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Food is about to run out for besieged Damascus refugees
Syrian blockade of Yarmouk refugee camp raises fears for 18,000 people left starving inside, with some already resorting to eating leaves and animal feed -
Labour looks to fix NHS 'black hole'
Drastic action needed to keep NHS in anything like its current form, says former minister Frank Field, as elderly care costs rise -
Venice independence lobby – in Kent
From his Tonbridge study, psychiatrist Giovanni Dalla-Valle hopes to rally international support for Europe's latest separatist group -
Korea ferry's third mate was at wheel
Arrested captain defends his delay in evacuating the ship in rough seas as hundreds of divers continue search -
Teachers vote on strike action
Education union's conference sees some members call for a more aggressive stance, against wishes of executive -
Festivals become package holidays
Industry reports huge rise in all-in-one holidays to European dance music events this summer, but some DJs are sceptical
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Food bank trust hits back at Tories
Praise from David Cameron for Trussell Trust at odds with Iain Duncan Smith attack -
Plea to missing marathon star
Sierra Leone's prodigy, Mamie Konneh Lahun, vanished after last week's race. Now her friends and manager say they fear that she is throwing away her chance of happiness and success -
Supermarket shifts 'cause anxiety'
Flexible work patterns for staff can damage mental health, study finds -
Yorkshire prepares for le Tour
With only two months to go until the world's greatest cycle race starts in the Dales, there is a sense that the event could be a 'game changer' -
Elite election strategists head to UK
David Axelrod and Lynton Crosby lead the impressive array of international pollsters being lured to Westminster by all three parties
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