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Mother jailed for starving daughter to death

Angela Gordon handed 15-year sentence for the manslaughter of her daughter Khyra Ishaq, 7, as ex-partner is jailed indefinitely

Teenager arrested over man 'tormented to death'

Neighbours say years of 'bear-baiting' by youths have resulted in David Askew dying of a heart attack after facing yobs

Bush aide Rove: I'm proud of waterboarding

Karl Rove, White House aide known as 'Bush's brain', defended most controversial technique of War on Terror

Business news  

Mortgage lending falls as buyers leave market

The end of the stamp duty holiday sends demand for home loans down, especially among first-time buyers

Liberty considers sale after bid approaches

The retailer may sell and lease back its famous mock-Tudor store in London to attract new invesment

Banking giant Sir Brian Pitman dies at 78

Heavyweight worked for Lloyds for 49 years and carved a reputation as one of Britain’s most respected bankers

Sport News  

Giggs ready for United's title run-in

Sir Alex Ferguson believes winger's injury lay-off will allow him to play a vital role in the final weeks of the season

• Knights want Beckham for takeover crusade

• Rooney eager to strike right balance

Premier League previews: Fabregas out

All the team news, injury problems and squads from around the grounds for the weekend matches in the top flight

England look for quick ball to beat Scots

Lewis Moody is sacrificed for muscular test in Calcutta Cup, though statistics show back row is far from only problem

Comment  

Generals must keep their noses out of politics

Heads of the Armed Forces cannot escape their share of the blame if soldiers do not have the right equipment

• Vernon Bogdanor

Cute animals are just as delicious as ugly ones

Eating and cooking meat made us what we are. But in an age of plenty the ethical ground has shifted

• Antonia Senior

Fast trains could revive our stations

It all started so well 200 years ago. Where did it go wrong?

• Stephen Bayley

Life and Style  

Celebrity watch: Simon Cowell: It’s a yes from me

Who’s up and who’s down in Celebrity Watch, the fickle fame barometer

Louis Vuitton celebrates womanly curves

Elle Macpherson and Laetitia Casta appeared in a swishy, full-skirted feminine collection from the designer Marc Jacobs

Gontran Cherrier: France’s hottest baker

Rising star Gontran Cherrier has big plans to bring his baguettes to Britain

Arts & Entertainment  

The tenor of our times

Rolando Villazón has taken flak for TV’s Popstar to Operastar but he says he’s proud to be breaking down elistist barriers

Thomas Turgoose grows up

The life of one of Britain’s brightest young film stars was going nowhere when tragedy and luck stepped in, finds Kevin Maher

Four stars for Green Zone

Matt Damon plays Roy Miller, a soldier uncannily similar to Jason Bourne, in Iraq in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion