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A year or so ago I bought some lovely skewers with a pig design on from my favourite cookshop in Paris, E Dehillerin in the Rue Coquillière. I've actually only just started using them but they look great, in a twee sort of way. This recipe involves most bits of the pig but you can really use whatever cuts and offal you fancy. It's also a great way to use rare breed pork from farms where you have to buy a quarter of a beast. Richard Vaughan at Huntsham Farm in Herefordshire does exactly that with his Middle White pork and Longhorn beef.

A 14-part series that attempts to make simple and accessible one of the most complex subjects imaginable will be distributed via booklets given away free with The Independent and The Independent on Sunday beginning tomorrow, and will simultaneously be made available at independent.co.uk/historyoftheworld. Starting with the origins of the Universe itself, it traces the formation of our planet, the first stirrings of life, the shaping of the continents, the evolution of species, the birth of the human race, and the millennia of history that have led up to the sophisticated but precarious civilisations of the present day.

Gordon Brown has banged on relentlessly about the need for "global solutions to a global problem" since the economic crisis broke last autumn. But some Labour MPs have grown increasingly uneasy about the time and energy he has expended on securing a "global new deal" at Thursday's G20 summit in London.

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NORTHERN Rock says it plans to pay out a huge £14.9MILLION bonus pot to staff

The California Highway Patrol has released the 911 tape of a San Diego driver whose 2008 Toyota Prius began accelerating uncontrollably on Interstate 8 Monday. The 26-minute tape records a dispatcher trying to help James Sikes bring his car under control as it revs over 90 miles per hour – and then the sounds of sirens as a patrol car catches up to Sikes and helps him bring the car to a stop.

David Letterman's accused blackmailer Robert Halderman will plead guilty for a diminished sentence of 6 months in prison, 4 and half years of probation and 1000 hours of community services. DavidLetterman - Joe Halderman - Plea - Prison - Extortion

On eve of health care speech, Obama announces new anti-fraud measure

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Former Rep. Massa says he groped a male staffer, but said it wasn't sexual. Eric Massa - Glenn Beck - Politics - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - House

Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade for $100M, claiming baby in 'milkaholic' ad is based on her. Lindsay Lohan - etrade - Super Bowl - Shopping - Children

Biden makes comments as Middle East peace talks get back on track.

As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a report.

A U.S. tour arranged by the State Department ended in a public relations fiasco when the group of Pakistani legislators refused to submit to extra airport screening.

By at least one amusing new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.

Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.

Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending.

UConn won its 72nd consecutive game, an N.C.A.A. women’s record, and another Big East title on Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors accused Colleen R. LaRose, who called herself “JihadJane,” of linking up online with militants overseas, culminating in an alleged murder plot.