Clarke forced to apologise for rape comments 
19.05.2011, 14:30
Kenneth Clarke after his remarks implying some rapes were less serious than others caused uproar. Photograph: Reuters
Clarke warns of new Lockerbie 26.03.2011, 03:20
Kenneth Clarke says the British people have 'reason to remember the curse' of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Photograph: Martin…
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Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, this month announced cuts of £350m a year to the legal aid budget. Photograph: Martin Ar…
Kenneth Clarke denies 'another U-turn' on sentencing 21.06.2011, 13:14
Kenneth Clarke, whose plans to offer 50% sentence discounts have been ditched. Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters
Ken Clarke's abolition of legal watchdog to be challenged by MPs 08.03.2012, 11:48
A committee has said Ken Clarke has failed to find alternative bodies to cover the functions of the legal quango. Photograph: D…
Clarke wants to reform ECHR 20.02.2011, 19:35
The Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke on The Andrew Marr Show. He said he would seek to reform the European Court of Human Right…
Kenneth Clarke delays announcement of sentencing reforms 20.05.2011, 13:18
Kenneth Clarke apologised on Thursday night for his choice of words in the controversy over his rape remarks. Photograph: Lucy …
Ken Clarke single-handedly saved the euro in the 1990s, says Luxembourger 18.06.2011, 02:10
Jean-Claude Juncker says Ken Clarke organised a secret meeting to push for the euro's retention. Photograph: Georges Gobet/AFP
Ken Clarke warned plan to curb open justice is flawed 09.01.2012, 02:05
Justice secretary Ken Clarke, in Downing Street, London, shortly after the Tory/Liberal coalition won power in May 2010. Photog…
Ken Clarke unsettled by criticism of secret courts plan 06.03.2012, 23:47
Justice secretary Ken Clarke's secret court proposals have come under attack for being a 'corruption' of the British legal syst…
Clarke to 'look again' at sentence discount after rape comments row 18.05.2011, 19:08
Kenneth Clarke has said 'all rape is a serious crime' after sparking a major row when he gave the impression there were 'seriou…
Wrong grades cost students uni place 23.02.2011, 13:48
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Kenneth Clarke has shown ignorance of rape and law, says police expert 19.05.2011, 18:42
Kenneth Clarke showed an ignorance of the facts, Dave Gee said. Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Cameron shelves key parts of Clarke's prison sentencing reforms 08.06.2011, 14:04
Prison sentencing: Kenneth Clarke's reform plans are to be shelved. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian
Clarke: prison is a waste of money 16.04.2011, 03:30
Ken Clarke said the current prison system offered 'very, very bad value for taxpayers' money'. Photograph: Nikola Solic/Reuters
Ken Clarke ditches plan to scrap chief coroner 23.11.2011, 11:19
Ken Clarke, who is abandoning plans to abolish the post of chief coroner. Photograph: Jon Super/AP
David Cameron urged to sack Kenneth Clarke over rape comments 18.05.2011, 17:10
Kenneth Clarke, who appeared to suggest that 'date rape' is not a serious offence. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian
Kenneth Clarke blames English riots on a 'broken penal system' 06.09.2011, 03:24
Kenneth Clarke said that the riots were an 'outburst of outrageous behaviour by the criminal classes' Photograph: Kerim Okten/E…
Kenneth Clarke drops shorter jail terms for rapists after tussle with Cameron 09.06.2011, 02:23
Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has been forced to abandon plans to give rapists a 50% sentence reduction if they plead guilty…
Prison sentencing: Clarke faces further tussle with PM over reforms 09.06.2011, 13:58
Kenneth Clarke, who faces another fierce tussle with David Cameron over sentencing reform. Photograph: Toby Melville/REUTERS
Air passenger data deal with US defended by Kenneth Clarke 27.05.2011, 02:06
Kenneth Clarke, justice secretary, who has said a government agreement to store air passenger data of transatlantic travellers …
UK wrong to prop up dictators – PM 22.02.2011, 13:13
David Cameron will tell the Kuwait national assembly that Britain was wrong to prop up ‘highly controlling regimes’ as a way of…
Ken Clarke forced to abandon 50% sentence cuts for guilty pleas 21.06.2011, 10:43
Ken Clarke has been forced to abandon his plan to increase the reduction in sentences for early guilty pleas. Photograph: Matth…
Clarke rejects supreme court fears 09.02.2011, 11:46
Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, expressed his surprise at the claims made by the president of the supreme court, who cri…
Kenneth Clarke vows to end 'bean-counting' probation service culture 27.07.2011, 13:30
Kenneth Clarke says he wants to end the 'bean-counting' culture in the probation service. Photograph: David Jones/PA
Dadaab, Kenya: 20 years on 24.03.2011, 12:31
