Aberystwyth in Wales is among areas vulnerable to the impact of public sector job cuts Photograph: Michael St. Maur Sheil/CORBIS Areas of the country most vulnerable to public sector job cuts have been warned to brace themselves for falling house prices as research reveals a widening gap between... 

Ed Miliband MP, Labour leadership candidate. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian My brother David and I had a childhood that was both normal and unusual, if that’s possible. We were normal in the things that we did – playing football, watching TV – and it was unusual in that... 

Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir receives the man-of-the-series award in a ceremony that was kept low key due to the corruption allegations. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters The England and Wales Cricket Board is desperate for the one-day leg of Pakistan’s tour to go ahead despite the allegations... 

Prayers are offered for the trapped miners by religious devotees during a ceremony at the San Jose gold and copper mine in Copiapo, Chile. Photograph: Ariel Marinkovic/AFP The 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground have spoken for the first time to family members waiting for them on the...