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Chief prosecutor demands curb on police cautions

Director of Public Prosecutions seeks review of ‘instant justice’ amid concern that violent offenders not being reined in

Teens arrested over firework killing

Three boys, two aged 17 and one 18, are being held in custody after detectives searched Facebook for clues to the case

Top Gear criticised for spoof suicide scene

Ofcom found that the show had breached the Broadcasting Code by showing a man shooting himself and blood 'splattering out'

Business news  

Nokia recalls 14m malfunctioning phone chargers

The Finnish group is forced into making another recall after warning its chargers could cause an electric shock

Axa Asia Pacific rejects $11bn bid from parent

Axa is launching a €2 billion rights issue to fund acquisitions after it makes an initial offer for its subsidiary

Brown backtracks on bank tax

PM insists he was merely trying to open debate on taxation of bank trades, following US Treasury Secretary's dismissal

Sport News  

Ferguson's rant masks United's deficiencies

Oliver Kay, our Football Correspondent, on the Scot's reaction to Chelsea's win at Stamford Bridge

• Sir Alex Ferguson screams blue murder

• Defeat at arch-rivals hits Ferguson hard

Haye cuts Valuev cut down to size

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

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  

Let’s skip lunch, say the hungry generation

For teenage girls, missing meals to keep off the extra pounds has become the norm. Are body-conscious mums to blame?

Nutrition: can chillies give you a high?

The Times nutritionist on the health benefits of chillies and vitamin B12, and eating to prevent varicose veins

Everything you should know about the swine flu vaccine

As the new swine flu vaccine arrives at surgeries, Dr Mark Porter answers some frequently asked questions about it

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