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Tiger Woods police 'apply for search warrant'

State troopers want to examine star's medical records to establish cause of injuries following late night car crash

Police 'warned' before family's dog killed child

John-Paul Foulkes, four, attacked by terrier nine months after police warned that his home was being used to breed dogs

£6bn Aids project 'not reaching most in need'

International Development Committee says that sex workers and drug-users are not benefiting from healthcare strategy

Business news  

Fear for lenders as Dubai drops conglomerate

Creditors face losing billions of dollars and sell-off may include Turnberry golf course and former QE2 cruise ship

Darling to make banks say more on top-earners

Chancellor aims to extend Walker report's proposals on financiers' pay, as call is made for annual vote in companies

Thames chief quits as upgrade cash capped

David Owens leaves water utility as Ofwat price ruling leaves it facing 'significant challenges' in funding investment

Sport News  

Pacquiao considers becoming eighth wonder

Superbout with Floyd Mayweather Jr may have to wait as Filipino world champion prepares to move up another weight division

• Pacquiao wins status as lord of the rings

• Fighting man hits right note in second round

Pietersen aims to brush rust off at former home

England batsman hoping to recapture his best form at the Kingsmead ground after four months out with an Achilles injury

Blatter to call time on World Cup cheats

The ‘Hand of Henry’ may force Fifa president to embark on technological revolution to help drive cheats out of football

Comment  

It’s not just about Iraq, it’s about Blair’s style

The poisoned ink is flowing because mandarins hate Labour’s sofa-style government and hope to end it under the Tories

• Rachel Sylvester

Minarets are not an essential part of Islam

The Swiss vote does not infringe Muslim religious rights

• Taj Hargey

You can’t rank hospitals like football teams

I’m a statistician and even I’m confused by NHS trust league tables. They are unjust and simplistic

• David Spiegelhalter

Life and Style  

Dear Tanya: Our mother refuses to declutter or wear new clothes

My elderly mum cannot throw anything away. The house is cluttered and any suggestion to have a clear-out makes her angry

iPhones are taking the place of good conversation

Our lives online: iPhone applications have become a huge business but it's not all good. Our app-alling social lives

Love in a locked-in state: a couple's story

How can hope and humour survive when your life partner can’t move a muscle? With patience, therapy and devotion

Arts & Entertainment  

The Medieval and Renaissance Galleries at the V&A

Flooded with light, full of treasures, the new galleries are a revelation — and to think they call it the Dark Ages

Songs from the worldly wise

Success as the voice of Levi’s derailed North London band Zeep. Now they’re back on song with a new album, People & Things

Five stars for The Nutcracker

This is a Nutcracker to cherish, and it remains the finest I have seen in a lifetime of Nutcrackers, says Debra Craine