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  1. 1. Oscar Pistorius awaits fate as he is cleared of murder

    11 Sep 2014: The trial has taken centre stage in South African politics and the constantly developing drama nature of a soap opera

  2. 2. Danny Welbeck not up to standards required, says Louis van Gaal

    11 Sep 2014: Louis van Gaal has delivered a brutal explanation for Manchester United’s decision to sell Danny Welbeck to Arsenal

  3. 3. Burger King launches black burger in Japan – and no, it's not just burnt

    11 Sep 2014: The chain’s goth-like burger, with black buns, black cheese and black sauce, is a bizarre addition to the menu. But it’s not the only food to go back to black, writes Homa Khaleeli

  4. 4. Destiny review: the future of games remains locked in the past

    11 Sep 2014: Bungie has reached for the stars with its gigantic space opera, but much of the experience is rooted in long established conventions. By Keith Stuart

  5. 5. Why has Kelly Brook got away with punching two men? | Glen Poole

    11 Sep 2014: Glen Poole: You told us: Jason Statham and Danny Cipriani were assaulted but there’s no room for male victims in the discourse we have created around gender and violence

  6. 6. Poll: support for Scottish independence cools as referendum draws near

    11 Sep 2014: Latest YouGov poll shows support for the no vote rising by three points to 52%, leaving yes vote support four points behind

  7. 7. American Doctor Who fans befuddled by Capaldi's accent: 'He should be called Doctor What!?'

    11 Sep 2014: As the Glasgow-born star’s accent drives Americans to subtitles, we asked speech experts: is it the Scottish twang, or just his voice?

  8. 8. High court verdict spells the end for Australian immigration detention as we know it | Joyce Chia

    11 Sep 2014: Joyce Chia: Today’s landmark hearing clearly set out the constitutional limits on detaining non-citizens. The federal government will now have to release or process thousands of asylum seekers

  9. 9. Jacintha Saldanha 'took blame' for Duchess of Cambridge prank call

    11 Sep 2014: Inquest hears nurse found hanged had sent distressed emails to colleagues over Australian DJs' hoax call about pregnant Kate

  10. 10. Assad, Moscow and Tehran condemn Obama's plan for air strikes against Isis

    11 Sep 2014: Claims that strikes would violate sovereignty, as Syrian rebels welcome move and other Arab states offer 'appropriate' support

  11. 11. New poll has Scotland rejecting independence by four-point margin – as it happened

    11 Sep 2014: Andrew Sparrow and Ben Quinn’s rolling coverage of all the developments in the Scottish independence referendum campaign, including Alex Salmond holding a press conference

  12. 12. The Great Naked Celebrity Photo Leak of 2014 is just the beginning | Roxane Gay

    4 Sep 2014: Roxane Gay: There will always be another leak, because there is always curiosity in the bodies of nude celebrity women. There is always danger in being an Other

  13. 13. Scottish independence: yes may be the result Alex Salmond never wanted

    11 Sep 2014: The first minister had once set his sights on greater devolution. The referendum is a crisis he would have liked to avoid

  14. 14. Do you know what too fat looks like?

    10 Sep 2014:

    A study suggests that African American women in the US have a different picture of what unhealthy weight looks like than medical experts, prompting suggestions that pictures should be more widely used with health messages to counter the new normality of excess weight

  15. 15. ‘You become an arse overnight’: the pitfalls of having a hit novelty single

    11 Sep 2014: We love them (for about five minutes). Then we hate them (for ever). But what do the people who made such classics as Kung Fu Fighting and the Crazy Frog think of them now?

  16. 16. Alex Salmond blasts Treasury over RBS 'tip-off' to BBC

    11 Sep 2014: First minister demands inquiry after corporation disclosed bank's decision to move HQ to England in event of yes vote

  17. 17. 'The buggers are out to get us': aristocrats on independence fears

    11 Sep 2014: Scottish aristocrats tell high-society magazine Tatler from their ancestral castles that they fear a mansion tax

  18. 18. UK may allow US security checks on passengers before transatlantic travel

    11 Sep 2014: Britain only country of five approached by US that welcomed preclearance proposal, according to German government

  19. 19. The meaning of 9/11's most controversial photo | Jonathan Jones

    2 Sep 2011:

    Jonathan Jones: Framing the debate: Thomas Hoepker's photo of New Yorkers apparently relaxing as the twin towers smoulder says much about history and memory

  20. 20. Glasgow pulls no punches in welcome to 'Save the Union Express'

    11 Sep 2014: Labour MPs, councillors and advisers from London disembark in Scottish city to cheers of 'rubbish, lies, excrement!'

    • Live updates from the Scotland independence battle

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