The dismantling of freedom begins with attacks on unfettered media and an independent judiciaryNothing ages so badly as visions of the future. When the fall of the Berlin Wall was followed by the implosion of the Soviet Union, Francis Fukuyama celebrated by publishing his bestseller, The End of History and Read more
Relatives of the suffragette have written a choral work for Radio 3Relatives of the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst will next month premiere a choral work commissioned by the BBC to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote.The writer and women’s rights campaigner Helen Pankhurst and composer Lucy Read more
Sacha Langton-Gilks has written a book to help other grieving parentsAt 6.10am on Tuesday 14 August 2012 my eldest child drew his last breath. I have to look up the time and date because my brain refuses to acknowledge this information, it’s automatically sent to the spam file as dangerous. Read more
Chris Riddell on asset stripping in academy trusts Continue reading… Via: The school cat – cartoon
Katy Perry slipped into a sparkling all-in-one number, with a hood covering her cropped pixie hair do for her latest singing performance. Via: Katy Perry shows off slender frame in red hooded outfit
A team of NASA and MIT researchers study Mercury’s position to determine that the sun is getting older and losing mass, causing its gravitational pull of the solar system to weaken. Via: Study on Mercury's orbit reveals the sun is losing mass
Manchester United will seek to cut the gap to leaders Manchester City to nine points as they travel to Burnley in the pick of six 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League. DAN RIPLEY has all the action. Via: Burnley vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League updates for rest
Dubbed the ‘pope’ of French cuisine, Bocuse helped shake up the food world in the 1970s with the Nouvelle Cuisine revolution and created the idea of the celebrity chef. Via: 'Pope of French cooking' Paul Bocuse dies aged 91
Chelsea will be aim to rediscover their scoring form as they head to the Amex Stadium to take on Brighton in the Premier League’s lunchtime fixture. ADAM SHERGOLD brings you live coverage. Via: Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League score and updates
Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-offBarney Ronay on Chelsea’s hunt for a medieval big manAnd feel free to mail scott.murray@theguardian.com 1.56pm GMT 68 min: Brighton make a double change: Gross and Hemed off, Kayal and Murray on. 1.55pm GMT 66 min: And then suddenly Brighton spring into life! Read more