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Volcano erupts near Iceland glacier

A volcano in the area of the Eyjafallajoekull glacier in Iceland erupted overnight, forcing more than 500 people to evacuate

FO blows £27m on Harare embassy

The department, which struggled to pay its bills, has lavished money on a new embassy that was more than 50 per cent over budget

Late votes leave Obama on knife-edge

With votes down to the wire a few wavering congressmen will decide the fate of the president's historic health reform

Sport News  

Fabregas maintains title charge

Arsenal 2 West Ham 0: captain's late penalty helps home side to overcome sending-off of Thomas Vermaelen

• All Saturday's scores and scorers

• Premier League previews: Giggs returns

France struggle to grand slam after Foden try

France 12 England 10: early England promise soon snuffed out as stuttering home side eke out expected victory in Paris

Parks hits Ireland's Triple Crown hopes

Ireland 20 Scotland 23: Andy Robinson's men shock Dublin and spoil Ireland's Six Nations party with late penalty

Business news  

Tories push Darling on bank tax

David Cameron’s u-turn raises the pressure on the chancellor to hit the City of London with a new levy in the budget

EMI pawns its pop stars in £400m rescue bid

The group is in talks to mortgage its back catalogue of recordings in a last-ditch attempt to solve its mounting cash crisis

Blue chips scramble to beat 50p tax rate

Tesco, Whitbread, SAB Miller and the London Stock Exchange lead rush to pay bonuses to managers before looming April deadline

Comment  

Do the right thing, Darling

The chancellor is a mild-mannered man; if he were more abrasive, I imagine he would be tempted to harangue those picketing the Treasury

• Dominic Lawson

We can’t forgive the sins of your church

The church still gives the impression that its kiddie-fiddling priests are not half as Satanic as stuff like condoms and socialism

• Rod Liddle

• Pope Benedict ‘knew abuser worked with boys’

Bovver boots Kate was nicer

In her youth Kate Winslet was a refreshing female role model, but fast forward a decade or so and she is rather different

• PROFILE: Sam Mendes

Life and Style  

Mumsnetters get raunchy

Mum's the word! The website favoured by Gordon Brown and other politicians to court young mothers is turning blue

Power couple Dolce & Gabbana

Sicilian passion combined with Milanese knowhow — for 20 years, the label has been a byword for dark, brooding manhood

Emmanuelle Seigner: standing by her husband

The wife of director Roman Polanski on how she's coping with her husband's arrest for having sex with a 13 year old

Arts & Entertainment  

Acting feels like a 'mistake'

Tilda Swinton, the darling of the indie-film squad, talks about new film I Am Love which sees her acting in Italian

A footballer at the Royal Ballet

When it comes to fitness and footwork, dancers top the premier league, but can you really compare football and ballet?

Zooey Deschanel is the reel deal

Star of (500) Days of Summer and indie actress of the moment, Zoey Deschanel talks about her music project with M Ward