An aerial view of the Dadaab refugee complex. The Ifo, Dagahaley and Hagadera camps in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya , form the l…
Squatting protests - live updates 15.09.2011, 20:25
The justice secretary, Ken Clarke. Photograph: Ho/Reuters
Government unveils libel law reforms 15.03.2011, 19:15
Ken Clarke Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian
Ken Clarke on Question Time – live coverage 20.05.2011, 01:36
No questions barred ... QT at Wormwood Scrubs Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA
Transfer deadline day - live! | Paolo Bandini 01.09.2011, 01:57
Yossi Benayoun. Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images
Where did it all go wrong? 09.02.2011, 12:41
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Clarke unveils penal system shakeup 13.01.2011, 15:29
Lancaster Castle prison is one of three earmarked for closure, according to the Times. Photograph: GTP/Alamy
Fans invited to reinvent SF prize 15.12.2010, 17:55
Arthur C Clarke at his Colombo home in 1993. Photograph: David White / Rex Features
Denmark v England – live! 09.02.2011, 23:01
Darren Bent celebrates Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | Paul Doyle 22.12.2011, 23:59
There may be a wee bit of attention on this man tonight. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
Measures to stop litigation culture will have opposite effect, warn experts 18.09.2011, 02:11
Justice Minister Ken Clarke. Photograph: David Jones/PA
Reoffending up after short jail terms 10.05.2011, 14:37
Ken Clarke said both prison and non-custodial sentences needed to do more to address the underlying causes of crime. Photograph…
Rape sentences now average eight years, Ministry of Justice figures show 26.05.2011, 16:11
Kenneth Clarke is confronted by law campaigners in London after saying some rapes were less serious than others Photograph: Ho/…
UK will let prisoners vote, says Clarke 09.02.2011, 13:32
Prison governors are calling on the government to invest in community orders as a way of saving money and cutting re-offending.…
China heads off US queries on rights 17.01.2011, 12:33
The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, acknowledged in a rare interview that there were 'issues' between his country and the US. Pho…
Bloggers launch Huffington lawsuit 12.04.2011, 19:31
Arianna Huffington Photograph: Darren Calabrese/AP
Spurs 1-1 Chelsea 12.12.2010, 20:02
Carlo Ancelotti. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Huffington Post to launch UK edition 24.03.2011, 20:44
Arianna Huffington: 'Whenever I am in England I feel like I am home'. Photograph: Darren Calabrese/AP
Home Office falsely imprisoned sex offender 25.05.2011, 20:19
Charles Clarke was forced to resign when it was discovered that around 1,000 foreign national prisoners had been released witho…
Saturday clockwatch – as it happened | Rob Bagchi 21.01.2012, 19:02
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Lib Dem donor on the run forced to surrender false passport 16.09.2011, 19:19
Michael Brown has been hiding in the Dominican Republic using documents issued in the name of Darren Nally. Photograph: Paul Gr…
20 small reasons to celebrate 2012 10.12.2010, 13:36
Darren Choy carries the Youth Olympic torch on August 14 2010 in Singapore Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images
Lib Dem peers back legal aid cuts 13.03.2012, 17:24
Ken Clarke aims to save £350m from the Ministry opf Justice's civil legal aid budget. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
High-speed rail link HS2 set for go ahead from minister 10.01.2012, 02:07
A train passes beneath a HS2 protest sign in Wendover, south-west England. Photograph: Darren Staples/REUTERS
Iraq contractor awaits murder verdict 20.02.2011, 15:48
Daniel Fitzsimons is accused of shooting dead fellow contractors Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare in August 2009. Photograph: PA
Legal aid and sentencing bill – live blog 21.06.2011, 17:42
Ken Clarke leaves Downing Street after being appointed justice secretary by the prime minister, David Cameron, as he sets up th…
Tory MEP reignites row over Kenneth Clarke rape remarks 23.05.2011, 20:49
Conservative MEP Roger Helmer suggested on his blog that some rape victims shared responsibility. Photograph: Jean-Pierre Mulle…
Secret civil court hearings 'would put government above the law' 06.03.2012, 15:20
The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, has argued that evidence could only be kept secret from claimants in 'very limited circumsta…
Abu Qatada row: UK and Jordan hold talks in Amman 15.02.2012, 02:18
Abu Qatada is driven away from Long Lartin prison following his release on Monday. Photograph: Darren Staples/REUTERS
UK economy faces life in slow lane 07.01.2011, 11:58
The prime minister David Cameron at a Tesco store in Beijing during a trade mission to China in November. Photograph: Darren St…
UPS air cargo blocked by Britain over security concerns 17.06.2011, 15:21
Packages being removed from a UPS container at East Midlands airport after a suspected bomb was found in October 2010. Photogra…
