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Global rice crop will be three million tonnes short this year, analysts predict

BMA finds one-third of junior doctors work to understaffed and underpaid rotas

Turkish military launch new offensive on PKK separatists

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Sexism in the City is endemic, Fawcett Society reports

Research shows tuition fees deter one in three from higher education

Farmers' strike continues to cripple Argentinian economy

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World's lights go out for Earth Hour - but London's City Hall only turns them down

Chad pardons six Zoe's Ark aid workers

Southampton crematorium offers webcasts of funerals to those unable to attend

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Bosses must now protect staff from sexual harassment by customers

Defra rules that energy firms must spread profits to help those in poverty

Six new genes that control Type 2 diabetes are found

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Summary: Civil liberties debate heats up over 42-day detention bill

Forecast: The Olympic flame - symbol of friendship - is unlikely to warm many hearts

Simon Rudd