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m.guardian.co.uk — "What on earth do they know about cricket and curries," was the acerbic response of Tory MP Peter Bone to the news that the French firm Dassault has emerged as the lowest bidder for a $10bn (£6.3bn) contract to supply India jet fighters.
Samira Ahmed Freelance Broadcast Journalist @SamiraAhmedUK
Tristram Hunt claims Tories don't get India. RT @burke_jason http://t.co/xlWEgkdw <wonder if PM's mate Clarkson/TopGear stunt didn't help?
Jason Burke South Asia Correspondent, Guardian @burke_jason
actually i think its pretty sensible RT @dhume01: Guardian op-ed claims the Tories don't get #India. [Rubbish.] http://t.co/FOoUXRt1

Chris Huhne, David Cameron and the RBS boss don't have it, but Al Gore did | Jonathan Freedland

guardian.co.uk — From bonuses to knighthoods, the leaders we put in high office prefer jaw-jutting certainty to thoughtful judgment The laws of contempt demand that we tread warily when assessing the matter of Chris Huhne's judgment. We can wonder if the now departed energy secretary would have had to resign to spend more time with his lawyers had he played things differently.
Jonathan Freedland Columnist, Guardian @j_freedland
So many public figures bang on about their 'judgment'; so few have it. Late post of my column http://t.co/Fr2zxVfZ
Robert Shrimsley Managing Editor, FT.com, Financial Times @robertshrimsley
smart article by @jfreedland on why appearance matters more to voters than judgement http://t.co/j8Jgal0W via @guardian

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m.guardian.co.uk — Ängelholm is a pretty southern Swedish town, famed for its clay cuckoo manufacturing, a clay cuckoo being a kind of ocarina, which is a kind of flute. The crime rate here is practically zero. Except one of its residents was last year arrested for trying to split the atom in his kitchen.
D’Arcy Doran Shanghai Bureau Chief, AFP @darcydoran
Great feature by @jonronson on DIY home scientists http://t.co/GQ2TfM25
Roger Highfield Editor, New Scientist @RogerHighfield
When home science goes awry, by the ever excellent @jonronson http://t.co/XL0tJB1K

Angus Deayton: 'I plead guilty to having an affair. But it's no one else's business'

guardian.co.uk — The problem with interviewing Angus Deayton is neatly summed up in a one-line email from the PR before we meet. "Angus would like to keep the interview current, so he doesn't wish to talk about Have I Got News For You."
Mark Colvin Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio @Colvinius
Interesting interview, even if you've never heard of Angus Deayton: http://t.co/PGsXXQkZ
Ryan Gilbey Film Writer, Guardian @Ryan_Man2
I like what Angus Deayton calls the Leveson inquiry: "The gift that keeps on giving." http://t.co/0SOyPkZ1

Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years

guardian.co.uk — Journalists at Thomson Reuters have voted to strike - the first at the news agency in more than 25 years - over a below-inflation pay offer. The National Union of Journalists chapel at the company voted "overwhelmingly" for a 48-hour strike next week, to coincide with the release of Thomson Reuters' full-year financial results.
Kali Geldis Editor, MainStreet, The Street @kgeldis
RT @lavrusik: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years: http://t.co/soj1WvFm
Steve Ladurantaye Media Reporter, Globe and Mail @syladurantaye
Thomson Reuters UK reporters go on strike, first time in 25 years. Turned down 1.75 per cent pay hike. http://t.co/h9yXKqW7
Gus Sentementes Tech Reporter, Baltimore Sun @GusSent
RT @themediaisdying: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years - http://t.co/sbqBgQ9b #wowza
Janet D. Stemwedel Blogger, Scientific American @docfreeride
RT @themediaisdying: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years - http://t.co/sbqBgQ9b #wowza
Jennifer Wilson Editor, Toronto Star @jenwilsonTO
RT @themediaisdying: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years - http://t.co/IYDF12Pl
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Vampire weakened: The success of Twilight

guardian.co.uk — No throat-ripping bogeymen, the blood-suckers of Twilight are, like, totally emo. It's all meta-phwoar, says fang fiction expert Anne Billson "What if I'm not the hero? What if I'm the bad guy?" asks Edward Cullen, the brooding vampire boyfriend in Twilight, the new film version of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling supernatural romance for young adults.
Anne Billson Film Critic, Guardian @AnneBillson
Here's my first vampire piece for the Guardian, written before I'd seen Twilight. (I cross-examined @AnnoDracula IIRC) http://t.co/sjy7t1GI

Andrey Arshavin deserves Arsenal fans' respect, says Arsène Wenger

guardian.co.uk — Arsène Wenger has told Arsenal fans to show some respect to Andrey Arshavin after the midfielder was booed when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 2-1 league defeat by Manchester United last week. Wenger, whose side have lost three of their last five league games, backed the under-fire Russian, who has been vilified by some fans for his inconsistent form this season.
Jamie Jackson Sports Reporter, Guardian @GuardianJamieJ
Andrey Arshavin deserves Arsenal fans' respect, says Arsène Wenger http://t.co/t3WUprkn #afc

Super Bowl 2012: the new TV ads | Michael Solomon

guardian.co.uk — Call it the Broadcast Bootleg. In past years, advertisers have relied on YouTube, Facebook, and their own websites to provide a viral afterlife for their expensive Super Bowl commercials. But now they've finally realized they can do an end run on the big game by releasing commercials before opening kickoff.
Steve Busfield Sports Blogs Editor, Guardian @Busfield
The Return Of Ferris Bueller, Dogs Do Star Wars & Elton John's X Factor: The Best new #SuperBowl ads http://t.co/0sQd4ZaR By @Mister_Solomon

Who to blame for the Great Recession? So many big names are in the frame

guardian.co.uk — In 2000 it was the $164bn (£103bn) AOL takeover of Time Warner in America. In 2007 it was the-then Sir Fred Goodwin's £49bn acquisition of ABN Amro that signalled that the markets had peaked and were about to crumble.
Ross Finley Editor, Reuters Polls and Economic Data, Reuters @rossfinley
In any blame game, fanatics usually deserve the title http://t.co/fRvoRhK7
Peter Diapre TV Producer, Sky News @skybod
Who to blame for the Great Recession? So many big names are in the frame http://t.co/pQrYVQO8 via @guardian

John Terry's captaincy is irrelevant - England will be hopeless whatever | Marina Hyde

guardian.co.uk — The football captaincy is a role less significant than regimental goat. By obsessing over it we keep setting ourselves up for a fall For possibly only the second time in its history, the England football captaincy has become fleetingly relevant.
Luke Bainbridge Arts Reporter, The Observer, Guardian @lukebainbridge
"Presumably now it'll be the turn of Steven Gerrard... until someone declines to play Phil Collins for him" http://t.co/hUlVE2lQ
Marina Hyde Columnist, Guardian @MarinaHyde
The England football captaincy: a position marginally less important than that of regimental goat. Today's column http://t.co/dbczkavc

Syrian embassies in London and Cairo attacked over Homs massacre

guardian.co.uk — About 150 demonstrators gather, with Metropolitan police saying five people were detained inside Five people have been arrested after gaining entry to the Syrian embassy in London as a protest erupted at the building, Scotland Yard said.
Jim MacMillan Visual Journalist @JimMacMillan
Syrian embassies in London and Cairo attacked over Homs massacre http://t.co/nxSkjPav

DIY science: should you try this at home?

guardian.co.uk — Ängelholm is a pretty southern Swedish town, famed for its clay cuckoo manufacturing, a clay cuckoo being a kind of ocarina, which is a kind of flute. The crime rate here is practically zero. Except one of its residents was last year arrested for trying to split the atom in his kitchen.
Caitlin Moran Feature Writer and TV Critic, Times of London @caitlinmoran
Great piece by Jon Ronson on a man trying to split the atom in his kitchen: http://t.co/DOtCiCmM

Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds

guardian.co.uk — People are more likely to give in to urge to tweet or check email than other cravings, say US researchers Tweeting or checking emails may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people could resist their desires.
Vito Stellino NFL Reporter, Florida Times-Union @vitostellino
RT @nypost_hubbuch: I'm a dead man, then. RT @janinegibson: Twitteraddictionworse than cigarettes, alcohol --research. http://t.co/3GM6bKxR
Jason Linkins Reporter, Huffington Post @dceiver
RT @luke_johnson: Twitter is more addictive than alcohol or cigarettes. Uh-oh. http://t.co/AjfayNWL / SEASON FIVE OF BREAKING BAD
Charlie Fidelman Health Reporter, Montreal Gazette @HealthIssues
What?! No mention of heroin? RT @noahWG: Twitter harder to resist than cigarettes/alcohol http://t.co/qLaD6Lwg
Noah Gray Senior Editor, Nature @noahWG
Twitter harder to resist than cigarettes/alcohol since clearly, similar health, financial & social issues are at stake: http://t.co/74koCi64
James G. Cobb Automobiles Editor, New York Times @NYTjamescobb
Constant cravings... RT @janinegibson: Twitter addiction worse than cigarettes or alcohol -- new research. http://t.co/N8hd5PQG
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Fury over Homs massacre as UN security council gathers for Syria vote

guardian.co.uk — Embassies attacked over killing of more than 200 people ahead of vote calling for President Bashar al-Assad to resign More than 200 people have been killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, according to activists, as the UN security council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to resign.
Mark Colvin Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio @Colvinius
RT @martinchulov: Fury over Homs massacre as UN security council gathers for Syria vote http://t.co/AO4sGZHE
Martin Chulov Iraq Correspondent, Guardian @martinchulov
Fury over Homs massacre as UN security council gathers for Syria vote http://t.co/svTjXsuJ via @guardian

How much did Barack Obama spend at the Apple Store? Explore the election spending data

guardian.co.uk — How much have the candidates spent so far on the presidential election campaign? $173,939,478.02 to the end of 2011. This is how that data breaks down. From the Federal Election Commission, it shows how much each candidate has spent on what so far.He may not have an opponent yet, but Barack Obama is in the lead - spending $45.2m, including $10.8m on staff payroll - and over $51,140 on Apple computers.
Saqib Ahmed Bangalore, India Correspondent, Reuters @SaqibReports
RT @guardiantech: How much did Barack Obama spend at the Apple Store? Explore the election spending data http://t.co/Ts9wDrGB

Beauty: tinted lip balms

guardian.co.uk — 'These are what I consider to be perfect jeans and T-shirt make-up' I love tinted lip balms, especially at this time of year, when lips are still chapped from the winter, but crying out for some fresh colour for spring.
Sali Hughes Weekend Columnist, Guardian @salihughes
RT @guardianweekend: Tinted lip balms: 'perfect jeans + T-shirt make-up' says @salihughes http://t.co/IOh6QN7Q

Anti-Putin protests draw up to 100,000 in Moscow

guardian.co.uk — Anti-government protesters march through Russian capital as Putin supporters stage counter-rally Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators are marching through Moscow and other Russian cities in protest at Vladimir Putin's grip on power. Thousands of Putin supporters are also staging a rally in the capital a month before the presidential election that the prime minister is expected to win, putting him in power for six more years.
Mona Eltahawy Freelance Journalist @monaeltahawy
RT @wael: Anti-Putin protests draw up to 100,000 in Moscow | World news | http://t.co/nQUev2JQ - http://t.co/v3lYKA39

Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean - review

guardian.co.uk — He had the world at his paws, and earned $1,000 a week The creature at the centre of this remarkable book is an enigma. We never really know what he is thinking, and in fact he may not think at all, in the ratiocinatory sense.
Peter Bradshaw Film Writer, Guardian @PeterBradshaw1
John Banville on Susan Orlean's Rin Tin Tin: The Life And Legend http://t.co/cHU0iGOA (I wonder if Orlean was inspired by Me Cheeta?)

China cut off internet in area of Tibetan unrest

guardian.co.uk — Chinese officials cut off mobile phone and internet connections to areas where Tibetans were shot dead amid unrest last month, state media has reported. Officials say security forces fired in self-defence after mobs of rioters attacked police and official buildings in the south-western province of Sichuan, resulting in two deaths.
Mara Hvistendahl Asia Correspondent, Science Magazine @MaraHvistendahl
Spent Tibetan new year in Ganzi once. Mt towns with just 1 road in/out. 'China cuts off internet...' http://t.co/4atWBsDs by @taniabranigan

What the music industry needs to do with the classical renaissance | Max Hole

guardian.co.uk — Boundaries are being broken across the music world. The industry can capitalise on it if it embraces the spirit of change Alex Needham's excellent piece on contemporary classical music did a great job of identifying a widespread growth in listener interest in the genre.
Alex Ross Music Critic, The New Yorker @alexrossmusic
"The industry is in an unprecedented position to broker actual sea change." No thanks! http://t.co/n7rcU2m0 via Path http://t.co/9jmcPDeM

Andaman Islands abuse: new videos reveal Indian police role

guardian.co.uk — Two videos obtained by the Observer offer fresh proof of official involvement in "human safaris" to see the protected Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands. A three minutes and 19 seconds clip, shot on a mobile phone, shows half-naked girls from the tribe dancing for a seated Indian police officer.
Rohin Dharmakumar Senior Assistant Editor, Forbes India, Forbes @r0h1n
RT @tunkuv: Andaman Islands abuse: new videos reveal Indian police role http://t.co/xNn7rLYv via @guardian

Pussy Riot's Kremlin protest owes much to riot grrrl | Laura Barton

guardian.co.uk — The 90s movement enabled a female voice to rise up and be heard. Now Russia's all-female punk band are doing the same The formation of Pussy Riot in Moscow last September was not a culmination of long-harboured musical ambition, songcraft or that strange alchemy of notes, lyrics, personalities and desire that sometimes spawns a rock 'n' roll band; rather it was reactionary - a furious two-fingered salute to Vladimir Putin's decision to return to the presidency, a protest writ large in music and femininity.
Miriam Elder Moscow Correspondent, Guardian @MiriamElder
Add this to the campaign (in my head) to get Kathleen Hanna to comment on Pussy Riot: http://t.co/p6FSNLRV

Too fat? Next Top Model winner sues agency

guardian.co.uk — A winner of Holland's Next Top Model is suing her agency for refusing to give her the prize money she claims she is due because she is "too fat". Ananda Marchildon says she only received €10,000 (£8,300) of the €75,000 contract she was promised when she won the competition aged 21 in 2008.
Joanne Manaster Blogger, Scientific American @sciencegoddess
Too fat? Next Top Model winner sues agency | Fashion | http://t.co/HeHbswve http://t.co/eDJscXkE

DIY science: should you try this at home?

guardian.co.uk — Ängelholm is a pretty southern Swedish town, famed for its clay cuckoo manufacturing, a clay cuckoo being a kind of ocarina, which is a kind of flute. The crime rate here is practically zero. Except one of its residents was last year arrested for trying to split the atom in his kitchen.
Mark Colvin Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio @Colvinius
He wanted to split the atom in his kitchen. As you do. By the reliably brilliant @jonronson: http://t.co/i480pwaf

Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds

guardian.co.uk — People are more likely to give in to urge to tweet or check email than other cravings, say US researchers Tweeting or checking emails may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people could resist their desires.
Todd Clausen Editor, Young Professionals, Democrat and Chronicle @ToddJClausen
RT @guardian: Is this true for you? Twitter harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds http://t.co/N6LshDMZ
Ina Fried Senior Editor, All Things Digital, Wall Street Journal @inafried
RT @kvox: No kidding! "Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds" http://t.co/VcECVTH7 via @guardian
Heidi N. Moore Freelance Journalist @moorehn
RT @darcyday: I get the email bit. "Twitter (& email) harder to resist than cigarettes & alcohol, study finds" http://t.co/O8ZMFP5C
David M. Drucker Political Reporter, Roll Call @DavidMDrucker
RT @sfbjax: @mattklewis Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds http://t.co/BuWbYIRQ
Tim Mak Breaking News Reporter, Politico @timkmak
RT @MattDeLuca: Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds | Science | The Guardian http://t.co/JtiTK2WU
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Why I've quit buy-to-let

guardian.co.uk — When Patrick Osborne became a landlord in 2001 he was taken aback by how many friends and acquaintances condemned him. "I'm not going to pretend I fell into it by accident. I made an active decision to do it for income and pension planning.
Ross Finley Editor, Reuters Polls and Economic Data, Reuters @rossfinley
RT @RenegadeEcon: Why I've quit buy-to-let http://t.co/o8Kl8Fe1

