Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury’s, has been appointed to David Cameron’s special advisory committee. Photograph Sarah Lee for the Guardian David Cameron has assembled an advisory committee of about a dozen business leaders, including Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury’s; the ad man Sir Martin Sorrell and Sir Michael Rake, chairman of [...]

Gary McKinnon could face up to 60 years in prison if he is extradited to the US. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian The Home Office is to announce a review of extradition arrangements, including those with the US and EU countries following high-profile rows over the way they are operating. The main impetus has [...]

Pakistani bowler Mohammad Amir is mobbed as he attends the Pakistan High Comission yesterday. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images 10.32am: Hello from sunny Aigburth, writes Andy Wilson (who has switched games in readiness for his rugby league commitments later and has left the Chester-le-Street coverage baton with Simon Williams), where the Championship game between Lancashire and [...]

NOAA A Sept. 1 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Earl, a Category 3 hurricane, moving westward toward the North Carolina coast. North Carolina’s Dare County has ordered 30,000 residents and visitors to leave the Outer Banks’ Hatteras Island as Hurricane Earl approaches. Officials issued the order Wednesday evening for [...]