Discussions are underway at cabinet level on whether to seek Gordon Brown's resignation

US coverage of campaign reflects candidate's success with reporters, but polls will be the real test

Seizure of Bosnian Serb leader shows pro-western president Tadic is now in commanding position after May's election victory

Millions of customers of EDF Energy face price rises of up to 22% for gas and electricity supplies

Anglican version of Catholic model proposed in bid to resolve ongoing rows over homosexuality

French nuclear companies hoping to build new reactors in the UK have been suffering mishaps at home, reports Angelique Chrisafis

Speaking on agency's 50th birthday, head of Nasa warns Nasa will struggle when shuttle retires

747 bound for Australia from Hong Kong forced down in Philippines after fuselage opens up

Team of three slept while guarding nuclear launch codes, in latest embarrassment to bungling airbase

Rory Bremner emerges as top contender for C4 show as Carol Vorderman announces departure

Soldier and his animal die in insurgent attack while on routine patrol in southern Afghanistan

Doubts about medical evidence end five-week manslaughter trial of nanny

Surprise appointment heralded in legal circles as bold, exciting and encouraging

Announcement of September 3 discussions comes days after 34th anniversary of division

Sixth man to walk on the moon believes in Roswell alien appearance and existence of life on other planets

Luke Harding says Russia would only take such action just to annoy Washington

How much do you really know about food? Test your cordon bleu credentials with our ultimate food challenge: 40 fiendish questions set by expert Sudi Pigott

Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Glasgow East byelection

As the city prepares for next month's Olympics, Guardian photographer Dan Chung looks at life for ordinary people in a definitive year for China

Sport: Manchester United are to pay £32m to turn Carlos Tevez's loan agreement into a permanent deal

Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray pulled off a sensational straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic to reach the Canadian Masters semi-final

Culture: Her first publisher dismissed her as 'an amateur writer', but she became the best English novelist of her time. Julian Barnes pays tribute to Penelope Fitzgerald

Culture: Chimps are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, but you won't see them in the multiplex. Show me the monkey, says John Patterson

Multimedia: Indian tribe honour Hindu goddess by pulling tractors with hooks attached to their backs

Multimedia: US presidential candidate welcomed by 200,000-strong crowds in Berlin

Travel: Jonathan Trigell learns the basics of climbing mountains in a week on a high altitude summer break

Travel: Wasaga Beach is ideal for families - shallow water, no tide and child-friendly cottages a minute from the shore

Our Uganda aid project: In Katine, Uganda, the Guardian is tracking a three-year development programme

Comment is free: Marina Hyde: It is an astonishing kind of stupidity that sees us duped into paying for bottles of water

Comment is free: Richard Dowden: Zimbabwe's president is using talks with Tsvangirai to buy time while he prepares for war

Life & style: Thought Gaudí was far out? Welcome to the weird world of Mexican architect Javier Senosiain and the mollusc mansion he created

Life & style: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: They look and smell divine, and their juice dribbles down your chin and stains your smile. What's not to like about the cherry?

Environment, science & technology: Experts voice fears as bird population in Farne Islands plummets by one third in five years

Environment, science & technology: Jonathan Watts reports from Dabancheng on a changing landscape for China's energy policy

Business & money: Analysts suspect BP's Russian venture is a sinking dream and even question firm's vulnerability to takeover

Business & money: Fourth profits warning hits market value, as group cites botched acquisitions as reason for latest fall