Business news  

WPP goes hostile with £1bn Taylor Nelson bid

UK advertising group 'reluctantly' turns hostile in deal for TNS but may face a counter offer from German rival GfK

Investors rally to B&B amid fears of contagion

Any loss from rights issue would be dwarfed by exposure to potential collapse across sector if the bank was allowed to fail

Equitable policyholders set to sue for billions

A damning Parliamentary Ombudsman report is expected to pave the way for hundreds of thousands to sue Government

Sport News 

Lampard set to quit Chelsea for Inter

Luiz Felipe Scolari runs into immediate problems as club’s relationship with England midfield player breaks down

England facing pace ordeal

Andrew Strauss confident of victory as South Africa get ready to unleash high-speed three-pronged attack in opening match

Johnson to grace Twickenham again

England team manager joins Lawrence Dallaglio in effort to raise £1 million for the rehabilitation of Service personnel

Comment 

Justice can't be done in secret

We will always try to twist the evidence to fit our theories. Especially when we are wrong

• Daniel Finkelstein

Not perfect? You're not in our gang

As the Church takes a faltering step into the 21st century, the Tories embrace the darker side of religiosity

• Alice Miles

The market cannot mend our broken society

As politics converges, a growing undercurrent of discontent can be heard. We should listen before it is too late

• David Selbourne

Life & Style 

How the Google generation thinks

Digital-age kids process information differently from parents. Our writer admits misjudging how her son was learning

Why you should wear a maxi dress

The casual maxi started it, now the long evening dress is back. How the latest trend took hold in our consciousness

Video: how to make straightened hair shine

A top stylist demonstrates how best to tame unruly locks and obtain a sleek, shiny result

Arts & Entertainment 

Is this the greatest museum on earth?

The British Museum is more popular than Blackpool and its boss is staying put. No wonder, says Damian Whitworth

Chorus of disapproval: the complaints choir

Every tedious aspect of modern life has passed the lips of a complaints choir: a new performance art that is taking root

The geeks take over the gallery at the ICA

Jürg Lehni and Alex Rich are the human brains behind Hektor and Viktor, the robots who make artworks