Those who live up north may complain that it will be grim to be benighted by BST. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Has the time come to switch to BST permanently and put the clocks forward an hour in winter? Yes No  Read More →

Danny Alexander on the Isle of Lewis on Thursday. Photograph: Leila Angus for the Observer On Thursday morning, Danny Alexander called a taxi to take him from his Highland home in Aviemore to the train station. During the journey, the driver turned to the politician – now chief secretary to... 

Prime Minister David Cameron boards a plane. He will travel from Washington to New York by train. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA David Cameron will tomorrow fly to Washington for two days of talks focusing on Afghanistan, BP and the health of the faltering world economy, which will include... 

De La Rue is the world’s biggest producer of bank notes. It denies the production problem has damaged the security of its paper. Photograph: Alamy The chief executive of De La Rue, the world’s biggest producer of bank notes, has resigned with immediate effect following the discovery... 

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