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Cameron warns business that debt is his priority

A Tory government would focus on reducing ballooning deficit, he warns, as three party leaders address annual gathering

Prisoner deal could free kidnapped Israeli soldier

Israel and the Palestinians prepare for prisoner exchange that could lead to Hamas releasing Gilad Schalit this week

Widows protest after 104 killed in Chinese mine

Security guards try to remove women as Chinese officials admit they have been slow to provide information about dead

Business news  

Lloyds axes 800 jobs on Equitable contract loss

Bank adds to a growing tally of cuts following a decision by the life insurer to award a contract to HCL Technologies

Cosmens raise stake in National Express

Rebel shareholder increases its stake in the transport group to 19.46% ahead of a rights issue vote on Friday

UK economy is the 'sick man' as rivals recover

Britain stays stuck in a slump as the leading industrialised nations emerged from recession, OECD data shows

Sport News  

Blatter calls emergency Fifa meeting

The Fifa president will hold a meeting next week to discuss issues surrounding the controversial France-Ireland game

• Henry considered international retirement

• France left polls apart by Henry handball

Humiliated Wigan players offer to refund fans

Supporters who were at White Hart Lane to see their side thrashed 9-1 by Tottenham will be recompensed by the team

Nadal loses to Soderling in ATP finals

Swede proves the world No 2's nemesis once more after inflicting a 6-4, 6-4 defeat in opening Group B round-robin match

Comment  

A gross insult to the people of Europe

The EU should be trying to woo the public, not alienate them. They should listen to the sceptics

• William Rees-Mogg

They’re still wriggling to avoid the flak on Iraq

By the time Chilcot reports, we’ll have moved on – and that’s the intention. But we should never forget the postwar failures

• Melanie Reid

Copenhagen will fail – and quite right too

Even if the science was reliable (which it isn’t), we should not force the world’s poorest countries to cut carbon emissions

• Nigel Lawson

Life and Style  

How I lost the gift of joy for a while

Last year, Giles Andreae, the man behind the Purple Ronnie cards, was hit by depression. He gives a searing account of the illness

'New York has lost its edge'

Readers of Time Out magazine recently voted New York to be the greatest city in the world. Stefanie Marsh begs to differ

Healthy snacks for lunchboxes

A reader asks: I’m worried about high sugar levels in children’s lunch box snacks. Can you suggest some healthy alternatives?

Arts & Entertainment  

U2 to headline Glastonbury's 40th birthday

Irish rock giants confirmed as the headline act for Glastonbury's 40th anniversary, founder Michael Eavis has announced

Reality check: TV bosses lose Jordan and Jedward

Ratings fear as Katie Price walks out of I'm a Celebrity a few hours after John and Edward voted off the X Factor

Abi Titmuss hits the stage in Macbeth

Former glamour model has put her clothes on to play Lady Macbeth. And it looks like the lads’ mag favourite really can act