France’s Christophe Lemaitre crosses the finish line to win gold in the 100m final. Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters France’s Christophe Lemaitre is the new European 100m champion after claiming victory in the final in a time of 10.11sec, with Britain’s Mark Lewis-Francis winning an unexpected silver medal. Dwain Chambers, who was expected to battle with Lemaitre [...]

Home secretary Theresa May speaks about anti- social behaviour. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images The declaration by the home secretary, Theresa May, today that it is now time to “move beyond the asbo” scuttles the flagship of Tony Blair’s “tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” approach to law and order. Conceived in 1996 [...]

Fettes College (foreground) is one of the private schools to which the children of diplomates are being sent. Photograph: Guardian The taxpayer is spending more than £15m a year to send the children of British diplomats and military officers to private schools such as Fettes, Winchester, Roedean and Marlborough. The subsidies – sometimes costing as [...]