The Guardian

Joanna Yeates’s neighbour ‘heard nothing unusual’ on night she died

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:20 pm

Vincent Tabak’s defence case ends with a statement from a neighbour at the building where he and Yeates lived in BristolThe defence case in the trial of Vincent Tabak has closed with a neighbour telling the jury that he did not hear anything unusual on…

Phone hacking: Les Hinton faces MPs – live

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:12 pm

Live coverage as Rupert Murdoch’s former right-hand man is questioned for a second time by the culture select committee2.12pm: Les Hinton has completed his third appearance before the Commons committee investigating phone hacking at the News of the Wor…

WikiLeaks suspends publishing to fight financial blockade

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:08 pm

Julian Assange says banking bans have destroyed 95% of whistleblowing site’s revenuesJulian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has announced that the whistleblowing website is suspending publishing operations in order to focus on fighting a financial bl…

UK university applicants drop by 12% before tuition fee rise

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:01 pm

Ucas reveals 52,321 UK-born students have applied for university next year, when fees will rise to up to £9,000 a yearThe number of UK-born university applicants for next September – when fees rise to up to £9,000 a year – has plummeted by almost…

Flood warnings issued for Devon, Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:28 pm

Heavy rain, high winds and flash floods expected as agency issues alerts for south-west, Welsh rivers and Yorkshire coastSouth-west England and Wales have been warned of the risk of flash floods as heavy rain is driven in from the Atlantic by strong wi…

UK riots analysis reveals gangs did not play pivotal role

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:24 pm

Official figures show those arrested came from deprived backgrounds, striking a blow to theory that tackling gang culture is key to preventing repeat of disturbancesGangs did not play a pivotal role in the August riots, according to the latest official…

Turkey earthquake: rescuers frantically search for survivors

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:15 pm

Digging continues at dozens of collapsed buildings in Ercis and Van as death toll of 7.2-magnitude quake rises to more than 200Rescue teams are digging frantically through dozens of collapsed buildings in eastern Turkey after a strong earthquake caused…

How big was the world’s population when you were born?

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:01 pm

The world’s population is due to hit 7bn this October. Use our tool to find out the world’s population on your birth date, and how different countries were growing at that timeJonathan RichardsChristine OliverMartin ShuttleworthMariana Santos

EU referendum vote is wrong question at wrong time, says Hague

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 1:57 pm

Foreign secretary speaks out as Commons prepares to debate motion calling for referendum on UK’s relationship with EUWilliam Hague has told backbench Eurosceptics that Monday’s Commons vote on pulling out of Europe “is the wrong question at the wrong t…

Bangkok floodwaters threaten central districts

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 1:55 pm

Thai capital’s governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra tells residents to prepare for deluge to reach Don Muang and Chatuchak areasThe governor of Bangkok has warned residents to prepare for floodwaters to reach further into the city from suburban areas.Sukhumb…