Friday, 6 July 2012

The Week
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main headlineWhere was Gen Sir Peter Wall when his men needed him?

The head of the Army should have shown moral courage and made a stand against these cuts

Mouthfuls of American goo: the brutal truth about Fifty Shades

We gave Fifty Shades to a writer working on a PhD about sadomasochism and romantic love. The result? Ouch

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main headlineTen Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 6 Jul 2012

Osborne-Balls spat colours bank debate, Syrian general defects to Turkey and green light for goal-line technology

Balls and Osborne go toe to toe in Commons banking debate

Commons turned into a boxing ring as the two political heavyweights slug it out

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main headlineTed: new sex symbol for stuffed animal fetishists

Teddy-bear in Mark Wahlberg film is a pin-up for 'plushies' who can't resist a fake furry animal

Katie Holmes 'rebels' against Tom by flashing black bra

Red top tales: 'Sex kitten' Holmes enters a 'new phase'; One Direction star in foul-mouthed tirade

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main headlineAmazing Spider-Man reboot adds rom-com to comic caper

Andrew Garfield makes an appealing Spider-Man, but was it too soon for another remake?

Bank injects £50bn easing, as China and ECB cut rates

Moves by central banks across the globe signal further concern that world economy is stalling

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main headlineCEO charged with harassment after employee suicides

Didier Lombard could face a year in prison after 30 France Telecom worker deaths

Andy Murray faces a bigger opponent than Tsonga: history

Can Andy Murray defeat the Frenchman to become the first British finalist since 1938?

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main headlineCutbacks leave UK with smallest army since Victorian times

Five battalions go and total strength drops from 102,000 to 82,000 in radical reorganisation