Bradley Manning: US general orders court martial for WikiLeaks suspect

guardian.co.uk — Soldier charged with biggest leak of classified information in US history to face 22 counts, including aiding the enemy A US army officer has ordered a court martial for Bradley Manning, the soldier charged in the biggest leak of classified information in American history.
Esther Addley Senior News Writer, Guardian @estheraddley
Bradley #Manning: US general orders court martial for WikiLeaks suspect http://t.co/xqd5YuGH

The Pitchfork Disney - review

guardian.co.uk — Twenty-one years on from its premiere, Philip Ridley's glittering, scary fairytale feels less like a play than a prophecy. With its images of nuclear holocaust, it is clearly touched by the remnants of cold war paranoia, but in the story of Haley (Mariah Gale) and Presley (Chris New) - a grownup, agoraphobic, self-medicating, modern Hansel and Gretel, gorging on chocolate and using fantasy as a spell to keep reality at bay - Ridley offers two icons for our own anxiety-ridden era.
Lyn Gardner Theater Writer, Guardian @lyngardner
The Pitchfork Disney – review http://t.co/ynkbA9Oj via @guardian

What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips

guardian.co.uk — It's cold outside but theatre is hotting up this week with family drama The Gatekeeper in Manchester and Sex with a Stranger, starring Jaime Winstone and Russell Tovey, in London Lots of quality theatre around this week.
Lyn Gardner Theater Writer, Guardian @lyngardner
What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips http://t.co/BqN2v641 via @guardian

Lucy Mangan: come on, feel the noise

guardian.co.uk — Lucy Mangan: the medicine man and me I've never been one to reach for a pill or plaster for aches and pains. Toryboy's the opposite. Now we've got a baby. Can you guess where this is headed?
Lucy Mangan Columnist, Guardian @LucyMangan
Today's Guardian column, about noisy buggers http://t.co/h14ykiDn

Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years

guardian.co.uk — Journalists at Thomson Reuters have voted to strike - the first at the news agency in more than 25 years - over a below-inflation pay offer. The National Union of Journalists chapel at the company voted "overwhelmingly" for a 48-hour strike next week, to coincide with the release of Thomson Reuters' full-year financial results.
Jonathan Shenfield Television Senior Producer, Associated Press @Jon_Shenfield
Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years http://t.co/JaiPgIe3 via @guardian
Karen Sloan International Online Video Editor, Associated Press @sloan_5
RT @newsmatt: RT @APkristenwyatt: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years http://t.co/gAdPsmQG
Martha Waggoner Reporter, Associated Press @mjwaggonernc
RT @APkristenwyatt: Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years http://t.co/YNP5dJol
Scott Deveau Aerospace, Airline, Rail, and Automotive Sector Reporter, Financial Post, National Post @scottdeveau
Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years http://t.co/dW7QK2mD via @guardian
Deborah Cole Berlin Correspondent, AFP @doberah
#Reuters staff vote for first strike in 25 years http://t.co/mT1nQIjO via @guardian
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Turned on, tuned in: the rise and rise of radio

guardian.co.uk — A couple of weeks ago I was messing about on Twitter at home on a Friday night when a tweet from the Conservative blogger, publisher and talkshow host Iain Dale brought me up short. He was on the train on his way home to Kent, and posted a picture with the caption: "This is the drunk woman opposite me.
Nick Lawrence Current Affairs Producer, BBC @_Nick_Lawrence
True... >> RT @PhilippaNews The staying power of #radio in a new media world http://t.co/RZgZ5Fdb via @guardian @iaindale @MatthewRhodes

Grime's still standing, better than anything

guardian.co.uk — Butterz, Teeza, Teddy and more are producing electronic music 'as peculiar and involving as anything in the UK's rave lineage' Grime is frustrating. Almost a decade after it came kicking and bellowing into existence, finally promising a British counterpart to hip-hop, the sound itself remains a niche concern, despite having become a conduit to superstardom for a lucky few rappers.
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Associate Editor, AlterNet @jawnita
This is awes. BUTTERZ/BOK are always recognizing. Also @DARQEFREAKER !! http://t.co/C8SHIrYW

Anonymous hacks into phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard

guardian.co.uk — Investigators can be heard discussing joint inquiry into cybercrime in call released on the internet Hackers from the Anonymous group have hacked into a private conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard, accessing details of a major international cybercrime investigation, the FBI has confirmed.
Amy Fleming Arts Reporter, Guardian @Amy_Fleming
Ugh, weird patriotic pride on hearing breach was on US side: Anonymous hacks phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard http://t.co/WwAleto
Rebecca Allison Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @rl_allison
Anonymous hacks into phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard http://t.co/eeRNssYO
Lisa O'Carroll Ireland Business Blogger @lisaocarroll
Anonymous hacks into phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard http://t.co/bOBgdDhs via @guardian
Rebecca Bowring Producer and Presenter, Tech 24, France 24 @rbowringjourno
#Anonymous hacks into phone call between #FBI and Scotland Yard http://t.co/V4WGTFMP via @guardian
Josh Halliday Media and Tech Reporter, Guardian @JoshHalliday
FBI and Scotland Yard confirm call about #Anonymous was intercepted http://t.co/NflnYHp6 << More as we have it
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DIY science: should you try this at home?

guardian.co.uk — Ängelholm is a pretty southern Swedish town, famed for its clay cuckoo manufacturing, a clay cuckoo being a kind of ocarina, which is a kind of flute. The crime rate here is practically zero. Except one of its residents was last year arrested for trying to split the atom in his kitchen.
Merope Mills Weekend Editor, Guardian @meropemills
RT @guardian: Don't try this at home: @JonRonson meets the DIY scientists http://t.co/PBOGS1Re (via @GuardianWeekend) #longreads

It's a good week for … Clever creatures

guardian.co.uk — New "science" show Super Smart Animals launches this week (Wed, 8pm, BBC1) featuring Liz Bonnin travelling the world to meet the planet's cleverest creatures. Qualified biologist Bonnin presents YouTube hamster clips dressed up as scientific experiment. Look, a skateboarding dog! A fish on Mastermind!
Julia Raeside TV Writer, Guardian @JNRaeside
Oh yeah! I did this. RT @guideguardian: "Look, a skateboarding dog! A fish on Mastermind!" #TV http://t.co/81KJq08Y via @JNRaeside

This week's new DVD & Blu-ray

guardian.co.uk — Like Gary Oldman (Nil By Mouth) and Tim Roth (The War Zone) before him, actor Paddy Considine has picked a relentlessly grim and challenging story for his first outing as director. It's the story of a bond that forms between the drunken, volatile Joseph (Peter Mullan) and Hannah (Olivia Colman), a good-natured volunteer at a charity shop who is just as tortured and troubled.
Phelim O'Neill Film Critic, Guardian @Phelimo
This week's DVD: Tyrannosaur: http://t.co/iUBjLHH9

Chris Huhne's resignation: the destructive result of love turned sour | Gaby Hinsliff

guardian.co.uk — Huhne made himself vulnerable to his enemies the minute he left his wife for his mistress. It's a curiously undignified way to go For a man so shrewdly political to his fingertips, the great irony of Chris Huhne's downfall is that it should have so little to do with politics.
Robert Shrimsley Managing Editor, FT.com, Financial Times @robertshrimsley
when families go to war everyone loses: @gabyhinsliff looks beyond mere politics of Huhne http://t.co/xhTywDjf via @guardian

Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia

guardian.co.uk — For the worst country in the world, Liberia looks lush. All along the long road to Fish Town, the sumptuous rainforest on either side is a comfort, a green bath to soothe the dreadful red dust that is constant and the potholes that cause nose-bleeds, head-bumps and nausea even in this well-cushioned Toyota Land Cruiser belonging to WaterAid.
Rhodri Marsden Technology Columnist, Independent @rhodri
RT @rosegeorge3: The President of Liberia, me and pooh-pooh (also known as #talkshit) in Guardian Weekend today: http://t.co/7BEjTBRY

Mirror job cuts: how much more should the tabloids take?

guardian.co.uk — Sly Bailey loves profit margins but, with News International under pressure, is this the time to shore up the bottom line? "I've never seen so much gloom around here," says one well placed Mirror Group hack in the wake of this week's announcement by Trinity Mirror that it is to cut 75 jobs from the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the People.
Sophy Ridge Political Correspondent, Sky News @SophyRidgeSky
Interesting piece by @dansabbagh - asks if Mirror should be investing to take on News Int rather than cutting jobs http://t.co/GGnO6B0x

Bradley Manning: US general orders court martial for WikiLeaks suspect

guardian.co.uk — Soldier charged with biggest leak of classified information in US history to face 22 counts, including aiding the enemy A US army officer has ordered a court martial for Bradley Manning, the soldier charged in the biggest leak of classified information in American history.
James Ball Data Journalist, Guardian @jamesrbuk
RT @robevansgdn: Bradley Manning: US general orders court martial for WikiLeaks suspect http://t.co/YJVf7N5C via @guardian

Alex Ferguson feels Patrice Evra should shake hands with Luis Suárez

guardian.co.uk — • Manchester United manager leaves decision to full-back• United and Liverpool meet for first time since FA ban Sir Alex Ferguson will recommend Patrice Evra does not ignore Luis Suaárez in the pre-match handshake when they come face to face for the first time since the Football Association found the Liverpool striker guilty of racially abusing the Manchester United player and banned him for eight matches.
Daniel Taylor Chief Football Writer, Guardian @DTguardian
Ferguson on Evra-Suarez, Ferdinand-Terry, De Gea's struggles and Alan Hansen's punditry http://t.co/kp4zjcCw

Risk of John Terry captaincy at Euro 2012 was too great for FA | Daniel Taylor

guardian.co.uk — In the end, the threat of embarrassment - real, searing embarrassment - meant more than hurting the feelings of one man. The risk was too great for the Football Association and that is why it has made the correct decision because the alternative, quite simply, was not worth thinking about.
Daniel Taylor Chief Football Writer, Guardian @DTguardian
John Terry: why the FA over-ruled Fabio Capello http://t.co/wolanAXW

Dancing On Ice: Grace Dent's TV OD

guardian.co.uk — If you only watch one reality show this winter, Dancing On Ice has it all: tension, tears, camel-toes at teatime and Louis Spence My love of Dancing On Ice (Sun, 6.25pm, ITV1) endures, unfathomably. Of all events to watch at "beginner" level, ice skating truly is the most tedious.
Grace Dent Arts Writer, Guardian @gracedent
http://t.co/dPL7sP9a This was the offending article. A TVOD- about dancing on ice, frozen camel toes, chico's bits.

Ben Gazzara obituary

guardian.co.uk — Few screen debuts have equalled the searing malevolence of Ben Gazzara's Iago-inspired Jocko de Paris in The Strange One (1957). The role, which he had created on stage, became forever associated with this intense graduate of New York's method school of acting.
Xan Brooks Associate Editor, Guardian @XanBrooks
RIP brilliant Ben Gazzara: beat-up Cassavetes muse, amoral centre of Anatomy of a Murder & an uproarious JackieTreehorn http://t.co/DGrWtSaI
Xan Brooks Associate Editor, Guardian @XanBrooks
RIP brilliant Ben Gazzara: Cassavetes muse, amoral centre of Anatomy of a Murder & a hilarious Jackie Treehorn obituary http://t.co/DGrWtSaI

Baby boom takes schools to breaking point

guardian.co.uk — A council in east London is drawing up plans to convert an empty Woolworths store into a classroom and teach children in two shifts as part of emergency measures across Britain to cope with a dramatic increase in primary school age children.
Alice Woolley Education Editor, Guardian @alicewoolley1
RT @jeevanvasagar: Baby boom takes schools to breaking point http://t.co/CUFDo03z by @murphy_simon and me
Jeevan Vasagar Education Editor, Guardian @jeevanvasagar
Baby boom takes schools to breaking point http://t.co/CUFDo03z by @murphy_simon and me
Chris Cook Education Correspondent, Financial Times @xtophercook
RT @sarsboy: Baby boom takes schools to breaking point http://t.co/ibBFwgQg 2-shift day + use of empty Woolworths stores among ideas 2 c ...

Being Human, I'd say True Blood is in its Twilight years

guardian.co.uk — It's become passé to blame Twilight for everything, but that doesn't mean that Twilight isn't actually to blame for everything. Most bad things, if you work hard enough, can be traced back to Twilight. Doltish-looking skinny boys with silly hair? Twilight. The sinister creep of pro-abstinence policy across the global agenda?
Stuart Heritage TV Writer, Guardian @stuheritage
I wrote about not liking Twilight and True Blood and The Walking Dead. Inevitable internet outrage to follow: http://t.co/XDKzvfg4

Ben Gazzara obituary

guardian.co.uk — Few screen debuts have equalled the searing malevolence of Ben Gazzara's Iago-inspired Jocko de Paris in The Strange One (1957). The role, which he had created on stage, became forever associated with this intense graduate of New York's method school of acting.
Tony Paley Film Writer, Guardian @tpaleyfilm
RT @guardianfilm: Ben Gazzara http://t.co/OLZlAnJN

A day in the life of British journalism

guardian.co.uk — What do journalists do all day? Press Gazette (PG) has decided to find out by asking us to spend next Wednesday compiling diaries of our working day. The magazine is calling on as many journalists as possible - in newspapers, magazines TV, radio and online - to contribute to its A day in life of British journalism project.
Nick Lawrence Current Affairs Producer, BBC @_Nick_Lawrence
A call to action for all journos!!! >>> Greenslade: A day in the life of British #journalism http://t.co/EBR9vtyI

What are the key green policies in Ed Davey's in-tray?

guardian.co.uk — Ed Davey, the new secretary of state for energy and climate change, faces a daunting in-tray of policies that will create battles with industry, electricity consumers, anxious renewable energy investors and green campaigners - but the toughest challenge of all is likely to come from his cabinet colleagues.
Fiona Harvey Environment Correpondent, Guardian @fionaharvey
And another thing, Ed Davey... what green groups and businesses want to see him do now Chris Huhne has gone. http://t.co/9REq2LsB
James Randerson Science and Environment Editor, Guardian @james_randerson
RT @dpcarrington: #chrishuhne: more great analysis from @fionaharvey: What are the key green challenges for Ed Davey? http://t.co/3hmhDRix
Damian Carrington Head of Environment, Guardian @dpcarrington
#chrishuhne: more great analysis from @fionaharvey: What are the key green challenges for Ed Davey? http://t.co/FXTY3dbL #osborne

US unemployment numbers: what have we learned?

guardian.co.uk — The latest US jobs numbers proved surprisingly strong, and will be a further boost to president Barack Obama as he gears up for an election that will be all about the economy. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 243,000 last month, the labour department said on Friday, marking the biggest gain since April.
Paul Harris US Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @paulxharris
US unemployment numbers: what have we learned? http://t.co/5sMkmMlC via @guardian
Stuart Millar News Editor, Guardian.co.uk, Guardian @stuartmillar159
RT @dominicru: US unemployment numbers: what have we learned? http://t.co/JwxRE3Uh via #business
Dominic Rushe Business Reporter, Guardian @dominicru
US unemployment numbers: what have we learned? http://t.co/JwxRE3Uh via #business

