Chinese activist touches down at Newark a month after escape from house arrest and vows to continue fight for human rights

An unlikely partnership between Medway’s Citizens Advice and payday lender Wonga aims to discover more about consumer borrowing

• Rio Ferdinand omitted ‘for purely footballing reasons’
• Manager optimistic Scott Parker will be fit

Alan Duncan says arms trade ‘has become the greatest threat to development, beyond disease and disaster’

Poll of 9,000 university students shows undergraduates still spend only 13 hours a week with teachers despite tuition fee rise

Benoît Coeuré says conditions were very dangerous in autumn of 2011 and banks faced severe difficulties to fund themselves

Medical journal says cholesterol-lowering pills can reduce the risk of heart problems, especially in the over-50s

Beckham’s arrival for ceremony will increase speculation he will be part of the Great Britain football team at the Olympics

UK government making urgent preparations to cope with the fallout of a possible Greek exit from the single currency

Modernisers gain ground but fail to take key posts in Tory party’s 12-strong executive

Decision to release 24-year-old after appeal over 2004 murder conviction follows long legal battle by family

Chilthorne Domer, Somerset: Each animal has its own distinct personality, no two faces are alike, and they have a way of looking you directly in the eye

As the coalition attempts to cut immigration, it stands accused of taking the equivalent of a machine gun to private colleges

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says if the Greeks don’t like the rules they can leave, this is unfair and it won’t work

George Osborne has proposed 40 or 50 year bonds to lock in lower borrowing costs, but has yet to test the capital markets

The suspension of the awards was sparked by a letter from campaigners linked to the London Mining Network

Nearly half of United Business Media shareholders refused to endorse group’s pay policies at annual meeting

New building in Wakefield beats stiff competition to vie for £100,000 Art Fund museum prize

Broadcasters are looking for academics who can fascinate and sparkle. How do you get in on the action?

Universities say they are struggling to navigate ‘Kafkaesque’ rules governing entry of non-EU students

A new report reveals that many academies are selling unhealthy food and drinks that are banned in other schools. Now doctors and campaigners are calling on the government to intervene

Vince Cable and GM’s vice chairman to visit Ellesmere Port as carmaker prepares to reveal production plans for new Astra

Shadow chancellor follows Peter Mandelson in calling for Britons to renew EU marriage vows and attack lack of growth

The rush to convert to academy status may be over, says Mike Baker, who hopes the government will now realise it should not be imposed on all schools

School Food Trust study contradicts Michael Gove’s claim that academies would champion government’s nutritional standards

CPS to announce decision in cases of journalist and six others concerning allegations of perverting the course of justice