Alberto Contador of Spain talks to the press before the 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France. Photograph: Vincent Jannink/EPA Andy Schleck won the battle but Alberto Contador went one step closer to winning the war at the Tour de France today. An epic duel for the Tour race leader’s... 

‘We’re not socially abnormal – look at us!’ … Olivia Stamp (left) and Emily Hooley. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian “I’d rather,” deadpans Philippa Grogan, 16, “give up, like, a kidney than my phone. How did you manage before? Carrier... 

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in hospital in Tripoli after his release by the Scottish executive nearly a year ago. Photograph: Reuters The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has rejected allegations that the Lockerbie bomber was released to ease deals for BP, a potential irritant in David Cameron’s... 

Changes in the NHS are politically risky. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Neither the Tories nor the Lib Dems fought the election promising massive changes in the NHS. The safest line a politician can take – and the one David Cameron stuck to for the most part – is to pledge... 

The big clean-up: A security guard rests in Cape Town as South Africa sets about packing up after the World Cup. Photograph: Mark Wessels/EPA The bunting hangs limp, the balloons sag with wrinkles, the used paper cups and plates drift to the floor on a chilly breeze. The football World Cup...