Guardian Focus

Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates

Henry McDonald hears from candidates, businesspeople, voters and journalists prior to Ireland's most fascinating election for years

Are military priorities distorting aid budgets? A panel of experts discuss the relationship between the UK's development budget and the country's foreign policy objectives Read more on international aid's 'dirty secret'

The Law Commission recently recommended that prenups become legally binding. Are they the fairest way to distribute assets? We'll also be asking if divorce should be simpler

Steven Morris visits the Forest of Dean to assess the government's prospective forest sale. What would private ownership mean for the area and could an alternative model to the Forestry Commission ever work?

With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up food prices, rich countries are increasingly looking for land in poorer nations to feed themselves. But is this at the expense of the host country? • Madeleine Bunting: How land grabs in Africa could herald a new dystopian age of hunger • Plus Lester Brown on land grabs and food security

After the release of confidential documents in the Middle East conflict, Guardian commentators examine what happens next for the region

A week after President Ben Ali fled the country he ruled with an iron fist, we ask whether the 'unity government' is just a new name for the old regime

Why will the weakest in Britain bear the brunt of the government's austerity measures? Elizabeth Kinder investigates the impact of the cuts on sufferers of MS, a degenerative disease with no known cure

Being a young person in Britain seems harder than ever. Is it the fault of older generations? We hear from a panel of under-25s from a range of backgrounds