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India decides on GM crop despite warning

Bt brinjal, a new aubergine variety, could help to avert a food crisis — or it could poison humans, scientists warn

Archbishop to fight unease over women bishops

Dr Rowan Williams’s speech at the General Synod is expected to address forcefully the infighting in the Church of England

Saudi girl, 12, wants to divorce husband, 80

Country’s Human Rights Commission is supporting the girl in her case, which could lead to a ban on child marriage

Business news  

Sterling weakens as eurozone’s problems unsettle the markets

The pound has plummeted by nearly ten cents since mid-January amid fears over how countries will meet debt obligations

Myners says bonuses are bleeding pension funds

The City Minister will tell institutional investors that an excessive bonus culture is hitting British pensions

Allen & Overy expands to Australia

The firm's arrival in Sydney and Perth will be followed by a recruitment drive aimed at hiring more than 40 junior lawyers

Sport News  

Arsenal are easy to beat, says Ballack

German midfielder adds insult to injury in the wake of 2-0 victory by claiming Arsene Wenger should stop moaning

• Drogba steals the show again for Chelsea

• Chelsea knock Arsenal out of title race

Fuller escapes club sanction despite arrest

Stoke City striker will retain place in squad to face Wigan tomorrow even though he was arrested on suspicion of assault

Letting Strauss opt out is big risk, says Warne

Australian legend says the England captain has shown a "lack of respect" for Test cricket by refusing to go to Bangladesh

Comment  

How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy

Collaboration with Moazzam Begg, an extremist who has supported jihadi movements, looks like a serious mistake

• David Aaronovitch

They’re all ignoring political climate change

Both Labour and the Tories are stuck playing short-term games when the voters are crying out for true repentance

• Rachel Sylvester

This beard thing is growing from the roots up

Facial hair is everywhere. But who is setting the trend?

• Robert Crampton

Life and Style  

'Baby brain' and 12 other pregnancy myths

When it comes to having a baby we still rely on old wives’ tales. From morning sickness to stretch marks, does the evidence stack up?

‘Locking up children doesn’t work’

Half the children in custody are there for non-violent offences. A new campaign aims to get more of them out

Dear Tanya: My daughter won’t see her dad

My eight-year-old doesn’t want to visit to my ex with his new girlfriend

Arts & Entertainment  

An Old World newly minted

Tate Modern is right to champion this enigmatic Modernist who, after tragic beginnings, reinvented himself in America

Royal Ballet’s new boys take over the Garden

Two exciting young choreographers have a chance others can only dream of - taking on the main stage at Covent Garden

25 years of EastEnders women

A live episode revealing who killed Archie Mitchell will show how key the soap’s leading ladies are to its success