Penn State defies Facebook campaign calling for it to drop climate lecture | Leo Hickman

guardian.co.uk — University cites its First Amendment commitment in supporting its climate scientist Michael Mann's right to give lecture In an uncharacteristically angry post at the New York Times's Dot Earth blog, Andy Revkin has hit out at a "shameful attack on free speech".
Dennis Dimick Executive Editor for Environment, National Geographic @ddimick
Penn State defies Facebook campaign calling for it to drop climate lecture http://t.co/9VQUnDXJ (via @guardian)
Adam Vaughan Online Environment Editor, Guardian @adamvaughan_uk
RT @leohickman: Penn State defies Facebook campaign calling for it to drop climate lecture by @MichaelEMann http://t.co/nm4VTa6K via @re ...
Damian Carrington Head of Environment, Guardian @dpcarrington
MT @leohickman: Penn State defies coal-backed Facebook campaign to drop climate talk by @MichaelEMann http://t.co/3y0j4L32 via @revkin

The rise and fall of Chris Huhne

guardian.co.uk — Fleet Street's armchair brigadiers have been poised for years to announce they'd always known Chris Huhne would come to a sticky political end. The blighter was too clever by half - and too pleased with it ever to bother to conceal the fact.
Mark Tran International News Reporter, Guardian @marktran
Mike White's excellent profile of Chris 'too clever by half' Huhne http://t.co/aa7mwu1a via @guardian
Damian Carrington Head of Environment, Guardian @dpcarrington
spot on profile by @MichaelWhite: The rise and fall of #ChrisHuhne http://t.co/MfsbtwAA via @guardian
Harry Wallop Consumer Affairs Editor, Telegraph @hwallop
Strange but true. Chris Huhne's mother was the voice of the speaking clock. (via @RobertsDan) http://t.co/8bEz84cz
Dan Roberts National News Editor, Guardian @RobertsDan
Random fact of the day from great Mike White profile: Chris Huhne's mum was once the voice of the speaking clock http://t.co/nBMKWxSf

Blue balls mystery solved by scientists

guardian.co.uk — Sweet peas make a second skin Enzymes from sweet pea pods combined with polymers may be the perfect wound dressing for burn victims, writes Michael Pollitt Spherical objects discovered Bournemouth garden found to be sodium polyacrylate, an absorbent polymer used in nappies The suggested explanations for the mysterious blue balls that appeared in a Dorset garden have ranged from the unlikely - the eggs of a marine creature - to the downright bizarre - the bodily secretions of angels.
Katharine Viner Deputy Editor, Guardian @KathViner
Remember those blue balls that fell in a Dorset garden? They were lumps of absorbent polymer used in nappies http://t.co/ueFzx3vy
James Randerson Science and Environment Editor, Guardian @james_randerson
One for Friday - > Blue balls mystery solved by scientists at last! http://t.co/qAm4ArLu
Severin Carrell Scotland Correspondent, Guardian @severincarrell
Blue balls mystery solved by scientists > not aliens but a polymer used in gardening & er, nappies http://t.co/70trFg4V @stevenmorris20

Anonymous hacks into phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard

guardian.co.uk — Investigators can be heard discussing joint inquiry into cybercrime in call released on the internet Hackers from the Anonymous group have hacked into a private conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard, accessing details of a major international cybercrime investigation, the FBI has confirmed.
Ameera Butt City Reporter, Merced Sun-Star @meerabee
#Anonymous hacks into phone call b/ FBI and Scotland Yard: http://t.co/WDmwZfGk
Oliver Burkeman Reporter, Guardian @oliverburkeman
"I've never been to Sheffield." "You've missed nothing. It's not exactly a jewel in England's crown." http://t.co/C1Q8keq1 make it stop
Oliver Burkeman Reporter, Guardian @oliverburkeman
God this hacked FBI/Scotland Yard conference call is excruciating. Awkward British/American jokestering etc... http://t.co/C1Q8keq1

Blue balls mystery solved by scientists

guardian.co.uk — Sweet peas make a second skin Enzymes from sweet pea pods combined with polymers may be the perfect wound dressing for burn victims, writes Michael Pollitt Spherical objects discovered Bournemouth garden found to be sodium polyacrylate, an absorbent polymer used in nappies The suggested explanations for the mysterious blue balls that appeared in a Dorset garden have ranged from the unlikely - the eggs of a marine creature - to the downright bizarre - the bodily secretions of angels.
Ivan Oransky Health Executive Editor, Reuters @ivanoransky
Now if this isn't linkbait from @guardianscience: Blue balls mystery solved by scientists http://t.co/QYrg9o3m
Esther Addley Senior News Writer, Guardian @estheraddley
So the mysterious blue balls found in a Welsh garden were not alien lifeform eggs, you'll be astonished to learn http://t.co/gCOKfc0z
Steven Morris Reporter, Guardian @stevenmorris20
Bournemouth blue ball mystery solved http://t.co/hEPnCmrO

Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital

Marc Ambinder White House Correspondent, National Journal; Contributor, The Atlantic, The Atlantic @marcambinder
RT @DaveedGR: Surveillance drone crashes in Mogadishu http://t.co/aghzOyhX
Noah Shachtman Danger Room Editor, Wired @dangerroom
RT @DaveedGR: Surveillance drone crashes in Mogadishu http://t.co/aghzOyhX
Neal Ungerleider Reporter @nealunger
RT @BlogsofWar: @drunkenpredator + khat = RT @DaveedGR Surveillance drone crashes in Mogadishu http://t.co/dxjgqubp

Act on Acta now if you care about democracy and free speech | David Meyer

guardian.co.uk — Acta is the latest copyright enforcement scheme to cause alarm among digital activists. Given its reach, this is understandable. The anti-counterfeiting trade agreement is, despite its name, effectively an international treaty that forces signatories to criminalise "commercial-scale" copyright and trademark infringement. Some of it covers knock-off merchandise, but most applies to the digital world as well.
Simon Dumenco Media Columnist, Advertising Age @simondumenco
Act on ACTA now if you care about democracy and free speech http://t.co/p0DxgnQ1
Stephen Shankland Reporter, CNET @stshank
RT @superglaze: My two articles on #ACTA today: on the problems http://t.co/4yPQGpFG and on ACTA's EU future http://t.co/Ejbz7SRg
Jack Schofield Columnist, Guardian @jackschofield
RT @superglaze: Act on #ACTA now if you care about democracy and free speech http://t.co/yHoS98eO By me at @commentisfree

Anonymous's release of Met and FBI call puts hacker group back centre stage

guardian.co.uk — The hacking collective Anonymous has struck deep into the heart of one of its sworn enemies - the police - with the release of the recording of a conference call between the Metropolitan police and the FBI. In it, they discuss ongoing investigations and court cases against alleged British hackers; and now, courtesy of Anonymous, the world can listen in too.
Parmy Olson London Bureau Chief, Forbes @parmy
Anonymous's release of Met and FBI call puts hacker group back centre stage http://t.co/usz0fBCs via @guardian
Charles Arthur Technology Editor, Guardian @charlesarthur
By me @ Guardian: Anonymous's release of Met and FBI call puts hacker group back centre stage http://t.co/JusfdUno #fb

BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation

guardian.co.uk — Iran is stepping up a campaign of intimidation and smears against the BBC's Persian TV service, watched by millions of people in the Islamic Republic but loathed by the government in Tehran.
Rory Cellan-Jones Technology Correspondent, BBC @ruskin147
BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation http://t.co/sXuX6ngx via @guardian Shocking attacks on BBC colleagues doing great work
Matthew Rosenberg Foreign Correspondent, New York Times @mrosenbergNYT
RT @juliuscavendish: Iranian government intensifies campaign against BBC Persian | http://t.co/wKyvXaY2
Miriam Elder Moscow Correspondent, Guardian @MiriamElder
RT @guardianworld: Iran stepping up campaign of intimidation and smears against BBC Persian TV's London-based staff http://t.co/qN8dLMes

