(Updates with details, byline) By Gordon Bell JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (Reuters) – Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has been cleared to play in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final with Uruguay in Cape Town following a hospital scan on an elbow injury, the Dutch FA said on Saturday. Van Marwijk had... 

David Cameron indicated that he may have decided on a more populist approach to public health when he showed support for a ban in pubs and shops in Greater Manchester on the selling of cheap drink last week. Photograph: Don McPhee for the Guardian Another week, another event that makes government... 

Lance Armstrong grimaces as he tries to up the pace to catch the breakaway after his fall at the foot of the Col de la Ramaz. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP Most of the Tour’s greats are forced to endure a moment of brutal clarity, when they are reduced to the ranks of mere mortals. For... 

Clint Eastwood has joined actors criticising the planned closure of the UK Film Council. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images A new combatant in the fight against the proposed closure of the UK Film Council raised his head above the parapet this weekend. Oscar-winning actor and director...