Newspaper of the year | 23 October 2011 | Last updated one minute ago
Breaking news:
- Virgin tipped to buy Northern Rock - PA
- 7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey - AP
- Salmond confident on referendum win - PA
- 7.2 quake causes damage, casualties in Turkey - AP
- Devoted couple die in Spain flood - PA
- Panetta praises China on Taiwan arms reaction - AP
- Musa Kusa traced to Qatar resort - PA
- Powerful earthquake shakes eastern Turkey - AP
- Britain braced for 'severe rain' - PA
- Big banks under pressure in Europe crisis - AP
-
Tories at war over Europe as sceptics told: 'sober up'
Cameron vows to face down Eurosceptic MPs demanding referendum on EU membership -
Tunisians go to the polls
Hope for first elections of Arab spring mingles with frustration at ongoing corruption and police brutality-
Latest
“Here's a lunchtime summary. I'm off in search of cous-cous. • Voting has begun in the first free elections Tunisia has ever had. Nine months after…”
Tunisian elections live blog - Ghannouchi rejects extremist claims
- Libya and Tunisia, the Arab spring's two faces
- Henry Porter: Arab Spring youth must have hope
- Amal El Mekki: the veil does not block the truth
- More on the Tunisian elections
-
-
Karzai: we would fight against US
Afghan president says he would side with Pakistan in the event of war, in TV interview aired days after Clinton visits Kabul -
Second Occupy London camp forms
Protesters say camp at Finsbury Square will not replace St Paul's, but alleviate pressure at crowded venue -
Libya prepares for life after Gaddafi
Liberation will lead to elections, new government and constitution but old rivalries remain a concern -
Italian rider killed in MotoGP race
Marco Simoncelli's death in Malaysia comes a week after British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was killed during a race in Las Vegas -
Salmond: 'Scotland is in driving seat'
SNP leader launches fierce attack on Westminster during annual party conference in Inverness -
Global population could grow to 15bn
Nearly 7 billion people inhabit planet but some projections estimate number could double by 2100 -
Cold will kill 200 older people a day
Rising energy bills will put millions at risk from 'fuel poverty gap' this winter, Age UK warns -
Death prompts debate on Saudi heir
Ultraconservative Prince Nayef seen as most likely candidate to replace late Prince Sultan as king's successor -
Marchers oppose disability cuts
Hardest Hit marches have taken place across the UK in response to the government's welfare reform bill -
Great white shark kills again
Australian officials vow to track down shark that killed US diver and may have taken 64-year-old swimmer -
Edmundo Ros dies aged 100
Trinidadian-born musician who introduced Latin American rumba sound to Britain's dance halls has died at home in Spain
On guardian.co.uk today
-
Brian Cox explains the big bang
What is infinity? Is the Milky Way omelette-shaped? Particle physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw unscramble the universe's biggest mysteries -
The evil world of Equatorial Guinea
Ian Birrell tagged along on a British delegation to see how MPs coped with President Obiang's kleptocracy -
Want to invest ethically? Look locally
Put money into the community hydro-electric turbine or village pub and you might get even get a return -
'Auschwitz became for us a safe place'
Art Spiegelman's Maus was based on his father's struggles, but the past was their only connection, he tells Rachel Cooke -
Max Minghella: star in his own right
Elizabeth Day meets the actor finally emerging from the shadow of his father Anthony, the late Oscar-winning director -
Good results for the cost of a bagel
School breakfast clubs are a proven way to raise achievement. So why are they facing the axe? -
Q&A: Luella Bartley on English style
'We're more concerned with looking cool than sexy,' the fashion designer tells Morwenna Ferrier
Current topics
-
New Zealand win Rugby World Cup
All Blacks clinch their first World Cup since 1987 with a desperately tight victory against battling France -
India v England – fourth ODI
In play Over by over: India need 221 to take a 4-0 lead in the series. Andy Bull has the latest -
London rivals vie for growing space
Football: Chelsea and QPR, who face each other today, want to build new stadiums, but where?
-
'We have a responsibility'
Aida Fehri, who has been campaigning for the PDM, says all Tunisians have a duty to engage with politics -
Tunisia's bloggers prepare for history
On the eve of the first free elections in Tunisia's history, Angelique Chrisafis surveys the country's net activists
-
The ski season starts here
Armenia or Zermatt? Glacier skiing or deep-powder boarding? Here's how to make the most of the season -
Kandersteg's Belle Epoque week
The Swiss village comes alive each January with dapper gents in frock coats on antique skis, says Rupert Mellor
Multimedia
-
The week in TV
The choice cuts from Fresh Meat, drawing out the Blue Bloods and worshipping at the temple of Python -
-
Find the latest jobs in your sector:
On guardian.co.uk
Last 24 hours
-
1. News: Gaddafi's last words as he begged for mercy: 'What did I do to you?'
- 2. Sport: Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v France – as it happened
- 3. Football: Mario Balotelli's house set on fire as he shoots fireworks from window
- 4. News: Muammar Gaddafi's 'trophy' body on show in Misrata meat store
- 5. Music: Tom Waits: 'I look like hell but I'm going to see where it gets me'
Last 24 hours
Last 24 hours
- Sport: Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v France – as it happened
- Books: Sylvia Plath sketches
- Culture: The 10 best Private Eye Covers - in pictures
- Science: Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw explain the big bang
- Culture: Jack Whitehall: full throttle comedy
-
More zeitgeist
What is Zeitgeist?
Zeitgeist is an experiment in showing trending news, topics and articles from the Guardian. Find out more in our blog post.
Today's paper
-
Zeitgeist
-
-
Contact us
-
On this site
-
Sign up free today
-
-
Information
-
Everything you need to know about the Guardian & Observer in one place
Guardian Select
-
Other GMG sites
-
Auto Trader features the largest selection of used cars and new cars for sale. Sell your car or browse through our most popular car makes
-
paidContent covers the people, companies, technologies, and trends reshaping media, publishing and entertainment in the digital era
Great value, and perfect for this season: unisex waterproof boots, £29.99 a pair.
-
Menton Lemon Festival. 7 nights from £799pp
-
Free guide to the new Junior ISA
-
9 nights fully escorted from £1195pp
-
Get £10 off membership & a free fitness plan
-
Get rid of damp and condensation. £139.95
-
30-day free trial with Sofa cinema
-
Join over 170,000 members on Soulmates
News direct to you
-
The Guardian on iPad
Today's paper, designed for iPad. Download your free trial from the App store -
Digital editions
Get the Digital edition and read the Guardian and Observer as they were printed, or download a 14 day free trial of our Kindle edition -
Mobile services
Get guardian.co.uk on your mobile phone or handheld device. iPhone app also available -
Digital Archive
Browse back issues of the Guardian and Observer -
Subscriptions
Save 30% with the Guardian & Observer Subscriber -
Email services
Have the top news and columnists delivered to your inbox every morning
Live Q&As
CV and applications clinic
Careers, from 1pm on Monday