Yanis Varoufakis: Greece’s secret Plan B for a shadow banking system

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The Greek finance ministry hacked into government computers and drew up a desperate plan B to switch from euros to the drachma at the flick of a button. This was the Greek government’s back-up if the country crashed out of the euro.
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Nuclear weapons nightmare? ‘Terrorists need just one’

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Eric Schlosser, the crusading writer who delivered a body blow to the fast food industry, has turned his pen to fears over nuclear safety. There are 16,000 nuclear weapons in the world, he warns: the terrorists only need to steal one.
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DJ Derek: fears grow for missing Bristol legend

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He’s worked with the likes of Massive Attack and Dizzee Rascal. But DJ Derek has been reported as missing and despite plenty of media coverage the 73 year old from Bristol has not been seen for three weeks.
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Sri Lanka: the betrayal of victims of war crimes?

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Channel 4 News reveals a leaked document suggesting the UN is planning an inquiry into Sri Lankan war crimes run by the Sri Lankan government – something rejected by one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent Tamil politicians.

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Andy Burnham questions Jeremy Corbyn credibility

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Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham talks to Cathy Newman from Leeds on Labour, the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn.

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Sri Lanka justice: Callum Macrae on the leaked UN document

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Callum Macrae, director of No Fire Zone, on the leaked UN document that suggests UN officials have been working “behind the scenes” on a plan for a purely domestic inquiry into allegations of war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war.

The UN says it “supports accountability mechanisms that meet international standards”.

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Venezuela: the shocking state of its health service

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Inflation heading for 200 per cent and shortages of basic supplies – and as a result Venezuela’s hospitals are at breaking point. Photojournalist Betty Zapata obtained exclusive access to the country’s crumbling health system. Warning: graphic images.
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Jeremy Corbyn: Unison General Secretary on support

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Unison leader Dave Prentis explains it is backing Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader because he speaks up for the low paid public workers in a ‘language we understand’.

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Cecil the lion: dentist Walter Palmer goes into hiding

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The caring man who designs smiles and believes in optimism. That was the online persona of the Minnesotan dentist who’s accused of killing Cecil the Lion. Following an explosion of outrage online, he has gone into hiding.

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