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David Cameron to offer India direct say on immigration policy
PM responds to fears that proposed immigration cap will harm trade links with New Delhi with new 'spirit of humility'
Front page
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Wyclef Jean changes his tune over run for Haiti's toughest job
Former Fugees star responds to months of rumours with statement that he may enter November's presidential election
Top stories p3
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Khyra Ishaq review reveals how mother intimidated professionals
Angela Gordon threatened violence and legal action, and accused staff of racism or harassment
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Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education
UK news p4
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Are we suffering? Queen's duchy portfolio up in value to £348m
• Duchy of Lancaster holdings worth another £25m
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With a little help from your friends you can live longer
Study finds being sociable is good for your health, while loneliness is as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes a day
UK news p5
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David Cameron's visit to India: full list of delegates from Britain
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David Cameron draws fire over Gaza comments
No 10 denies it has raised rhetoric as row heats up over 'prison camp' comparison
Top stories p6
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David Cameron bound for India but Delhi is hardly agog
The Indian media are covering the prime minister's visit, but he features way down the news lists
Top stories p7
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Emergency fund to pay for 'too expensive' cancer drugs
Government cash will give patients access to treatments deemed to expensive by NHS watchdog Nice
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Lonely vigil on Westminster's empty plains
Left back at the ranch, this was Clegg's chance. Montana lay before him, all for the taking
UK news p8
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Number of animal experiments performed in UK labs falls
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Benefits health test to face urgent review
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Ian Tomlinson death: police officer faces disciplinary hearing
Family calls for hearing in public after Met commissioner says proceedings will be brought for gross misconduct over death
UK news p9
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Amis-free Booker prize longlist promises to 'entertain and provoke'
Booker prize longlist of 13 ignores Amis, McEwan and Rushdie for novels characterised by humour and storytelling
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Brought to book: Kabul author guilty of 'betraying' a nation
Writer of bestselling Bookseller of Kabul ordered to pay punitive damages and faces further lawsuits
UK news p11
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Extradition of former Bosnian president to Serbia blocked
Judge in the case said he felt Serbian war crime charges against Ejup Ganic were 'being used for political purposes'
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Prisoners access internet and order drugs on illicit phones, says report
Lack of monitoring in prisons means inmates are able to smuggle in mobile phones, putting public safety at risk
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Hans Blix: Blair government became 'prisoner' of US before war in Iraq
UK news p12
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Palumbo children accuse father of extravagance as family feud resumes
Children of Lord Palumbo's first marriage accuse their father of selling paintings that belong in a £2m family trust
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Police in Dorset arrest EDL member accused over suspected bomb plot
Driver and six others arrested for conspiracy to cause an explosion – but all were later released without charge
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Mothers who lose weight before further pregnancy 'reduce risks'
Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in next pregnancy
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Civil servants too 'expensive' to make redundant, Francis Maude says
MPs told staff in some departments are simply treading water as current scheme makes it too costly to let them go
UK news p13
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Residents to get more power to object to pubs under new laws
Home secretary Theresa May will also announce a ban on below-cost alcohol in speech on tackling antisocial behaviour
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Government urged to cut VAT on sun cream amid skin cancer fears
Shops and charities launch summer holiday campaign to reduce levy on sun protection products to 5%
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The Prince of Homburg
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Suicide pact suspected as two found dead in Northumberland
Police not looking for anyone else in connection with deaths after two bodies found in woods in Cramlington
UK news p14
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Father of children found dead in Spain denies sex offence charges
Alleged paedophile Martin Smith, whose wife is accused of murdering their children, pleads not guilty at crown court hearing -
UK businesses face steep rise in energy bills
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Family found dead in Hampshire home were deeply in debt
33-year-old father of two Andrew Case had filed an individual solvency report earlier this year
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Ritz hotel fraudster jailed for five years
Anthony Lee jailed after being found guilty of obtaining £1m by deception in scam to sell landmark London hotel
UK news p15
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Helmand residents accuse Nato of deliberate attack on civilians
Afghan government says missile killed 52 people – but Nato says joint investigation does not support villagers' claims
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Soldier killed in suspected friendly fire incident in Afghanistan
The serviceman, from 36 Engineer Regiment, died in a blast in the Sangin area of Helmand province
Top stories p16
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Kidnapped former Pakistan agent Colonel Imam pleads for life
Video of 'godfather of the Taliban' emerges as Pakistan role in Afghanistan faces scrutiny following leaked war logs
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Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch
Material cataloguing blunders justifies decision to deploy 30,000 more US troops, US president says
Top stories p17
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Belgian singer Plastic Bertrand denies allegations over hit song
Evidence suggests Euro-punk star may not have sung on original recording of 'Ça plane pour moi'
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Dutch 14-year-old's plan to sail round world backed by court
Laura Dekker's case had ignited debate over the risks involved as ever-younger sailors chase world records
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Nicolas Sarkozy gets tough on France's itinerant groups
Elysée to discuss measures for Traveller, Gypsy and Roma populations as critics argue government seeks populist boost
International p18
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Bloemfontein students admit humiliating black campus staff
It was meant to be a satirical look at racial integration, but a South African student film gained notoriety on the web for the way black staff were treated
