<div class="article">

	<?php $latest_query = new WP_Query('category_name=latest&showposts=1');
	while ($latest_query->have_posts()) : $latest_query->the_post();
	$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>

		<article <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">

		<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

		<div class="intro">

			<?php the_excerpt(''); ?>

		</div><!-- .intro -->

		<div class="time">

		<p><?php the_time('j F Y') ?></p>

		</div><!-- .time -->

		<div class="entry">

			<?php the_content('Continue reading'); ?>

		</div><!-- .entry -->

		</article><!-- .post -->

	</div><!-- .article -->

	<?php endwhile; ?>

	<div id="articles_head">

		<h2><span>&sect;</span> From the recent past</h2>

	</div>
        <?php
$args = array(
'post__not_in' => array($do_not_duplicate),
'posts_per_page' => 3
);
query_posts($args);
global $wp_query;
$maxposts = $wp_query->post_count;
?>
	<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();


	<div class="articles_recent">

		<?php $class = (($wp_query->current_post +1) == $maxposts) ? 'last-post': ''; ?>
		<article <?php post_class($class) ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">

		<p class="time"><?php the_time('j F Y') ?></p>

		<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

		<div class="entry">
			<?php the_excerpt (''); ?>
		</div><!-- .entry -->

		</article><!-- .post -->

	</div><!-- .articles_recent -->