Hospital trusts offered £1.5bn emergency fund to pay PFI bills

guardian.co.uk — Seven hospital trusts struggling with crippling private finance initiative debts are to receive £1.5bn in emergency funding from the government to help them avoid cutting patient services to pay their bills. The Department of Health is making the £1.5bn available - in grants, not loans - to the seven hospital trusts in England with some of the heaviest PFI debts through a "stability" fund.
Katharine Viner Deputy Editor, Guardian @KathViner
And the latest bailout is... £1.5bn to PFI firms! http://t.co/KbR6c0X0 #nhs
Rebecca Allison Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @rl_allison
Hospital trusts offered £1.5bn emergency fund to pay PFI bills http://t.co/7aVkXwEA
Claire Phipps Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @Claire_Phipps
Hospital trusts offered £1.5bn emergency fund to pay PFI bills http://t.co/XMuD3gCl #NHS

Unlikely animal friendships - in pictures

guardian.co.uk — Related information (10 pictures) How animals are cooling off in the heat Animals are trying to keep cool this summer with the help of ice-creams, sunglasses, sunblock and cold showers. Not so very different to humans, then ...The author of the hotly debated In Defence of Dogs will be here between 1pm and 2pm on Friday 5 August.
Ed Bott Blogger, ZDNet @edbott
ICYMI: Almost unbearable cuteness! Unlikely animal friendships, in pictures: http://t.co/Sw0WxYk6
Amy Fleming Arts Reporter, Guardian @Amy_Fleming
Unlikely animal friendships - in pictures, for real. http://t.co/fyq3VkL via @guardian
Ed Bott Blogger, ZDNet @edbott
Almost unbearable cuteness! Unlikely animal friendships, in pictures: http://t.co/Sw0WxYk6
Rebecca Allison Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @rl_allison
And in other news...Unlikely animal friendships - in pictures http://t.co/Fi7CotyG

Millions face poor retirement 'unless annuity system reformed'

guardian.co.uk — Millions of workers who will be automatically enrolled into a government-sponsored pension scheme this year will be left with a "woeful" retirement income, unless there is urgent reform to the system for buying annuities, the National Association of Pension Funds warned today.
Patrick Collinson Editor, Guardian Money, Guardian @pcollinson
Millions face poor retirement 'unless annuity system reformed' http://t.co/eQ5VKyab

Tokyo's Cat Cafe - video

guardian.co.uk — Cats! Not the musical but the real deal. David Levene spends some quality time with feline friends at Tokyo's Cat Cafe, where people pay to have a pet for the day
Amy Fleming Arts Reporter, Guardian @Amy_Fleming
Crazy times at Tokyo's Cat Cafe - video http://t.co/jtwDXhd via @guardian
Rebecca Allison Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @rl_allison
RT @newsmary: Delightfully bonkers. Video from a cat cafe in Tokyo: http://t.co/AhiQeAzC
Benji Lanyado Travel Writer, Guardian @benjilanyado
Dear internet, please accept our offering. Tokyo's cat cafe, with its very own cat menu. http://t.co/Y7qF1jSn

The mysteries of Donald Trump's endorsement | Ana Marie Cox

guardian.co.uk — The mystery of Donald Trump's endorsement of Mitt Romney is as large and complicated as his hair. First, there is the question of why Trump chose to endorse Romney at all. Up until now, he has shown his bafflingly marketable disdain for the fellow one-percenter.
Chris Sieroty Business Reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal @sierotyfeatures
The mysteries of Donald Trump's endorsement http://t.co/Z1xrzIdn

New music: Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Right One

guardian.co.uk — Put your hands together for the new single by the funkier version of the Polyphonic Spree New York's Phenomenal Handclap Band resemble a disco cult or perhaps a funkier Polyphonic Spree. They're also a band born of happy accident rather than design, with members joining and leaving when they felt like it.
Sandra Sperounes Music Writer, Edmonton Journal @Sperounes
An ode to Swedish vampires? http://t.co/JWXUpmwO

Football ultras have a history of political violence

guardian.co.uk — Exactly what happened in Port Said on Wednesday night, and exactly who was to blame for the 74 deaths, remains unclear. What is certain, though, is that football "ultras" have become increasingly visible - and not just in Egypt.
Sid Lowe Sports Reporter, Guardian @sidlowe
RT "@guardian_sport: Football ultras and their role in political violence. Words: @jonawils http://t.co/w3EfSIIW via @guardian"
Jonathan Wilson Eastern European Football Contributor, Guardian @jonawils
RT @guardian_sport: Football ultras and their role in political violence. Words: @jonawils http://t.co/c1uBjODw via @guardian

Guardian Hack Day: The presentations

guardian.co.uk — Follow us as we find out what the Guardian developers have built in their two-day hack day
Joanna Geary Communities Editor, Times of London @GuardianJoanna
Phew! I haven't live blogged for a while! This it might be counted as a sport in its own right! Intense. http://t.co/CYE9Lr2E
Joanna Geary Communities Editor, Times of London @GuardianJoanna
There's a 3-man tag team live blogging the Guardian hack day presentations @currybet @jonnyrichards and *gulp* me! http://t.co/CYE9Lr2E
Stephen Abbott Executive Producer, Guardian @stephen_abbott
Can't wait for presentations from @techbint + @philwills who've made stuff for me MT @currybet: #ghack live blog http://t.co/CJzkoOl9

DIY science: should you try this at home?

guardian.co.uk — Ängelholm is a pretty southern Swedish town, famed for its clay cuckoo manufacturing, a clay cuckoo being a kind of ocarina, which is a kind of flute. The crime rate here is practically zero. Except one of its residents was last year arrested for trying to split the atom in his kitchen.
S.P. Sullivan Producer, NJ.com, New Jersey Star-Ledger @spsullivan
RT @jonronson: A story I wrote about home science experiments gone wrong http://t.co/niDBhZjY

Shares could be your best investment

guardian.co.uk — The most asked questions regarding bonds, shares and investment funds With savings accounts paying out paltry sums, Patrick Collinson says equity funds pay far better dividends - for those with cash to spare Apple stunned Wall Street in January with mouth-watering figures for sales and profits, and revealed it is now sitting on a cash hoard of $100bn (£63.2bn).
Patrick Collinson Editor, Guardian Money, Guardian @pcollinson
Shares could be your best investment http://t.co/40AHOoUC

Solar panel sharks in tariff frenzy

guardian.co.uk — Unscrupulous firms are cashing in on confusion over feed-in tariffs for green electricity Is the roof-top solar panel industry nice, green and eco-cuddly - or no better than a bunch of double-glazing sales sharks?
Patrick Collinson Editor, Guardian Money, Guardian @pcollinson
Solar panel sharks in tariff frenzy http://t.co/uP0oAzCn

Latymer Court landlords admit fault but won't compensate me

guardian.co.uk — I own a one-bed flat on a lease. Hot water and central heating is included in the service charge of £3,000 per annum. The first year, the heating did not work. I was told by the landlords, Latymer Court Freehold (LCFC), that the problem was with the radiators and that I needed to buy wrought iron ones.
Lisa Bachelor Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @lisabachelor
Latymer Court landlords admit fault but won't compensate me http://t.co/2LkyQbjo

Sisley seems to have trousered my goods

guardian.co.uk — I gave some garments to them for alteration and now the store is closed I got some vouchers for my favourite clothes shop, Sisley, at Christmas and spent them in the sales. I was very pleased with my purchases, though two pairs of trousers needed to be taken up so I took them back into the store and was told they would call me when they were ready.
Lisa Bachelor Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @lisabachelor
Sisley seems to have trousered my goods http://t.co/EfizGs9y

Live and learn with distance learning

guardian.co.uk — Andrea Goldshaw gets up at 5am, studies for three hours and then goes to work. She is in the second year of a law conversion course with Nottingham Trent University studying under its distance learning programme, an option that allows her to get to grips with the subject in her own time at home.
Lisa Bachelor Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @lisabachelor
Live and learn with distance learning http://t.co/m9b43H2v

Why can't O2 make the connection?

guardian.co.uk — I need broadband for work, but O2 made moving house a nightmare We are O2 mobile customers and were, until 24 November, also broadband and phone customers. That is the date when we moved house and I duly telephoned about a week before to inform them.
Lisa Bachelor Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @lisabachelor
Why can't O2 make the connection? http://t.co/6vF2V2tf

