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Biden appears to back Israeli strike on Iran

US Vice-President says the US would not interfere in any decision to attack nuclear sites, prompting a warning from Tehran

Inquiry into claim troops executed Iraqi prisoners

Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary, ordered investigation into allegations British forces killed 20 detainees in 2004

Robert McNamara dies aged 93

Robert McNamara, former US Defence Secretary who achieved notoriety as the architect of the Vietnam War, has died

Business news  

BA staff reject plan to cut 3,700 jobs

Union claims that the struggling flag carrier's proposal to axe workers is 'an opportunistic use of the recession'

FSA to triple fines and dock pay for market abuse

City watchdog issues hardline proposals to stamp out abuse including raising the minimum penalty to £100,000

• City plans to hide bonus boom from taxman

• Darling warns banks of return to risk-taking

Mandelson presses SFO to probe MG collapse

Government asks Serious Fraud Office to investigate; former owners of the carmaker brand the new probe as 'ridiculous'

Sport News  

Cavendish claims second stage victory

Cycling: Briton sprints away having been one of 27 riders in a breakaway to take victory in 196.5km-stage into La Grande-Motte

• Evans has chance to make Tour amends

• Cavendish's lofty attitude matched by results

Terry will be Chelsea captain forever, says Ancelotti

Italian denies he is preparing to sell his captain to Manchester City and dismisses concerns over his own long-term future

Federer seals place in history as greatest

The Swiss's sixth Wimbledon title and fifteenth grand-slam sent him back to No 1 in the world for now and in history

Comment  

Preening populism hurts democracy

When ministers trade insults instead of getting things done, I can begin to see what Bernie Ecclestone means about Hitler

• Libby Purves

Costly, inefficient failures. Who needs them?

Too many quangos are draining the public purse. They need to be made to account for themselves or be abolished

• Andrew Haldenby

In 2009 as in 1931, debts must be repaid

No matter who wins the next election, there will be cuts. The global financial market demands it

• William Rees-Mogg

Life and Style  

Top 10 style-setting films of all time

As the fashion industry braces itself for a summer of film exposés, we look at the films that have influenced the taste-makers

Robin Wright Penn tames Sean Penn

Fearless and frank, the Hollywood actress won't live in anybody's shadow - it's time for Sean to stay home and mind the kids

Nutrition Q&A: Can vinegar help people to slim?

Research suggests that acetic acid could be a useful aid in losing weight

Arts & Entertainment  

La Roux: 'Don't call me sulky'

Although Elly Jackson smiles more than she frowns, you get the sense her ambition could lead her into some almighty scraps

Bowie's son makes directorial debut

Duncan Jones, formerly known as Zowie Bowie, has made a sci-fi film that echoes his father’s The Man Who Fell to Earth

Review: JW Waterhouse at the Royal Academy

Suggestive sexy paintings of teenage girls like Waterhouse's St Eulalia disturb art critic Waldemar Januszczak