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Iran stoning case woman fainted on hearing sentence, says cellmate
For days, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was like 'a ghost wandering in shock' after receiving death penalty
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Experts sceptical about Vatican's attribution of 'Caravaggio' painting
Scholars doubt recently-cleaned canvas is work of Italian master as Vatican newspaper changes its mind about initial attribution
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Khmer Rouge chief jailer to appeal against war crimes conviction
Comrade Duch to contest 19-year sentence for overseeing deaths of up to 16,000 people in notorious Cambodian prison
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Driver of car in which Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter died faces murder charge
Sizwe Mankazana could be sentenced to long jail term if convicted over death of 13-year-old Zenani Mandela
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Serbia vows never to recognise Kosovo's independence
Parliament passes resolution after Hague court ruling backs former Serbian province's 2008 declaration of statehood
International p19
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Wallace Souza, Brazilian TV host who ordered murders to boost ratings, found dead
Former policeman and MP takes to the grave the truth about murders that were broadcast in his daily crime show
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Utah court orders retrial of Mormon sect leader Warren Jeffs
Leader of polygamous sect has convictions reversed for rape over marriage of 14-year-old girl to her cousin in 2007
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Audit reveals billions of dollars of Iraqi oil funds gone missing
US department of defence calls in forensic accountants to track where funds entrusted to it after the war have gone
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Uruguay bows to pressure over anti-smoking law amendments
Tobacco giant Philip Morris accused of corporate bullying following government's decision to water down legislation
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Rub shoulders with famous ghosts at Zeffirelli's villa – only €5,000 a night
Acclaimed director's Italian retreat on the Amalfi coast reopens as luxury hotel – three years after sale
International p23
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BP makes record loss as Tony Hayward quits
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Tony Hayward's parting shot: 'I'm too busy to attend Senate hearing'
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New BP boss Bob Dudley 'doesn't need to fake his empathy for the Gulf coast'
Contemporaries from Dudley's childhood in the deep south recall a softly spoken, unflappable high flier
Financial p24
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The curse of BP's top job
Financial p25
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Vedanta rejects Amnesty International claims of human rights abuses
Mining firm Vedanta says Orissa projects benefit Dongria Kondh people and Amnesty International has 'jumped to wrong conclusions'
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NIESR predicts nastier future for UK economy
Economic thinktank's forecasts for UK GDP next year and the year after undershoot the expectations of the Office for Budget Responsibility
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Former Northern Rock finance director banned for life and fined £320,000
David Jones hit out at the FSA today as he was penalised for allowing Northern Rock to misreport mortgage arrears
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General Electric pays bill for Nycomed's oil-for-food kickbacks
US conglomerate that bought Nycomed in 2004, paid $23m to settle corruption complaint over business done with Iraq
Financial p26
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Vince Cable travels the world looking for export-led growth
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CBI argues for takeover code to be tightened
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Tomkins board recommends £2.9bn bid to shareholders
Financial p27
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Diary
Hugh Muir: Sorry girls! Or is it ladies? Or colleagues? Or comrades? It is all so confusing? -
The Israeli right has a new vision – Jews and Arabs sharing one country
Comment & debate p29
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Make your own police
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Chilcot inquiry: too late, Hans Blix, too late
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Arts for everyone is cheap considering its rich returns
Comment & debate p30
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A history of folly, from the Trojan horse to Afghanistan
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Gateshead car park: in praise of Brutalism
Comment & debate p31
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Turkey: A vital player
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Country diary
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BP: A near-death experience
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In praise of … the Man Booker prize
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Corrections and clarifications
Cuba's Moncada barracks | Shell and East Resources | Nicolas Sarkozy | London School of Business MBAs
Editorials & reply p32
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Question over funds for mine investment
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Afghan casualties
Letters: Neither Nato nor the US have coherent, consistent systems for accounting for the numerous civilian casualties in Afghanistan
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Learning curve on the academies bill
Letters: It is not a minimal piece of legislation, neither is it simply the logical extension of what is now the case -
Claim and counter-claim continue over The Spirit Level
Letters: Cultural/historical factors might better explain some of the patterns reported by Wilkinson and Pickett -
Devil in the detail
Letters: Which of Richard Nixon and the Vietnamese communists was supposed to be the devil? -
Though I didn't have his diaries, my biography of Nikolaus Pevsner is still reliable
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Build on the success of UK Film Council
Letters: Over 10 years it has made a huge contribution to elevating the status of British film
Editorials & reply p33
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Carola Hicks obituary
Art historian and biographer, her work infused large, iconic subjects with new life
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Don Headey obituary
Other lives: Our father, Don Headey, who has died aged 88, packed enough interests for 10 people into his life
Obituaries p34
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Letter: Sir Charles Mackerras obituary
Catherine Mackintosh writes: The death of Sir Charles Mackerras so soon after his final performance at Glyndebourne, in June, conducting Così Fan Tutte, came as a shock to the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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Sir Frederick Warner
Engineer and leading authority on nuclear and chemical safety
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Slim Bryant obituary
US country musician and guitarist with the Georgia Wildcats
Obituaries p35
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Gilberto Gil
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Bolshoi: Serenade/Giselle
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Skitterbang Island