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Pilots blame safety watchdogs for Flight 447 crash

Air France union writes to European and French agencies saying they failed to take action over faulty speed sensors on Airbus

University black hole exposed as applicants surge

Thousands of capable applicants to miss out on a place this summer after Government decided to freeze degree course entry

Scepticism over backtrack by Sri Lankan doctors

Doctors arrested for saying that government shelling killed civilians during civil war have now recanted on the claims

Business news  

Cautious Bank holds off 'printing' new money

Bank of England rattles City with wait-and-see stance on strategy to boost lending and keeps interest rate at 0.5%

Banks to be 'named and shamed' over complaints

Financial sector loses fight to keep customer complaints under wraps as FSA proposes plans to expose worst offenders

Parents' help for first timers fuels mortgages

Number of new home loans granted in May rose by 4% as under-30s tapped their parents for higher deposit costs

Sport News  

Benitez calls transfer market 'crazy'

Liverpool manager admits he had to pay "big money" for Glen Johnson after Chelsea and Manchester City joined race for full back

• Benítez hopes Johnson will avert exodus

• Chelsea aim to hijack Liverpool's Johnson bid

Sunderland make £11m bid for Crouch

Window watch: Wearsiders test Portsmouth's resolve to hang on to their England striker and may force three-way auction

Terry due for talks with Ancelotti

The Chelsea captain, wanted by Manchester City, returns to training and is set for a heart-to-heart with the new manager

Comment  

The public sector must pay

Private sector workers are tired of footing the bill for bloated, inefficient services and the fat cats who run them

• Camilla Cavendish

Playing politics in a land of double Dutch

A felicitous slip of the tongue; a frightening dream in Afghanistan

• Matthew Parris

Obama’s direct line to the heart of Africa

The US President arrives in Ghana today as the first Western leader who can tell it straight to the continent’s ruling class

• Richard Dowden

Life and Style  

Pre-boiled eggs? Really, whatever next

Just when you thought you had seen every daft time-saving food concept in existence, along comes another barmy new one

Are women getting the gadgets they deserve?

Memorex is making a new range of gadgets designed by women, for women. But do women really want them?

Strawberry fields for ever: PYO returns

After years in the doldrums, pick-your-owns are enjoying a revival thanks to lots of sun and a desire for fresh produce

Arts & Entertainment  

A polymath prepares for Prom nights

The pianist Stephen Hough talks to Richard Morrison about rethinking Tchaikovsky and figuring out life as a gay Catholic

BBC drops Strictly judge for younger model

Arlene Phillips to be dropped from judging panel and replaced by singer and former winner of the programme Alesha Dixon

Jackson's family 'await return of brain'

Los Angeles coroner confirms that Michael Jackson lay in his golden casket at the memorial service without his brain