Sport News 

Brain tumour fears for Ballesteros

The three-times British Open winner's condition worsens in Madrid hospital amid speculation over what caused it

• Ballesteros taken to hospital

• Ballesteros predicts close Ryder Cup

Rivals gang up on Hamilton

Briton refuses to become unsettled by accusations of dangerous driving with the World Championship title in his sights

Agbonlahor's touch of class for England

Wales U-21 2 England U-21 3: audacious backheel from Aston Villa striker could earn England a place in next summer's finals

Business news 

Lehman's demise triggers huge default

Auction of Lehman Brothers bonds yields less than 10 per cent, leaving insurers with a bill they may be unable to meet

Soco shares defy market after bid rumours

Suspicion of interest from Chinese state-controlled oil and petrochemicals group pushes stock 40 per cent higher

Funds battered by fears of investor panic

The market capitalisation of Britain's biggest fund managers slumped as share prices tumbled as much as 25 per cent

Comment 

Brown's big tent would hide interest

If the PM makes a siren call in the name of national unity, the Opposition should block its ears

• Matthew Parris

Let’s hope our mad gambling session is over

We've learnt the hard way that you can't have something for nothing, but can we kick the habits of a decade of excess?

• Janice Turner

Exclusive: those ‘sent items' e-mails in full

Google is trying to stop people sending late-night e-mails that they might later regret. As if I would ever need that...

• Giles Coren

Life & Style 

Was Larkin right to blame parents?

Writers attending The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival give their responses to the poet's cynical view of parenting

I slept with my teacher, but he's no sex offender

Teacher-pupil affairs can be abusive, but should not lead to prosecutions if the pupil is of age, says a seduced student

Your handbag can kill you... almost

From sprained ankles caused by super high heels, to slipped discs caused by oversized handbags, I've seen them all...

Arts & Entertainment 

Miley Cyrus, teenage superstar

She is the biggest-ever teenage star, thanks to Hannah Montana. But where does fiction end and real life begin?

Terence Davies returns with Liverpool dazzler

Ignored in Britain, the director looked washed up until his brilliant, stunning Liverpool satire, says James Christopher

Armageddon time with Roberto Cuoghi's Suillakku

The sound of a civilisation dying, an 18ft golden statue of a demon; Hugo Rifkind explains weird goings-on at the ICA