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Theresa May

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, dealing with the aftermath of riots across England.

James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran.

John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Elizabeth Filkin appointed to clean up the relationship between the Met and the media.

Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.

Jonathan Maitland profiles Nick Davies, the journalist who broke the phone-hacking story.

Adrian Goldberg profiles Christine Lagarde, newly elected head of the IMF.

As President Assad battles to hold Syria, is he by nature a reformer or an autocrat?

Rosie Goldsmith profiles the notorious literary bad boy Martin Amis.

Edward Stourton profiles the former News International chief executive, Rebekah Brooks.