Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group are both expected to return to profit in the first half, boosted by high-street business. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Banks are expected to reveal next week that they are making bigger profits out of their high street customers than they... 

Mark Cavendish makes a dash for the line with his rivals in his wake. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA If Mark Cavendish is all heart when he races, then his leadout man Mark Renshaw appears to ride with his head, but not in the conventional sense. Today, while Cavendish’s sprint... 

Ministers have been told to prove they assessed the budget’s impact on poor people. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA Follow Society Guardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Sign up to Society Daily email briefing Today’s top Society stories Ministers told to prove impact... 

Conservative MP John Redwood has denied being involved with a supposed ‘Brokeback club’. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images A leading Tory rightwing backbencher today warned colleagues against forming a “Brokeback club” sceptical of the coalition government. John Redwood’s...