I took my girlfriend to a clinic in 1978 and over the years I find myself continually looking for my aborted child.

As the Saudi King arrives in the UK, the Guardian's senior political commentator is reminded of Robin Cook's 'ethical dimension' press conference in 1997.

As the Saudi King arrives in the UK, the Guardian's senior political commentator is reminded of Robin Cook's 'ethical dimension' press conference in 1997.

If this clip doesn't encourage people to start watching Chaplin's films, nothing will.

Hello and welcome to the fourth in our weekly live-review slots. Each week, we critically live-blog whatever happens to be on television on a given day, seeking to commune with the medium by watching it, describing it in mildly disparaging tones, and hoping that this, in some small way, will…

Guardian photography week In the second of our features celebrating the best shots sent in by G2 readers, the portrait photographer Rankin explains why he chose these six images - and suggests how they could have been improved