• • Iraq war logs: UK blunder may have lost al-Qaida chief

    Helicopter ran out of fuel, allowing Zarqawi to evade capture, military logs suggest

    • UN demands US inquiry, as Britain faces legal action
    • Interactive: A day in the life of the war
    • Blog: WikiLeaks defends releasing logs
    • Full coverage of the Iraq war logs

  • Councils plan for exodus of poor

    More than 200,000 families may leave capital in 'social cleansing' caused by spending cuts

    • No country for poor people?
    • Clegg: I've struggled with my conscience over cuts

  • Jolie film divides Bosnian victims

    Star's debut as a director has sparked controversy over who has the right to Serbian rape camps story

  • Dyke: BBC at fault for its decline

    Former director general says he is partly to blame following rows over top salaries and David Kelly affair

  • Gaza hardliners launch arson attack

    Hamas government is accused of turning a blind eye to crackdown on behaviour by Islamic extremists

  • Mama Grizzlies lead Republican hunt

    Midterms: Democrats sound the alarm over Republican surge among 'soccer mom' swing voters

  • Vote fuels bitter French divisions

    Polls show that most people feel strikes against Sarkozy government's pension reforms are justified

• • Nikon small worlds

    The microscopic beauty of life

    Every year, scientists enter images in Nikon's competition for photography on a microscopic scale. Here we show the top 20 winners from 2010
    

  • Rural post offices 'under threat'

    Royal Mail privatisation plans could spell disaster for country branches say critics of government plans

  • Restorer uncovers lost masterpiece

    Ognissanti Crucifix was a neglected Italian treasure which a team of experts have now repaired

  • Battle looms over Chilterns rail link

    Campaigners demand review for planned fast route to the north that they say will mar the Chilterns

  • Timber mafia threat to Borneo forest

    Felling trees to meet British demand for garden furniture is devastating villages and livelihoods

  • Claire Rayner's last campaign letter

    Patients' rights campaigner urged prime minister not to ignore report backing key role for nurses