The Independent

The trial of two Whitehall workers this week could reveal Britain's role in one of the Iraq war's darkest episodes. By Raymond Whitaker and Marie Woolf

The devastating cost in global warming of tax-free fuel for airlines is laid bare in an EU report being studied by MPs. By Colin Brown

The Italian journalist who launched the controversy over the American use of white phosphorus (WP) as a weapon of war in the Fallujah siege has accused the Americans of hypocrisy. By Peter Popham and Anne Penketh

Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. By Philip Thornton

It is a shame in Canadian city of Montreal cannot be shifted, just for a while, about 1,500 miles north-east.

It is feared that thousands of bomblets lie unexploded in Iraq, capable of maiming or killing innocent civilians. This week, more than two years after they were dropped, Britain is finally being held to account. By Ben Russell

The bomb exploded at 8.25 in the morning. The noise was terrifying. I was lying in bed reading when the first blast sprayed slivers of glass across the room. By Kim Sengupta

British-trained police operating in Basra have tortured at least two civilians to death with electric drills, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. By Francis Elliott, Raymond Whitaker and Kim Sengupta

Five civilians are killed and 20 wounded when car bombs explode in a marketplace in Baghdad. One Iraqi policeman is killed and another seriously injured when their patrol is attacked. Another policeman dies in an attack in Kirkuk.

US finally admits using white phosphorus in Fallujah - and beyond. Iraqis investigate if civilians were targeted with deadly chemical. By Andrew Buncombe and Colin Brown

Tony Blair came under concerted attack from leading environmental groups yesterday as he was accused of appearing "indistinguishable" from George Bush on green issues. By Jonathan Brown

Gatherings 'of a nature that could provoke or encourage disorder' are banned. The city is paralysed. Raymond Whitaker reports

A colony of penguins that has bred at the same site in Antarctica for thousands of years has provided scientists with a rare insight into how a change in the climate can speed up the course of evolution.

Gordon Brown and other senior cabinet ministers have been pushing for the Government to scrap its target for reducing emissions of the main pollutant that causes global warming, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

By Justin Huggler in Delhi:" For centuries, no ship has been able to pass between India and Sri Lanka. The way is blocked by a narrow, 18-mile chain of sand shoals.

Tony Blair's plans for tough new anti-terror legislation have been subjected to a damning critique by Amnesty International, as MPs prepare to debate the measures today.

Tony Blair said science held the key to climate change as he urged caution over the belief that global warming could be beaten simply by setting targets.

It is the biggest private employer in America with a turnover equivalent to that of a medium-sized country, but churches, unions, and an innovative film-maker are set on holding Wal-Mart to account

The Mediterranean region is the most vulnerable in Europe to climate change because of its sensitivity to drought and rising temperatures, a study has found. By Steve Connor

Sun worshippers took to Brighton beach in their hundreds yesterday, where the temperature hit 18.1C. In Kinlochewe on the far north-west coast of Scotland, it was a balmy 22.4C. By Steve Connor

Even Monty Python would have been hard put to portray the effect on Britain yesterday of the death of a single parrot.

Office workers who leave computers on standby are costing British industry £123.2m a year in energy bills, research has found. By Maxine Frith

Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Floods. What is happening to our planet?

Fears that British forces in Iraq are reaching "breaking point" grew last night as the first hard evidence of a crisis in morale began to emerge. By Ian Herbert

George Bush told the Prime Minister two months before the invasion of Iraq that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and North Korea may also be dealt with over weapons of mass destruction, a top secret Downing Street memo shows. By Marie Woolf

A rare herb grown in China used to flavour duck dishes and treat infants for colic is at the centre of a worldwide search for a cure for avian flu. By Jeremy Laurance,

Imprisoning terrorist suspects without charge for up to three months could breach human rights law, the Government's terror watchdog has warned. By Nigel Morris and Ben Russell

Insurgency hampers distribution of crucial document as millions prepare to go to the polls this week. By Raymond Whitaker and Francis Elliott

Species are Dying Out Faster Than We Have Dared Recognize, Scientists Will Warn This Week. The erosion of polar ice is the first break in a fragile chain of life extending across the planet, from bears in the north to penguins in the far south

Overriding deep divisions and hostile public opinion, the EU launched membership talks with Turkey yesterday in an historic gesture aimed at reconciling Europe and the Muslim world.