Advice on medicinal pot was wrong 29.10.2010, 13:56
A cannabis pharmacy in the Netherlands where the drug is legal for medical use. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA
Daunting task for Kenny in Ireland 27.02.2011, 17:48
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, centre, arrives to address supporters in Dublin. Photograph: Darren Staples/REUTERS
Supermarkets' plan to build thousands more stores revealed 22.12.2011, 11:03
Supermarkets' expansion plans are at their most ambitious since records began, according to retail analysts. Photograph: Darren…
Jonathan Porritt 04.03.2011, 19:00
Caroline Spelman: forced to admit to getting forestry policy wrong. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian
Legal aid cuts will save less than half government's forecast, study finds 09.01.2012, 14:41
The Ministry of Justice, led by Ken Clarke, says it aims to do away with 'compensation culture' by cutting legal aid. Photograp…
Spartak Moscow v Chelsea – LIVE 19.10.2010, 21:21
John Terry missed England's match against Montenegro after injuring his back in training. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC v…
Popularising poetry - what's wrong? 11.04.2011, 02:05
Angry bards . . . Garrison Keillor and August Kleinzahler. Photograph: Eamonn Mccabe/Beowulf Sheehan
Family seeks justice in Doherty case 08.05.2011, 02:06
Sheila and Mark Blanco. Sheila Blanco said that she will not give up her search for the truth as to how her son died. Photograp…
Andrew Lansley wins battle to keep NHS risk assessment under wraps 23.02.2012, 03:20
George Osborne, Andrew Lansley and Kenneth Clarke in the House of Commons on the day the government’s NHS shakeup waa debated. …
International terror alert as suspect packages found on planes bound for US 29.10.2010, 21:23
East Midlands Airport's freight distribution depot and some office buildings have been closed due to a bomb scare Photograph: D…
Why the weight is so hard to shift: guidelines have been wrong all along 21.02.2012, 10:28
An overweight man takes a dip in the sea in Cuxhaven, northwestern Germany. Photograph: Philipp Guelland/AFP/Getty Images
Human rights abuses could be covered up under new justice bill proposals 12.02.2012, 02:11
Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke is pushing ahead with the proposals despite opposition from special advocates Photograph: Davi…
Military rehearse for royal wedding 27.04.2011, 10:44
An officer from the Grenadier Guards adjusts a soldier's cap during a royal wedding rehearsal. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reute…
Cuts put frontline police in office jobs 29.03.2011, 03:32
The Police Federation warns that other forces will follow Warwickshire's example and cut frontline polceing. Photograph: Darren…
Driver in French bus crash told police he may have been drowsy 21.02.2012, 02:50
Pupils lay tributes to Peter Rippington, the head of mathematics at Alvechurch middle school, who died in the coach crash. Phot…
Democrats fall short in heated Wisconsin recall elections 10.08.2011, 09:03
Protesters in Wisconsin against Governor Scott Walker's move to curb union rights and cut worker benefits. Photograph: Darren H…
Famous for the wrong book 19.07.2011, 16:34
Joseph Heller: There's only one catch - his best book is Something Happened. Photograph: Todd Plitt/AP
I was wrong over legal aid review 24.02.2011, 16:28
A protester against cuts to legal aid outside the Ministry of Justice. Photograph: Mark Thomas/PA
Banks ditch PPI appeal 09.05.2011, 22:36
Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond said of the PPI case: 'We don't always get things right for our customers; when we get the…
SlutWalk: the wrong message or a great idea? 15.05.2011, 11:25
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Palestinian man shot dead in clash with Israeli soldiers 23.09.2011, 18:59
Masked Palestinians prepare to throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops at Qalandiya checkpoint, near the West bank city…
Stranger than science fiction 18.11.2010, 13:17
Escapist fantasy, or search for deeper truth? ... a still from the Stanley Kubrick's film of Arthur C Clarke's 2001: A Space Od…
Karen Gillan – this year's model 15.01.2012, 02:08
"If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a hypnotist. I'd make people feel like they are in love": actor Karen Gillan. Photograph: Alan Cl…
Defiant Nick Clegg vows to keep coalition tied to the centre 22.09.2011, 13:03
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg speaks during the Liberal Democrats conference in Birmingham Photograph: Darren Staples/REUTER…
Douglas Adams detective's TV debut 16.12.2010, 15:50
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Let's not talk about sex 16.10.2010, 02:01
'It's very easy to write a sex scene where everything goes wrong,' says novelist Hilary Mantel. 'But it's very hard to write ab…
Labour wrong on Megrahi, says PM 08.02.2011, 02:01
The Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, after arriving back in Libya in 2009. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
