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Fears of al–Qaida return in Iraq as US–backed fighters defect
American allies the Sons of Iraq being offered more money by al–Qaida to switch sides
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Antibiotics' efficiency wanes due to global spread of drug-resistant bacteria
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ASA watchdog bans 'offensive' anti-terror hotline radio advert
Broadcast by Association of Chief Police Officers urged listeners to report neighbours who avoided company
Front page
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Vince Cable runs smallest ministerial office, league table claims
Business secretary has half the staff of Caroline Spelman at Defra and a third of the staff of foreign secretary William Hague
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Whoopi Goldberg gets back in the habit for theatre version of Sister Act
Actor, who is also co-producer of the £7m musical, takes role of Mother Superior in stage adaptation of Hollywood film
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Prison-building programme in doubt as jail population levels off
Ministry of Justice figures predict small rise in numbers and little impact for Ken Clarke's 'rehabilitation revolution'
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Ministry of Justice faces £2bn cuts sparking fears for 15,000 jobs
Senior civil servants told bulk of savings will need to be made in the next 12-24 months
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Skype in dispute with BSkyB over similarities in branding and logo
EU's trademark registration office ruled in favour of BSkyB's objection to Skype's bubble logo, deemed confusing to consumers
UK news p4
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Naomi Campbell's ex-agent denies telling 'pack of lies' in Charles Taylor trial
Former Liberian president's defence attacks testimony with Carole White accused of trying to tarnish model's reputation
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Naomi Campbell: I had nothing to gain by lying to Charles Taylor trial
Model fights back after suggestions by her former agent that she had misled trial over blood diamonds
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Sir Gus O'Donnell not quitting, says Cabinet Office
If cabinet secretary stays on, he will have served seven years under three prime ministers, the longest for holder of this office
UK news p5
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Heart attacks linked to cold weather, study claims
Very cold temperatures thought to affect heart by increasing blood pressure and chances of blood clotting
UK news p6
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Edinburgh international festival fears snub from culture secretary
Artistic director calls on Jeremy Hunt to make time to visit cultural events – or at least reply to invitation
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Britain's oldest house found in North Yorkshire
Discovery of 10,500-year-old dwelling, with post-ice age creature comforts, challenges views of earliest Britons
UK news p7
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Autism can be diagnosed with brain scan – study
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Swiss police name Briton killed in zip wire accident
21-year-old Andrea Watton crashed into a cliff face while crossing a ravine near the resort of Saas-Fee
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Breath test to detect cancer may be possible, say scientists
Study reveals prototype device could identify disease and differentiate between its four most common forms
UK news p8
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Cotswolds 'green' motorway services gets thumbs-up from planners
Eco-friendly area in natural beauty spot to feature electric charging points, ban on fast food giants and locally sourced produce
UK news p9
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Orangutans use mime to make themselves understood
Videos show apes released back into the wild make mimicking gestures to convey information or as a trick
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Three million in the queue for compensation over PPI mis-selling
Nearly three million people who took out payment protection insurance (PPI) sold by banks and other lenders could be in line for compensation totalling more than £2bn
UK news p10
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David Cameron's controlled charm suits the new mood of the times
Michael White: Prime minister exudes confidence as he faces eloquent wall of pain
UK news p11
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Pakistan floods: naval teams search for survivors
Relief boats look for marooned locals clinging on to possessions and trying to avoid bandits
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Pakistan flood toll rises but international aid fails to flow
Donations far lower than past crises, warns Oxfam, with India offering no relief at all to historical enemy
International p12
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JetBlue Airways flight attendant storms from plane after row with passenger
Steven Slater swore over intercom at customer, grabbed a beer and launched emergency slide as plane landed, say police
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Japan repeats apology for Korean occupation as ties with Seoul improve
South Korean critics brand Naoto Kan's apology for colonial rule from 1910-1945 as just empty rhetoric without reparations
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Vladimir Putin helps to tackle Russia's summer wildfires
The Russian prime minister joined firefighters for a carefully managed photo opportunity fighting the fires sweeping the western part of the country
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Salvador Dalí's home town to be recreated in China
Developer to build imitation version of Cadaqués in Xiamen Bay, to the astonishment of residents of the Costa Brava port
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic officially over
Many countries had cancelled H1N1 vaccine orders and shut down telephone hotlines months ago -
Endangered tiger mauls teenage boy to death
Sumatran tiger kills youth while he was tapping rubber trees in a plantation in western Indonesia
International p13
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'Bonnie and Clyde' couple hunted by US police after link to double murder
Pair on the run after Casslyn Welch allegedly helped cousin and fiance John McCluskey escape from Arizona prison
