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Allies ‘may abandon most of northern Helmand’

Nato source claims that British and American troops could focus on more populated areas of Afghanistan in a policy shift

Britain’s EuroMillions lottery winners step forward

If the ticketholders are individuals and not syndicates their £45.5m share could buy Portsmouth FC or an entire island

News of the World phone tapping claims rejected

Claims in The Guardian that reporters on the Sunday tabloid tracked celebrities' mobile phones are dismissed by the press watchdog

Business news  

Kraft ready to go hostile with bid for Cadbury

Kraft is finalising plans to go directly to Cadbury's shareholders before the Takeover Panel’s 'put up or shut up' deadline

RBS chairman joins Anglo American board

Sir Philip Hampton becomes a non-executive at the mining group in an effort to 'refresh' the company's board

GM executives fly in to set Vauxhall’s future

American delegation will meet ministers to discuss the future of Vauxhall's 4,500 British workers in Luton and Cheshire

Sport News  

Valuev cut down to size by Haye

New champion’s cat-and-mouse tactics pay off handsomely with majority points decision over 'Beast From The East'

• Charisma brings the greatest compliment

• Haye sets sights on Klitschko unification

England yet to prove they are building for success

Groundhog Day comes to Twickenham as Martin Johnson’s team appear to be stuck in a perpetual state of development

Broad fires warning to ECB over player burnout

Bowler warns that key players in the England team should be told to rest against weaker nations such as Bangladesh

Comment  

Tear down this wall! And save the planet

There are urgent parallels between the fall of Communism and the fight to stop climate change

• Mikhail Gorbachev

The key to rubbing along in perfect harmony

Authoritarianism is a sin of religiosity: believers need to heed the Jewish experience about respecting the secular majority

• Libby Purves

Why Africa welcomes the ‘new colonialism’

Beijing is enjoying its burgeoning power. But it should tread carefully: the continent has a habit of frustrating grand plans

• Richard Dowden

Life and Style  

The top 30 power players under 30

Meet the new league of young Brits who are pulling strings in sport, entertainment, fashion and politics

Adults and their new childish obsessions

From watching Up and Fantastic Mr Fox to playing with iPhone applications, grown-ups aren't acting their age any more

AA Gill is our man in Algiers

The Sunday Times food critic joins the restauranteur Mourad Mazouz to sample the flavours of North Africa

Arts & Entertainment  

The 100 Best Films of the Decade

Our pick of the best movies released in the Noughties. Do you agree with our selection? What were your favourites?

Norah Jones: It's always the quiet ones

By 23, she was the world’s biggest-selling jazz singer - but struggled to accept her fame. Is she now able to let people in?

James Cameron back in at the deep end

The Titanic director has finally resurfaced, with his $230m new film, Avatar. He says it will mess with people’s minds