Diabetes to be explored in biggest DNA study

The complete genomes of 3,000 people are to be sequenced to find better ways to diagnose and treat the disease

Seven on trial for ‘burn in Hell’ troop insults

Protesters shouted abuse at soldiers in a homecoming parade in Luton, forcing police to intervene, a court is told

Colm Tóibín finds virtue in simple lives

The novelist rejects the grand gestures of previous Costa winners but his invented characters are gloriously vivid

‘Coshed’ banks consider London exit over tax

City bankers returning to work this week are considering relocating parts of their businesses to friendlier jurisdictions

Lights out and turkey still off at Cape Wrath cafe

Things take a turn for the worst for John Ure, Britain’s loneliest restaurateur

Cambridge goes to market to raise £400m

The university's first bond issue, to pay for one-off building projects, follows a trend set by Ivy League institutions

John Swinney rubs salt into public’s wounds

MSPs accuse Finance Secretary of stunning complacency as council runs out of grit with more snow and ice on the way

Clergy seek union protection from bullying

Unite says that harrassment of clergy and ministers by the Church is rife and is campaigning for full employment rights

Labour would keep 50p tax rate

Chancellor makes admission on controversial rate as party accuses the Tories of £34 billion in unfunded promises

Big Dave is watching you: call the Samaritans

David Cameron channels the spirit of Kim Jong Il as he launches his election campaign with a huge poster of himself

'We're being outgunned by Tory machine'

The Labour MP Andrew Slaughter claims that the Conservatives spent £200,000 last year on campaigning in his seat

Bonds allow companies to sidestep the banks

The reason for the surge in bond finance is that the crippled banks have been shut out of the lending market

Wanted: bird warden (must like lots of puffins)

Skomer Island may sound like an idyllic posting, but the successful applicant will not be able to pop down to the shops

Lottery winner’s son to join Helmand comrades

Corporal Dan Scadding, whose father won £45.6 million, said that he'd rather be in the military than in the money

Chelsea star Ashley Cole guilty of speeding

England player found guilty of driving at 104mph in a 50mph limit claimed that he was being chased by paparazzi

The odds are that the bookies will go decimal

Traditional odds such as 100-30 and 13-2 may be on the way out as the racing industry tries out a new decimal system