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Gordon Brown 'penitent' after bigot gaffe torpedoes election campaign
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Greek debt crisis: Europe feels shockwaves as bailout falters
Front page
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Gordon Brown 'bigotgate' shows media-industrial complex at its best
When we are a nation in rags, with a skeleton NHS feeding powdered egg to patients, our children will ask us if the media cleared their schedules for the IFS report. No, but they did the next day
Top stories p3
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Gillian Duffy: a lifelong Labour voter who may bring down the PM
Widowed grandmother who worked with disabled children before retirement was left dazed by Gordon Brown's 'bigot' remark -
Past masters of forgetting the mic
Gordon Brown joins George Bush and Ronald Reagan with microphone mishap
Top stories p4
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Cancelled flights: AA Travel Insurance refuses to pay out on volcano claims
Hundreds of stranded travellers may be left out of pocket after the insurer backtracks
UK news p5
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Greek debt crisis: Euro leaders call emergency summit to avert meltdown
With Greece technically insolvent, leaders must now hammer out deal to stabilise a country and a currency
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Fears Portugal may be next to fall in debt crisis
Prime minister José Sócrates calls in opposition for emergency talks
UK news p6
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Greece debt crisis FAQ
Why is Greece still in crisis? Don't the bankers deserve it? Could the UK be next? -
Debt crisis: Germans rage at picking up bill for 'pampered' Greeks
As public opposition towards bailout grows by the day, so too does Angela Merkel's dilemma
Top stories p7
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Lady Greenfield and Royal Institution settle sex discrimination case
Deal with unconventional scientist draws line under power struggle at 211-year-old organisation
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BBC Trust apologises for Frankie Boyle 'angry Jew' joke
Standards committee of corporation's governing body upholds finding that remark offensive, but calls for no further action
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UK hits best temperature of year so far, but hay fever returns with vengeance
North Yorkshire enjoys 22C, though forecasters say weather will not last till bank holiday
UK news p8
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Doctors issue health warning over smoking in British film blockbusters
Calls for higher age rating on films as report shows major Brit flicks featured top tobacco brands more than Hollywood
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Doctors' leaders say NHS cuts can help save £20bn – and lives
Shutting some A&E units and children's departments can improve care, says medical establishment's letter to Guardian
UK news p9
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BBC's Alan Yentob: I can't do my job if I can't fly business class
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Bishop joins row over funding for army in Afghanistan
At funeral of soldier killed in Helmand, Right Rev Thomas Burns echoes demands for more helicopters and vehicles
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Alarm over salt levels in curry
Dishes bought with extras can include three and a half times the recommended daily intake
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MI5 files must be kept from 7/7 victims' families, coroner told
Investigating claims MI5 could have prevented atrocities would involve 'handing over keys' – counsel
UK news p10
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Artist Daphne Todd's portrait of mother after death makes BP prize shortlist
100-year-old Annie Mary Todd had agreed to depiction, painted over three days at undertaker's
UK news p12
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Rare species of tiny, lethal frog is bred in British aquarium
Extract from the phantasmal poison frog produces a powerful painkiller which could save lives, say experts
UK news p13
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Caver's body recovered after 39 years
Rescue team bring remains to surface as family watches -
New oak tree disease could 'change British landscape', experts warn
Call for £10m to investigate mystery disease that could have a worse effect than Dutch elm -
Victorian cemetery opens to visitors following £5m restoration
Members of the public can go underground to see how coffins were transported to 1928 crematorium
UK news p14
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Jewellery shop assistant tells of terror as armed robbers took her hostage
Petra Ehnar denies defence claim in court that she was part of inside job in £40m raid on Graff Diamonds in Mayfair, London
UK news p15
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Labour says criticism by IFS thinktank on cuts is misleading
Institute for Fiscal Studies figures relate to 2016-17, says Lord Mandelson -
Final election debate: key questions
Julia Finch on the main issues facing Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg
Top stories p17
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Outright ban on foreign workers relocating ruled out by Chris Huhne
Lib Dem home affairs spokesman sets out plans for points-based system to determine work permit decisions for overseas staff -
Conservative voters hard to get as Liberal Democrats fight on two fronts
Gains from Labour greater than from Tories, says poll, but surge may fail to translate into seats
Top stories p18
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Liberal Democrats offer change – but not in background of candidates
White, male, political insiders make up majority of party's candidates standing in target seats
Top stories p19
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Women who are unwilling to pay brutal price of power
David Hare visits Edgbaston in Birmingham, a constituency represented by a woman MP for 57 years
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Equality rally reveals whiteness of general election
Event was 'a show of force to the political elite' as major parties all promise to stamp out inequality
Top stories p21
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Hugo Chávez embraces Twitter to fight online 'conspiracy'
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Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is alive, says spy agency
Exclusive: Setback for CIA after Pakistan intelligence official admits drone attack failed to kill the Pakistan Taliban commander
International p24
