The nasty country
Madeleine Bunting: But are politicians to blame for Britain's social recession and can they put it right?
Support acts
Following a career crisis, Lindsay Swan put her initial scepticism to one side in order to find out whether professional coaching could really make her a happier, better worker
Biotech firm in cannabis breakthrough
9.45am: GW Pharmaceuticals today signed up Japan's Otsuka
to develop and market its pioneering cannabis-based drug Sativex in the US. By Julia Kollewe.
Sniff an armpit or stroke a cat to cure stress at work
· Get promotion if you want to beat anxiety, says guide· Failure to switch off can lead to medical problems
Tesco expands into medical insurance
Tesco has today announced it will start to sell private medical insurance.
Hardship and homelessness – a sting in the tail for cancer patients
Isabel Hardman on how charities Macmillan and Shelter come to the aid of the large number of sufferers who lose out financially.
Lost health, lost home, lost job – and no one to help
In 1993, Lee Burbidge was diagnosed with a rare cancer called musculoaponeurotic fibromatosis. He had six weeks of radiotherapy, then two years of physiotherapy after nerve damage led to the loss of the use of his arm. Lee's wife, Lynn, left her job to become his carer and, six months after the operation, they lost the business they had set up together.
£3m for man left with unstoppable sex drive
· Court told of head injury caused by fall at work· Churchgoing Christian's marriage at risk
Drugs giant warns on new heart treatment
8.15am: AstraZeneca has raised fresh fears over its threadbare drug development pipeline, admitting that its heart drug AGI-1067 is a 'very high-risk project'. By Julia Kollewe.