Business news 

High street sales rise defies gloomy outlook

Retail trade and mortgage lending beat forecasts but M&S and rivals launch one-day sales to capture cash-strapped shoppers

UK company job cuts hit 24,000

New losses announced by Rolls-Royce, AstraZeneca and BAE add to the growing tally of cuts made in just over a week

Public finances fall into red by £1.8 billion

Tax revenues fall short, forcing Government to borrow in October, ahead of Monday's Pre-Budget Report

Sport News 

Walcott has surgery on dislocated shoulder

Arsenal manager confirms striker has undergone an operation on injury that could keep him out for three months

• Wenger considers Walcott damages claim

• Capello’s 24-carat gold reserves

Maradona laps up Hampden strolling role

Argentina coach plays it quiet and calm in his curtain-raiser and celebrates narrow win over Scotland

Faldo considers unlikely second captaincy

After a harrowing experience at Valhalla, Europe's most celebrated golfer fancies another crack at the Ryder Cup helm

Comment 

BNP can never become respectable

Conditions ought to be ripe for the far Right. But its unsavoury militancy will always repel the voters

• David Aaronovitch

Tories may drown in clear blue water

With the collapse of their poll lead, the Tories have reverted to type and adopted a thoroughly bad policy

• Anatole Kaletsky

Why stop here on our evolution?

We share our genetic make-up with animals. So why be squeamish about using animal genes?

• Matthew Syed

Life and Style 

Will this be the end of prostitution?

Jacqui Smith, Britain's first female Home Secretary, wants to tackle prostitution. But the move faces strong opposition

The Dragons' Den, African-style

Want to make a difference to poverty and earn money too? We look at an ingenious scheme that has nothing to do with charity

Young, free... and divorced

Figures show that people under 30 are more likely to divorce than other age groups. Why do so many end up on the rocks?

Arts & Entertainment  

Titian campaign gets £10m lifeline

National Heritage Memorial Fund's donation means less than £30m is needed to keep Renaissance masterpiece

A tribute to de Menezes, an unlikely hero

As the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest continues, Dom Phillips visits the Brazilian set of Brazuca, a film about his life

Four stars for Waltz With Bashir

Ari Folman’s film is a mesmerising jumble of flowing graphics so beautifully painted it is hard to believe the ingredients