UK bill of rights faces deadlock 18.03.2011, 15:08
The commission exploring a British bill of rights has an important role to play in examining how Britain implements human right…
Palestinian leader ignores US warnings on UN statehood bid 16.09.2011, 21:43
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas speaks about his bid for Palestinian statehood recognition during a televised speech in Ram…
BBC 'got it wrong on women' 09.02.2012, 11:42
BBC director general Mark Thompson said in a Daily Mail article that the broadcaster had two few older female presenters. Photo…
The rise of Glencore, the biggest company you've never heard of 20.05.2011, 02:07
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Miliband says union threat to Olympics 'unacceptable and wrong' 29.02.2012, 14:11
Len McCluskey said the government;s attacks on public sector workers were so deep and ideological that targeting the Games woul…
'Red Deer Cave people' may be new species of human 14.03.2012, 17:52
A skull, possibly from a new species of human, recovered from Longlin cave in Guangxi province, China. Photograph: Darren Curno…
At last, Tony Blair is talking sense about alienated youth | Deborah Orr 25.08.2011, 02:05
Blair was wrong to believe in the unifying power of "aspiration". Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
David Cameron upsets prison reformers with sentencing crackdown 22.06.2011, 02:06
David Cameron has forced Kenneth Clarke to drop more than 60% of his original proposals on legal aid, sentencing of prisoners a…
TV Hall of Shame #5: Treme 23.03.2011, 16:32
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Birmingham riots: intense anger after deaths of three young men 10.08.2011, 23:02
A police forensics officer inspects the scene where three young British Asian men were killed by a car driven by suspected loot…
American labour's lost love 24.02.2011, 22:15
A woman grabs a picket sign outside of the Capitol building as protestors march against a bill that would curtail state employe…
Planning laws signal end of road for out-of-town shopping centres 28.03.2012, 11:57
Planning laws will protect the green belt and favour town centre development over out-of-town sites, said planning minister Gre…
What happens if the population forecasts are wrong? 19.09.2011, 19:00
Children queue for rice porridge in Manila's Baseco slum area. The population growth rate in the Philippines is among the highe…
Stoke City v Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg 14.08.2011, 17:18
André Villas-Boas looks relaxed before Chelsea's first Premier League game under his control at Stoke City on Sunday. Photograp…
Abu Qatada released from jail 14.02.2012, 02:06
Abu Qatada is driven from Long Lartin Prison in South Littleton, central England, February 13, 2012. A judge decided last week …
British Gas owner Centrica attacked over £1.3bn profits 28.07.2011, 16:07
Centrica, owner of British Gas, saw first-half profits fall but still increased its payout to shareholders. Photograph: Darren …
Youth Justice Board saved before expected Lords defeat 23.11.2011, 21:43
Conservative party leader David Cameron addresses the annual Youth Justice Board conference in 2006. The government had planned…
Assange witness – I was wrong 08.02.2011, 20:23
Julian Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden. Many suffer unjustified extradition ordeals under the present system. Photogr…
Afghanistan war tactics are profoundly wrong, says former ambassador 26.05.2011, 02:06
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Britain's former ambassador to Afghanistan, said it was a mistake to boast about the numbers of Talib…
Councils face ban on issuing fines to people who leave bins out on wrong day 15.01.2012, 11:28
Bin fines had been used to 'punish people for innocent mistakes', the environment secretary said. Photograph: Brian Harris/Alam…
Vince Cable rules out 'coalition divorce' 19.09.2011, 12:39
Vince Cable, who has said he and his Lib Dem colleagues are 'most definitely not talking about coalition divorce'. Photograph: …
Trapped Welsh miners rescue operation - live coverage 16.09.2011, 22:35
Firefighters join the rescue effort at Gleision mine, south Wales, where four miners were last night still trapped about 90 met…
Michael Hintze revealed as funder of Lord Lawson's climate thinktank 27.03.2012, 12:57
Michael Hintze, who runs the hedge fund CQS, is financially supporting former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson's climate sceptic th…
Prison sentencing reform plans hit by fresh delays 08.06.2011, 11:05
Kenneth Clarke's plans for reforming prison sentencing have been hit by fresh delays. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardia…
Top Tories admit: we got it wrong on third runway at Heathrow 25.03.2012, 04:31
Planes queuing for takeoff at Heathrow airport. Top Tories fear there is not enough capacity without a third runway. Photograph…
Bahrain military tightens grip on capital protests 17.02.2011, 22:09
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