Why women shouldn't be campaigning for equal pay

Made in Dagenham, based on the strike by women machinists at the Ford car plant. Photograph: Guardian
Rip off your pinny, reach for the Biba frock, get that asymmetric bob: it's the 60s all over again. Feminism's second wave is brewing, Barbara Castle is first secretary of state and the 187 women who sew car seats at the Ford Dagenham plant are out on strike.

Bono: the celebrity who just keeps giving

Bono: the U2 singer at the 2010 Atlantic Council awards, where he was given the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award in April 2010. Photograph: Kris Connor/Getty Images
Forgive the reheating of old chestnuts, but it seems appropriate to begin with a classic urban myth starring Bono, recently described with due reverence by Viz as ....

Bulldozers prepare as deadline on West Bank settlement freeze looms

A labourer walks through a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Elazar. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters
Giant bulldozers churn up the ground, turning the air a dusty red. Further off, the clack of building machinery and tools punctuate the tranquillity of a warm West Bank morning.

Iran and Iraq remember war that cost more than a million lives

Members of Iran's Basij militia march during a parade to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
Nostalgia is not the right word to describe how Iranians and Iraqis feel when they look back at the epic war they fought – one of the longest and bloodiest of the 20th century.

Pakistan neuroscientist given 86 years for shooting at US agents

A courtroom sketch of Aafia Siddiqui with Judge Richard Berman in New York Photograph: Shirley Shepard/AFP/Getty Images
Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained Pakistani neuroscientist who was named as one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was today sentenced to 86 years in prison by a New York court, in a case that has prompted outrage in Pakistan.

Japan to free Chinese fishing boat captain | World news | guardian.co.uk

Zhan Qixiong, seen being led away by Japanese coastguard personnel, was arrested after a collision in disputed waters. Photograph: Karii Matayoshi/AP
Japanese prosecutors are to release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat, two weeks after a collision in disputed waters sparked a dramatic deterioration in ties between Beijing and Tokyo.

Ireland's crisis shows folly of cuts, warns Labour

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen came under renewed pressure after figures showed the economy shrank 1.2% in the second quarter of 2010. Photograph: Reuters
Ireland's beleaguered economy was held up by Labour as a stark warning to the UK of austerity overkill after the Irish government announced that national output had taken a fresh dive in the second ....

Prada shows Milan a flash of colour | Life and style

Oversized Mexican tequila hats also made an appearance Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA
Bold colour shot straight to the top of the fashion agenda tonight as Miuccia Prada showed her new collection at Milan fashion week.

Soldiers honoured for bravery in Afghanistan

A soldier who has cleared twice as many roadside bombs as any other bomb disposal specialist in history is among more than 100 service personnel honoured for bravery in Afghanistan.

James Cameron tops Guardian Film Power 100

James Cameron during a Guardian/NFT interview. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
If there were any doubts that money talks loudest in the movie business, they have been dispelled.
The expert panel behind the Guardian's inaugural Film Power 100, published in today's Film & Music section, have chosen James Cameron, director of the two ...