skies proved that airports cause pollution, say researchers

Scientists have used the no-flying period caused by the ash cloud to show for the first time that airports are themselves significant causes of pollution.

Juan Antonio Samaranch: Administrator who survived two decades of controversy at head of IOC

Juan Antonio Samaranch, the second longest-serving President of the International Olympic Committee, was a man who courted controversy and was lauded in equal measure.