Hedge damaged in car crash, but Saga won't pay up

guardian.co.uk — My neighbour's father admitted fault, but I received no reply from his insurer In November a white van belonging to a scaffolding company crashed into a car belonging to a neighbour's father. He was reversing into the driveway of his daughter's house, which is opposite.
Lisa Bachelor Consumer Affairs Correspondent, The Observer, Guardian @lisabachelor
Hedge damaged in car crash, but Saga won't pay up http://t.co/cRnQhhEV

Netbook plummets while tablets and smartphones soar, says Canalys

guardian.co.uk — Smartphones outsold PCs and tablets combined, says research company - but netbooks have had their day as sales fall by 25% year-on-year Stick a fork in it: the netbook is done, with sales falling by 25% in the past year while smartphones and tablets are invading the computing space, according to new figures from the research company Canalys.
Charles Arthur Technology Editor, Guardian @charlesarthur
By me @ Guardian: Netbook plummets while tablets and smartphones soar, says Canalys http://t.co/w9Ya5m50 #fb

New music: Madonna - Give Me All Your Luvin' feat MIA and Nicki Minaj

guardian.co.uk — It seems nothing is going to stop Madonna reclaiming her pop crown from Lady Gaga. Apart from this flat performance … Four years ago Madonna released her last album, Hard Candy. Produced by the Neptunes and Timbaland, and featuring collaborations with Justin Timberlake and Kanye West, it was her hardest album to love (yes, harder to love than American Life).
Michael Cragg Freelance Music Writer, Guardian @MichaelCragg
Brand new artist alert! New music: Madonna – Give Me All Your Luvin' feat MIA and Nicki Minaj http://t.co/SGluUNMm via @guardian
Simon Chilvers Assistant Fashion Editor, Guardian @simonchilvers
Madonna – Give Me All Your Luvin' feat MIA and Nicki Minaj video - not the best M vid but LOVE a cropped jumper http://t.co/s1LX3O3D

Unlikely animal friendships - in pictures

guardian.co.uk — Related information (10 pictures) How animals are cooling off in the heat Animals are trying to keep cool this summer with the help of ice-creams, sunglasses, sunblock and cold showers. Not so very different to humans, then ...The author of the hotly debated In Defence of Dogs will be here between 1pm and 2pm on Friday 5 August.
Simon Usborne Feature Writer, Independent @susborne
MT @aliceazania: omg http://t.co/QjUBytzQ
Alice-Azania Jarvis Diary Editor, Independent @aliceazania
!!!!!! Omg omg omg http://t.co/9hK8rXZl

Man accused of O'Hagan murder jailed for three years on other charges

guardian.co.uk — Neil Hyde, 32, has signed a contract that police hope will convict the killers of the Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan A man who had been accused of murdering the only reporter killed covering the Northern Ireland Troubles and their aftermath has been jailed for three years.
Lisa O'Carroll Ireland Business Blogger @lisaocarroll
Man accused of murdering Sunday World reporter O'Hagan murder jailed for three years on other charges http://t.co/TrvFSNFG via @guardian
Darren McCaffrey TV Producer, Sky News @DMcCaffreySKY
Man accused of O'Hagan murder jailed for three years on other charges http://t.co/2HKtc6PC via @guardian

Brad Pitt on Moneyball, the Oscars - and giving up dope

guardian.co.uk — Brad Pitt pops his head through the balcony doorway and stage-whispers my name. He bounds round to shake hands and surveys the cauldron below that is Hollywood Boulevard. No fuss. No fanfare. No harried flunkies with clipboards listing the dos and don'ts. Just one of the most recognisable men on the planet in a black jumpsuit and sneakers.
Mario Cacciottolo Journalist, BBC @SOTMario
Excellent interview with Brad Pitt, in which he briefly mentions The Greatest Film Of All Time (Se7en) http://t.co/rwvTdMSs via @nevpierce
Peter Bradshaw Film Writer, Guardian @PeterBradshaw1
Nice interview with Brad Pitt from Jeremy Kay in the Guardian today: http://t.co/g1lLAAxg
Phil Hoad Film Writer, Guardian @quikcrit
RT @catherineshoard: don't get me wrong, i'm proud of the brad pitt piece we have today http://t.co/TCk8ZCzr but this one properly rocks ...

Has our addiction to education created the wrong sort of jobseekers? | Ian Jack

guardian.co.uk — In our pursuit of the luxury trades, many essential but less glamorous jobs have been overlooked or forgotten Blood tests must be among the easiest procedures in a hospital, so routine that you can just turn up at the blood clinic, take a ticket from the dispenser and wait for your number to flash red on the screen.
Jeevan Vasagar Education Editor, Guardian @jeevanvasagar
I like Ian Jack's writing but this is utterly baffling: http://t.co/IpU1DRYC via @guardian

Reuters news agency staff vote for first strike in 25 years

guardian.co.uk — Journalists at Thomson Reuters have voted to strike - the first at the news agency in more than 25 years - over a below-inflation pay offer. The National Union of Journalists chapel at the company voted "overwhelmingly" for a 48-hour strike next week, to coincide with the release of Thomson Reuters' full-year financial results.
Marcus Kabel South Regional Editor, Associated Press @MarcusKabel
Wage fight at #Reuters UK. Guardian: Reuters news agency staff vote for first #strike in 25 years http://t.co/azCQWY9c
Doreen Hemlock Business Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel @dhemlock
RT @Poynter: For 1st time in 25 yrs, Reuters journalists in UK to strike over wage increases. http://t.co/GZhO3COK

Italian court rules men convicted of gang rape do not have to be jailed

guardian.co.uk — Supreme court sparks outrage by upholding decision to annul jail sentence of two 19-year-old men accused of raping 16-year-old The Italian supreme court has sparked outrage after ruling that men convicted of gang rape do not have to be sentenced to jail.
Katharine Viner Deputy Editor, Guardian @KathViner
Extraordinary: in Italy, men convicted of gang rape go free http://t.co/fMWVThik
Cath Elliott Comment Is Free Writer, Guardian @CathElliott
Italian court rules men convicted of gang rape do not have to be jailed http://t.co/zFJT3osP via @guardian

Liverpool councils join campaign to end rough sleeping

guardian.co.uk — Liverpool and five neighbouring councils have become the first local authorities outside London to sign up to a campaign aiming to end the problem of rough sleeping by the end of the year. The project - called No Second Night Out - was set up by Homeless Link, which delivers a monthly briefing to the government on homelessness trends and works with councils, charities and faith groups.
Helen Carter Northern Correspondent, Guardian @helen__carter
RT @Claire_Phipps: Liverpool councils join campaign to end rough sleeping http://t.co/mlVgsTTe #homelessness
Claire Phipps Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @Claire_Phipps
Liverpool councils join campaign to end rough sleeping http://t.co/mlVgsTTe #homelessness

Chris Huhne: prosecutors' decision over speeding charge - live updates

guardian.co.uk — Energy secretary learns whether he will face charges over allegations he avoided speeding penalty 9.20am: Good morning. The energy secretary, Chris Huhne, will learn this morning whether he will face charges over allegations he avoided a speeding penalty.
Rebecca Allison Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @rl_allison
Chris Huhne: prosecutors' decision over speeding charge – live updates http://t.co/LrTwDBfQ
Claire Phipps Newsdesk Editor, Guardian @Claire_Phipps
Chris Huhne: prosecutors' decision over speeding charge – live updates http://t.co/zqXwBmGG with @estheraddley #Huhne
Dan Roberts National News Editor, Guardian @RobertsDan
Newsdesk live will be back on Monday, but follow @estheraddley live blog http://t.co/zKNFIij6 for rolling updates on Chris Huhne #opennews

Famine in Somalia is over, says UN

guardian.co.uk — Exceptional harvest and food deliveries have improved conditions, but millions of people are still at risk An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia, although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the United Nations have said.
Jim MacMillan Visual Journalist @JimMacMillan
Famine in Somalia is over, says UN http://t.co/extXuftk

BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation

guardian.co.uk — Iran is stepping up a campaign of intimidation and smears against the BBC's Persian TV service, watched by millions of people in the Islamic Republic but loathed by the government in Tehran.
Peter Diapre TV Producer, Sky News @skybod
BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation http://t.co/4421vcup

BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation

guardian.co.uk — Iran is stepping up a campaign of intimidation and smears against the BBC's Persian TV service, watched by millions of people in the Islamic Republic but loathed by the government in Tehran.
Scott Peterson Istanbul Bureau Chief, Christian Science Monitor @peterson__scott
RT @SaeedKD: Shocking new revelations of #Iran regime harassment of BBC Persian employees: http://t.co/pHJF8fI6 via @guardian
Yeganeh Torbati Reporter, Reuters @jtorbati
RT @SaeedKD: BBC Persian staff face Iranian intimidation: http://t.co/BGbPoaWH via @guardian #Iran

What will the 2012 presidential election mean for America and the rest of the world?

guardian.co.uk — Saturday 1.45PM: Kings Place hall two Chair: Gary Younge, columnist, the Guardian Ana Marie Cox, political journalist Andrew Neil, presenter, Daily Politics, Sunday Politics and This Week Joshua Treviño, vice-president for communications, Texas Public Policy Foundation Michael Wolff, contributing editor, Vanity Fair; founder, newser.com; and author The US goes to the polls in November.
Ana Marie Cox Washington Correspondent, GQ Magazine @anamariecox
RT @garyyounge: I'll be moderating a debate on US election with @anamariecox @michaelwolff @afneil @jstrevino on 24/3. http://t.co/tGasvNPV
Gary Younge Columnist, Guardian @garyyounge
I'll be moderating a debate on the US election with @anamariecox @michaelwolff @afneil & @jstrevino on 24/3. Come along http://t.co/rcNBWObb

Good to meet you ... Simon Woodley

guardian.co.uk — A reader who relied on Saturday Guardian's Work and Money sections to help him through tough times and back into work I started reading the Guardian at about the time I turned 20.
Alexandra Topping Music Writer, Guardian @LexyTopping
Good to meet you ... Simon Woodley http://t.co/4WQ2LAcp via @guardian

Chris Huhne, David Cameron and the RBS boss don't have it, but Al Gore did | Jonathan Freedland

guardian.co.uk — From bonuses to knighthoods, the leaders we put in high office prefer jaw-jutting certainty to thoughtful judgment The laws of contempt demand that we tread warily when assessing the matter of Chris Huhne's judgment. We can wonder if the now departed energy secretary would have had to resign to spend more time with his lawyers had he played things differently.
Jonathan Freedland Columnist, Guardian @j_freedland
Chris Huhne, David Cameron and the RBS boss don't have it, but Al Gore did | Jonathan Freedland http://t.co/flMIRtsi

David Cameron pays price in India for poor links with Gandhi dynasty

guardian.co.uk — Prime minister's trade mission to India grated with Gandhi family which preferred low key approach of David Miliband Downing Street is, to put it mildly, deeply irritated that Britain has lost out to France in a £10bn defence contract to supply fighter jets to India.
Jason Burke South Asia Correspondent, Guardian @burke_jason
just to prove i'm not biased to my newspaper, this story on tories and Gandhi dynasty is ... umm... odd http://t.co/nQDwbRAA
Will Heaven Deputy Blog Editor and Assistant Comment Editor, Telegraph @WillHeaven
I wonder what @burke_jason makes of this rather weird story about the India jet fighter deal: http://t.co/9IeoT1Df

Has our addiction to education created the wrong sort of jobseekers? | Ian Jack

guardian.co.uk — In our pursuit of the luxury trades, many essential but less glamorous jobs have been overlooked or forgotten Blood tests must be among the easiest procedures in a hospital, so routine that you can just turn up at the blood clinic, take a ticket from the dispenser and wait for your number to flash red on the screen.
Alice Woolley Education Editor, Guardian @alicewoolley1
RT @miconm: Has our addiction to education created the wrong sort of jobseekers? | Ian Jack http://t.co/1m4RjmJW via @guardian

NFL Talkboard: Super Bowl 2012

guardian.co.uk — Guardian writers make their predictions for Super Bowl 2012. And you make yours in our Predict the Playoffs game Welcome to the NFL Talkboard: Super Bowl Special. By the end of Sunday night we will know who has emerged victorious from an entertaining NFL season - the New England Patriots or the New York Giants.
Steve Busfield Sports Blogs Editor, Guardian @Busfield
Who will win #SB46: Patriots or Giants? http://t.co/Teu9k6Zz Predictions/fears: @Paolo_Bandini @LengelDavid @Mister_Solomon @HunterFelt & me
Paolo Bandini Sports Reporter, Guardian @Paolo_Bandini
Join myself, @Busfield and the rest of the @GdnUSsports crew in making your prediction for Super Bowl XLVI here: http://t.co/pgTTLyn9

Unlikely animal friendships - in pictures

guardian.co.uk — Related information (10 pictures) How animals are cooling off in the heat Animals are trying to keep cool this summer with the help of ice-creams, sunglasses, sunblock and cold showers. Not so very different to humans, then ...The author of the hotly debated In Defence of Dogs will be here between 1pm and 2pm on Friday 5 August.
Alex Ogle Reporter and Photographer, AFP @Alex_Ogle
RT @SimonNRicketts We all know this is what the internet is really for. A gallery of animals cuddling other animals. http://t.co/qPOd2sUb
Jack Schofield Columnist, Guardian @jackschofield
Unlikely animal friendships, in pictures - a @Guardian gallery http://t.co/a2wLik87 #cute

David Bernstein's calmness helps FA make right decision on captaincy

guardian.co.uk — This is unusual territory for the Football Association in more ways than one. The governing body finds itself in the unfamiliar position of being widely, if quietly, praised for its handling of a toxic and difficult situation - outside Cobham and Stamford Bridge, at least.
Owen Gibson Sports News Correspondent, Guardian @owen_g
David Bernstein's calmness helps FA make right decision on captaincy http://t.co/XUSGwLyD

Jean Dujardin poster controversy could ruin The Artist star's Oscar hopes

guardian.co.uk — Frenchman tipped to win best actor Academy Award embroiled in sexism row over adverts for new film Les Infidèles He's the charming hearthrob in the award-winning silent film The Artist and tipped to be the first Frenchman to win a best actor Oscar this month.
Roger Ebert Film Critic, Chicago Sun-Times @ebertchicago
Poster for Jean Dujardin's new movie in France stirs up a controversy about sexism. http://t.co/TWMfjbRd

Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres's press-up contest - a feminist joy | Julie Bindel

guardian.co.uk — We women hide our strength and competitiveness too often. Let's have less simpering and more Sigourney Who would ever have thought it? Out and proud lesbian Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama - who, despite her own achievements is still seen as the woman behind the president - have had a rather fetching press-up competition on national TV.
Julie Bindel Reporter, Guardian @bindelj
Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres's press-up contest – a feminist joy | Julie Bindel http://t.co/EGXhrASS via @guardian

Susan G Komen: the social media backlash

guardian.co.uk — America's leading breast cancer charity has reversed its decision to withdraw funding to Planned Parenthood following a huge outcry. See how the protests unfolded on Twitter and elsewhere
Janine Gibson Editor, Guardian.co.uk, Guardian @janinegibson
Revealing Storify of the Susan G Komen social media backlash http://t.co/0x8on0Rn via @stuartmillar159/@RDevro

Heads Up: Archie Rice can prove a value bet at Wolverhampton at 11-2

guardian.co.uk — Saturday tips: Pat's Legacy one to watch out for on the all-weather at Wolverhampton Our new column, aimed at finding the best value Saturday bets, has a selection at the Midlands track Coral have taken a position about the nine-furlong handicap at Wolverhampton on Saturday, going joint-shortest at 11-4 about Son Vida and offering 11-2 for those who fancy Archie Rice (3.15), while most firms who have priced up the race so far go no bigger than 4s.
Chris Cook Sports Reporter, Guardian @claimsfive
Why you should be on Laurence Olivier at Wolverhampton tomorrow http://t.co/2NMNZ3b0 via @guardian He's 11-2!