Andrew ­Lansley has launched his commission on paying for social care, but the answers are far from clear. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA “The answer is clear,” said the health secretary Andrew Lansley, as he launched his commission on paying for social care, “we must develop... 

Stephen Crabb, the Conservative MP, is leading Project Umubano as it enters its fourth year in Rwanda The French will not be happy. A group of Conservatives will tomorrow start distributing 2,000 English language dictionaries to teachers in the former Francophone colony of Rwanda. The dictionaries,... 

Ivy Bean loved to tweet about her favourite fish and chips. Photograph: Bob Collier/PA The oldest person on Twitter died today, after over 1,000 tweets documenting numerous fish and chip dinners, several episodes of Deal or No Deal and a friendship with Peter Andre. Ivy Bean, 104, began tweeting... 

The home page of the Capello Index, the controversial player-rating website which was taken down this morning. Photograph: Lewis Stickley/PA Confusion surrounded the status of The Capello Index, the controversial online project inspired and – originally at least – backed by the England... 

The City skyline – banks are believed to have set aside £5bn to pay staff bonuses, despite calls for pay restraints. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images British banks with big City operations have amassed pay and bonus pools of more than £5bn in the first six months of the year,...