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US envoy postpones visit as riots erupt in Jerusalem

Masked youths pelt Israeli police with rocks and set tyres ablaze across East Jerusalem on Palestinian 'day of rage'

Open warfare at science research body

Baroness Greenfield's supporters call for vote of no confidence in Royal Institution's ruling council following the loss of her position

Six Iraqis died in our custody, says army officer

Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholas Mercer said that the UK treated Iraq war detainees as a low priority and an ‘inconvenience'

Business news  

Low earners to lose chunk of pension savings

Experts say that Nest could be an expensive way of saving for some and that many will be deterred by upfront charges

Shell to sell petrol stations around the world

Peter Voser will cut a further 2,000 jobs and sell franchises for its forecourts in order to save costs

• Comment: cracking Shell

• So far so good as Shell is given a shaking

Rio Tinto and Chinalco seeking Guinea deal

Miner and Chinese state-owned metals group are closing in on $12bn joint venture to develop the Simandou iron ore field

Sport News  

Augusta braced for return of Woods

The timing of the world No 1's return to competitive golf promises a Masters like never before in its 76-year history

• Moment of truth for man who fell to earth

• Woods to make comeback at Masters

Injuries and form concern Johnson

England manager set to announce a changed team for final match of Six Nations Championship against France

• Injured Borthwick could miss Paris match

• Bastareaud recalled to face England

Master Minded has all the answers

Rob Wright believes that the dual winner will complete a hat-trick of victories in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham

Comment  

Unite workers! You’re in Mr Brown’s pocket

Power is what matters to this enormous union, not airy-fairy ideals. And it’s following in a long tradition

• Daniel Finkelstein

Obama is bashing on the brick wall of unlogic

If the President’s health Bill fails, everyone loses except shameless vested interests — and opportunist Republicans

• Giles Whittell

Want to understand the war? Ask the generals

It is absurd, even dangerous, that our top soldiers are silenced from giving their opinions

• Hew Strachan

Life and Style  

What does one wear to meet the Queen?

An invitation to an event at Buckingham Palace cropped up in a pile. I had about two hours in which to find an outfit

Gone shopping: the dreaded wedding list

Dear friend, Giles and Esther would like to thank you for the giant barbecue on wheels. Or were you the loo seat?

Are the Oscars’ leading ladies cursed?

Kate Winslet is only the latest in a long line of Best Actress winners whose leading man became her Academy statue

Arts & Entertainment  

Pulling strings for the wives of war

Three Good Wives, a new play at the Little Angel Theatre, uses puppetry to back up the words of military wives

Four stars for Dara O Briain live

Let out from behind his panel-show desk, the comic is large and loud and fast and feisty. He talks just short of a blur

Jedward dropped by Sony after one single

The X Factor twins have been dropped by their record label after their debut single failed to reach number one