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Russia posts Katyn massacre documents online
The publication of Soviet documents about Russia's 1940 massacre of Polish officers is the latest diplomatic gesture towards Warsaw
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Sacré bleu! French rue absence from world's top 10 restaurants
After two days of brooding, critics find words for the effrontery of food awards based in London
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Cape Wind to become America's first offshore windfarm
Green light for 130-turbine project in Nantucket Sound overcomes nearly a decade of resistance from the Kennedy clan and local environmental opposition
International p25
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Why Manuel Noriega became America's most wanted
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Marilyn Monroe book reveals film star's DIY and cooking tips
Unseen diary entries show tragic Hollywood star's intellectual side, not least her thoughts on Italian renaissance art
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Thailand protests: Soldier killed as troops fire warning shots at red-shirts
Foreign Office says protests in Bangkok and beyond mean Britons should avoid all but essential visits to Thailand
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill to be set on fire to save US coast
Burn-off to start as robot submarines fail to shut off flow of oil from wrecked rig
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Charlie Crist to leave Republicans and run for US Senate as independent
Once considered a darling of the Republican party, Crist's breakaway is further evidence of a sharp swing to the right among conservative activists
International p26
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Happy Meals to be banned in Silicon Valley restaurants
Santa Clara, where one in four children is obese, targets fast-food meals sold with a toy
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Laura Bush memoir claims president was poisoned at G8 summit
Former first lady's book floats idea of poison plot against George Bush and entourage at 2008 Heiligendamm summit
International p27
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Debt crisis: European markets fluctuate as financial turmoil spreads to Spain
Credit-rating downgrade for Spain by Standard & Poor's wipes out markets' recovery on hopes of Greek bailout
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Debt crisis: UK banks sitting on £100bn exposure to Greece, Spain and Portugal
Shares in UK lenders slide amid fears of renewed credit crunch but French, German and Swiss most at risk from Greek default
Financial p28
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Greece debt crisis: the role of credit rating agencies
The EU has asked for rating agencies to show understanding of the fiscal measures involved in the Greek bailout
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Greek debt crisis reaction: 'This could be bigger than anyone thought'
'It feels like when the run on the banks started,' warns one City bond trader
Financial p29
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Argos reveals 10% fall in profits amid takeover speculation
Catalogue chain reveals drop in profits as speculation continues over potential takeover of parent company Home Retail Group
Financial p30
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Royal Bank of Scotland signals it will set tougher targets for bonuses
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Shell profits surge 60% as oil prices rise
Financial p31
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Private firms to boost jobs while public sector shrinks, study finds
Private employers will drive the recovery in jobs as confidence returns in the economy, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said in its quarterly labour market survey
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GlaxoSmithKline swine flu sales boost profits
GlaxoSmithKline saw profits rise to £2.2bn in first quarter thanks to swine flu vaccine
Financial p32
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British politicians will need to act more like the Germans – only faster
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Diary
Stephen Bates: It's a revelation. That moment when you find the party you want to run for might be a tad racist
Comment & debate p33
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On equal pay, sisters with solicitors must do it for themselves
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Crisis-hit Greece may be the first domino
Comment & debate p34
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Gordon Brown 'penitent' after bigot gaffe torpedoes election campaign
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If Brown's gaffe locks Labour in third, all progressives lose
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Our Clegg-backing letter is one for the grandchildren
Comment & debate p35
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Gordon Brown: A Duffy day at the office
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Corrections and clarifications
China and Animal Farm | Portugal | Use of schizophrenic | Lord Raglan | Mercedes E250 carbon emissions -
Country diary: The Burren, Ireland
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In praise of … David McVicar
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The euro: On the brink of crisis
Editorials & reply p36
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Diplomatic reaction to the pope
Letters: We certainly shouldn't be apologising to the pope for identifying him as a repressive reactionary -
Triple-A rubbish
Letters: Is this credit rating agency now rubbishing Greece's financial position the same one that gave the sub-prime market a triple-A rating? -
No need for cuts – look at the Rich List
Letters: The combined wealth of the richest 1,000 residents of the UK now stands at £335.5bn -
Lib Dems are the party of progress
Letters: This is an extraordinary political moment. a contest not just between parties, but over the shape of our democracy itself -
NHS change must be driven by clinical evidence
Letters: Simply condemning change as bad and defending the status quo as ideal is not serving the interests of patients
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The main parties are spouting greenwash – we are the real deal
Editorials & reply p37
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Dede Allen obituary
Innovative American film editor best known for her work on Bonnie and Clyde
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Harry Conroy obituary
NUJ general secretary during turbulent times
Obituaries p38
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Rosamund Strode obituary
Music assistant to Britten and keeper of the composer's legacy