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Afghanistan civilian deaths up 31% this year, says United Nations
Report says child victims have risen by 55% as Taliban target more Afghans, while deaths caused by foreign troops fall
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Afghanistan war logs: WikiLeaks urged to remove thousands of names
Human rights groups including Amnesty raise fears of 'deadly ramifications' for people named in secret US files
International p14
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China landslide raises fear of dam bursting
Engineers fight to prevent catastrophic overflow from newly formed lake swallowing wrecked town of Zhouqu
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Spanish mayor plans Gibraltar road toll charge
Commuters and visitors to The Rock could face €5 charge in plan to fill neighbouring La Linea's town hall coffers
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Former US senator Ted Stevens killed in Alaska plane crash
Republican confirmed among five victims of crash survived by former Nasa chief Sean O'Keefe
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Greenland ice sheet faces 'tipping point in 10 years'
International p15
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Rwandan ballots point to easy victory for Paul Kagame
Early results show 93% majority for incumbent president but election deemed far from democratic with critics silenced -
Short arm of the law: French police drop minimum height
Entry criterion for French police, customs officers and prison guards is 'no longer justified'
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Hugo Chávez's Twitter habit proves a popular success
Venezuelan president passes 720,000 followers as Twitter account lets public bypass bureaucrats and go straight to the top
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Attitude towards contraception in Argentina puts women at risk
Thousands forced to seek illegal and often unsafe abortions, says Human Rights Watch report
International p19
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Dawn Airey set to leave as Richard Desmond shakes up Channel Five
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Oracle boss blasts Hewlett-Packard over Mark Hurd ousting
The disgraced former Hewlett-Packard boss Mark Hurd, who was ousted on Friday in a sexual harassment and expenses scandal, has found a heavyweight ally in the billionaire Oracle software tycoon Larry Ellison
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New International Power group plans North Africa push
Access to GDF Suez's balance sheet likely to secure International Power cheaper credit
Financial p20
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Banks attempt to prove their worth as commission considers break up
Convincing the taxpayer that investment banks serve a purpose other than to line the pockets of bankers has yet to be achieved
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Jaguar and Land Rover sales boost Tata and Pendragon
Jaguar and Land Rover sales are up 81%, boosting the marques owner Tata, the dealership firm Pendragon, and cheering economists too
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Federal Reserve resorts to 'QE lite' in face of slowing US recovery
Financial p21
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With Arab opinion like this, Obama needs media advice
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A tale of two tyrannies
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Beware the Maxwell standard
Comment & debate p24
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Diary
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As Cameron gets radical, the left dozes on planet 1945
Comment & debate p25
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Corrections and clarifications
Poorest students and Oxbridge | 20,000 new university places | UK Border Agency deportation scheme | Pete Doherty -
The killing fields of Afghanistan
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In praise of ... community pubs
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Spending cuts: first blood
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Country diary: Wenlock Edge
Editorials & reply p26
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Backward steps for the 'big society'
Letters: The prime minister's many statements on the issue could be considered either worryingly uneducated about the nature of civil society, or recklessly ideological -
A penalty, not a perk
Letters: Had I not been serving overseas we wouldn't have dreamed of sending our three children to boarding school -
Defending jobs and services must be our current priority
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Farc's 'Marxist rebels' are just drug dealers
Letters: The UN listed the Farc as among the world's most persistent violators of child soldiers, and the overwhelming majority of Colombians view them simply as terrorists -
Hiroshima, Israel and nuclear tests
Letters: Despite the fact that Israel has undoubtedly received considerable atomic assistance from the US, there are no published details of Israel actually testing a nuclear device -
Vince Cable's power and principles
Letters: Though I hate much of what the coalition is doing I shall continue to support the Lib Dems. The more the party retains electoral support, the more it can stand up to the Tories -
In search of eccuracy
Letters: My granddaughters are bilingual in Pom and Kiwi
Editorials & reply p27
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Keith Nield obituary
Other lives: My friend Keith Nield was a lifelong Marxist, an exceptionally large-minded historian and one of those essential enablers who organise and inspire intellectual life behind the scenes
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Robert Boyle obituary
Hollywood production designer who worked with Alfred Hitchcock on North By Northwest
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Phillip Walker obituary
Influential blues singer and guitarist
Obituaries p28
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Letter: Chris Dagley obituary
Bill Ashton writes: Chris Dagley (obituary, 3 August) played drums with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) for nine and a half years, which is a long time to be with a youth band. -
Sally Laird obituary
Writer and translator of Russian literature
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Jay Larkin obituary
Showtime executive, he televised some of boxing's biggest fights
Obituaries p29
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David Leddy's Sub Rosa