Full Coverage: Northern Europe

06.11.2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown jhas been asked to undertake an investigation into the death of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi, the New York Times reporter killed during a British military operation that rescued reporter Stephen Farrell from Taliban captors.

06.11.2009 As politicians meet for more climate talks in Barcelona, they continue to be fixated on measures like carbon trading that will only exacerbate the climate crisis. Fortunately, argues Kevin Smith, the last year has shown that direct action against carbon-intensive projects can deliver results.

05.11.2009 G20 governments must end their perverse fossil-fuel subsidies, which contribute directly to climate change, cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and create artificial barriers to sustainable development, urges the Green Economy Coalition.

05.11.2009 British chancellor Alistair Darling and finance ministers from the world’s leading economies are accused of sticking to policies which threaten higher unemployment and climate chaos.

05.11.2009 A new report argues that fear of libel action means that freedom of expression is under threat as never before, says John Kampfner.

05.11.2009 An MP calls on Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to take part in a televised debate on climate change that all national TV stations must broadcast.

04.11.2009 Britain's leading cheap fashion retailer, Primark, today faced accusations of cashing in on the recession by exploiting overseas workers producing its clothes.

02.11.2009 An advert for Malaysian palm oil has been banned in the UK, dealing a major blow to the credibility of Malaysia’s palm oil industry.