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Person in the news 7:38pm

Uhuru Kenyatta, next president of Kenya

A looming trial has not cowed the son of a national hero, say William Wallis and Katrina Manson

The A-List

Time for the IMF to follow the Vatican

Developing economies must have a greater say in selecting the fund’s next managing director

– Mohamed El-Erian

Ignore pyrotechnics in US budget politics

Huge progress has already been made in getting on to a sustainable path

– Bruce Bartlett

Urbanisation is only a partial panacea for China

The process could shift the country to a new growth path, but only if Beijing liberalises residency policies

– Yukon Huang

OPINION 6:57pm

Men must lean in to the family

Sandberg is right: to be equal at work, women need equal partners at home, says Emma Jacobs

Andrew Hill Work-life balance is not just for women
Sheryl Sandberg A social, networked executive

Illustration portraying UK's economic war

©Jonathan McHugh OPINION 7:36pm

Osborne and Cameron must cut further

The choice is pain now or prolonged agony later, writes Terry Leahy

UK Budget No Plan B for the economy
Analysis Tories gripped by a ‘puritanical zeal’

Christopher Caldwell from COLUMNISTS 7:13pm

A new Pope with an old and humble view

The quality attributed to Francis will be taken to mean conservatism

‘New way’ pope faces old forces
Philip Stephens An end to self-righteous Vatican rule

Undercover Economist from OPINION 7:33pm

Chinese takeaway leaves Britain hungry

The economy needs more than a pot noodle factory, writes Tim Harford

Matthew Engel from COLUMNISTS 7:00pm

A lament for Reginald Molehusband

Exhortation has always been a large part of the British tradition

Editorial

A least-worst tax

A levy on carbon is an idea whose time has come
Europe keeps calm and blunders on

Eurozone needs to move beyond universal austerity
Microsize me

NY mayor has lost a battle against the bulge, not the war

©Shonagh Rae

Gillian Tett from LIFE & ARTS 6:11pm

A dance to the music of time

A visit to Glen Echo, a former theme park in Maryland that had racially segregated dancing until 1961, shows how dramatically social attitudes can shift

Philip Stephens from COLUMNISTS 6:13pm

An end to self-righteous Vatican rule

The new Pope’s rejection of absolutism gives some hope for a faith founded on redemption

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist gives an interview inside the "Bendlerblock", the former headquarters of the Wehrmacht in Berlin, June 29, 2004. Kleist was a member of the largely military conspiracy to topple Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during World War Two which culminated in a bomb attack and attempted coup on July 20, 1944. Arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo, Kleist spent several months in a concentration camp but was later released because of a lack of evidence.

©Reuters OBITUARIES 7:13pm

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, plotter against Hitler

The last of the conspirators who went on to found an elite security forum

Patrick Heiniger Watch executive, 1950-2013
Obituary Jerry Buss, basketball team owner

Samuel Brittan from COLUMNISTS Mar 14, 2013

The British Budget is not as great as it was

The chancellor’s showpiece had its heyday in the 1960s and has never regained its economic eminence

UK Budget 2013 Wishlists
Business wins more say on apprenticeships

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OBITUARY

Chief Executive Officer of the Swiss company Rolex Watches, Patrick Heiniger smiles after being made Head of Arts and Letters by French Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres (not pictured) during a ceremony 27 January 2005, in Paris

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Screen grab: France is not alone in its attempts to make internet companies pay for content and network services

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©Rex No Plan B: The chancellor and the prime minister are convinced that their policy of austerity is the correct course for Britain

Highlights

A looming trial has not cowed the son of a national hero, say William Wallis and Katrina Manson

Sandberg is right: to be equal at work, women need equal partners at home, says Emma Jacobs

The choice is pain now or prolonged agony later, writes Terry Leahy

The quality attributed to Francis will be taken to mean conservatism

The economy needs more than a pot noodle factory, writes Tim Harford

Exhortation has always been a large part of the British tradition

A levy on carbon is an idea whose time has come

Eurozone needs to move beyond universal austerity

NY mayor has lost a battle against the bulge, not the war

A visit to Glen Echo, a former theme park in Maryland that had racially segregated dancing until 1961, shows how dramatically social attitudes can shift

The new Pope’s rejection of absolutism gives some hope for a faith founded on redemption

The last of the conspirators who went on to found an elite security forum

The chancellor’s showpiece had its heyday in the 1960s and has never regained its economic eminence

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