Sport News 

South Africa thrash clueless England

England 6 South Africa 42: England had 62 per cent of the possession. Big deal. What they did not win was credibility

Pietersen puts India into bat

England are unchanged for the third one-day game, but the host team have recalled Sachin Tendulkar

City complete week of woe for Arsenal

Arsene Wenger denies the storm surrounding the player’s public condemnation of teammates contributed to 3-0 defeat

Business news 

Alistair Darling’s tax lure to end UK exodus

Chancellor scraps claim on foreign dividends to stop companies turning their backs on Britain

Treasury in state-owned assets sell-off

Household names are being prepared for sale in the next two years to raise cash for the stretched public purse

Jaguar in secret plea for £1bn government loan

The sharp downturn in the global car market has already pushed some of the big car manufacturers to the edge of bankruptcy

Comment 

The reeking soul of US justice

The plea bargain is intimidation and extorted perjury, an outright rape of any plausible definition of justice

• Conrad Black

Misery makes ugly reading

I don’t think misery lit is harmless. People who read these books should hang their heads in shame

• India Knight

Call Clarkson – you’re steering into ruin

Gordon Brown is wrong to steer the British economy violently against the direction of travel

• Dominic Lawson

Life and Style 

The big feast: Part 2

From John Torode's beautiful beef to Angela Hartnett's perfect poached figs - our top chefs share their best festive recipes

Gusting into the record books

British engineer Richard Jenkins is convinced his Greenbird will soon snatch the world speed crown for wind-powered cars

First-time buyers hit the auctions to find a house

This flat is one of a growing number of homes to be sold at auction - and the discounts are good news for first-timebuyers

Arts & Entertainment 

Return of the Demi (Moore) goddess

After a midcareer panning and time out with the kids, Demi Moore is back - and she makes for a formidable fortysomething

How do actors memorise their lines?

How do actors memorise their lines? Are their brains bigger than ours? The RSC’s Michael Boyd and Dr Oliver Sacks compare notes

Herr Hitler and the Downfall mash-ups

Hitler's raging has become an online phenomenon thanks to comic subtitling of a scene from the German film Downfall