I have nothing to declare except my guinness

Everyone wants to talk to Brazil's President Rousseff, except Obama

Washington seems stuck in another age – a Latin American country serving as a model is beyond its comprehension

'War on drugs' has failed, say Latin American leaders

Watershed summit will admit that prohibition has failed, and call for more nuanced and liberalised tactics

Easter 2012: World's biggest bunny rabbit Darius is 4ft 4inches and weighs 3.5 STONE

Meet the world's biggest Easter bunny, Darius the enormous Continental Giant, who weighs a whopping three-and-a-half stone and is 4ft 4in. Darius, aged three, munches through an incredible 12 carrots a day to keep up his strength and fuel his amazing growth spurt.

Google unveils Project Glass augmented reality eyewear

Google has revealed details of its research into augmented reality glasses. It posted a brief introduction to Project Glass, photos and a concept video at its Google+ social network.

Tory Peter Cruddas sold access to PM, Sunday Times alleges

Conservative Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas offered access to the prime minister and chancellor for £250,000, the Sunday Times has alleged.

'Metal moles' begin work below London

Tunnelling work is about to begin on a grand scale in London as the £16bn Crossrail project gets set to build 26 miles (42km) of tunnels beneath the capital.

Arm's latest processors aim to stretch internet's reach

Arm Holdings has unveiled what it describes as the "world's most energy-efficient microprocessor" design.

Hobbit pub in Southampton threatened with legal action

Hobbit pub in Southampton threatened with legal action

Hands up if you're cute! Baby squirrel bandaged after falling out of tree

It was a long way down for little Violet when the branch holding her dray was cut down. She hurt her leg and was separated from her mother when she fell from the tree - and she is not even three weeks old. But the tiny grey squirrel is now in safe hands.

TSA nude body scanners: Jonathan Corbett video exposes loophole

How to get ANYTHING through TSA nude body scanners: Blogger exposes loophole in $1billion fleet

'Child behaviour link' to snoring

Children who snore, or who have other night-time breathing conditions, are at risk from behavioural problems, according to a study.

Meteor witnessed across Britain

Police forces say they have received a number of calls reporting what is believed to have been a meteor. A "huge fireball" was reported travelling from northern Scotland to southern England at about 21:40 GMT, amid fears a plane had crashed.

Eden Project holds first World Pasty Championships

More than 100 cooks from around the world are in Cornwall for the first World Pasty Championships.

Indiana tornado 2012: Baby girl found in a field miraculously survives | Mail Online

Tornadoes have ravaged towns in Southern Indiana, including Henryville, and Marysville, pictured, which is 'completely gone'. Homes, schools and vehicles have been destroyed

Robert Fisk: The heroic myth and the uncomfortable truth of war reporting

Like other correspondents, Robert Fisk has risked his life to 'witness history'. But after almost four decades, he feels ambivalent towards his profession

The American bus revival

Motor coaches are the fastest growing form of long-distance transport in the United States, and British-owned companies are leading the charge. So has the US finally learned to love the bus?

Read this – and prepare to fight for your NHS

I support the NHS because countless pieces of international research have shown it to be the fairest and cheapest way of providing health care

Are Greeks the hardest workers in Europe?

Figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that the average Greek worker toils away for 2,017 hours per year which is more than any other European country.

The mythical marriage of Iran and al-Qaeda

Governments and commentators keen on promoting a war against Iran should be stridently opposed, not so much because of the threat to world peace, but because their reasons display a shocking lack of imagination. The most common one is that Iran has "Weapons of Mass Destruction".

Robert Fisk: The new Cold War has already started – in Syria - Robert Fisk - Commentators - The Independent

Flaw number one, of course, is Hague-Hague's failure to point out that there already is another Middle East "nation" that has, in fact, several hundred nuclear weapons along with the missiles to fire them. It's called Israel.

Jobseekers forced to clean private homes and offices for nothing | Politics | The Guardian

Unpaid jobseekers have been forced to clean private homes and offices for more than a month at a time under government employment schemes, despite mounting evidence that the controversial policy is reducing the overall availability of paid work by replacing temporary jobs and o …

BBC News - MP uses 29-letter word: floccinaucinihilipilification

Jacob Rees-Mogg has made the record books with the use of floccinaucinihilipilification in the House of Commons - now the longest word in Hansard.

Let's put Facebook's 'no nipples' rule to test with your breastfeeding photos | Rowan Davies | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

A society that is not prepared to accept the odd flash of nipple is a society that is not prepared to accept breastfeeding

WikiLeaks: How the U.S. Shot Down a Czech-Venezuelan Plane Deal

A Czech-built plane, which featured in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” was subject to frantic US diplomatic activity to block a lease deal with the leftist Venezuelan regime of Hugo Chávez, according to US diplomatic cables over recent years publish …

Frenchman ordered to pay wife damages for lack of sex - Telegraph

A Frenchman has been ordered to pay his ex-wife £8,500 in damages for failing to have enough sex with her during their marriage

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