Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he was right to order his party to abstain on the vote on a referendum on the new EU treaty.

Sports writer Rohit Brijnath on the current spat between the Indian and Australian cricket teams.

A committee of the UN General Assembly votes for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

People are more interested in reality TV and the world of celebrities than the real world and the challenges it faces.

What is the right thing to do in the face of anti-social behaviour? Jeremy Vine explains why for him, sitting back is no longer an option.

Reporter Carl Yapp sends his web diary from the 2007 Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd.

Reporter Carl Yapp sends his web diary from the 2007 Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd.

Writer Johnny Sharp was such an avid smoker in his youth, he earned the name Johnny Cigarettes. With the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces in England three days away, who better to lament the passing of a much-stigmatised tradition?

BBC Sport looks at the failings of the grass-roots game

A look at what's making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.

Extracts from the US media, buzzing at the defeat of veteran Connecticut Senator Joe Leiberman.

With moves afoot to shift the "lad mag" to the top shelf, what would the critics have young men read instead? Check out our clickable alternative.

A lot of people dream of jacking in their stressful job for a simpler, quieter life and 1.4m have done just that.

BBC Washington correspondent writes his fortnightly diary from the US capital.

Frogs, trains and automobiles - the best and worst of the adverts of the year.

The Sir Harry Flashman books tell us a lot about the Victorians and a little bit about Lady Thatcher, says historian David Cannadine in his weekly column.

The hanging of an Australian drug smuggler in Singapore prompts outrage and sadness in the press.

It's the first working day after the inaugural 24-hour drinking weekend. Why, when everyone knows how they feel after a few drinks, do we do it time after time?

Here is the full text of Ken Clarke's speech to the Centre for Policy Studies on 15 September entitled The Governance of Britain in the 21st Century

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