Copenhagen climate summit

China holds the world to ransom

Michael McCarthy: Beijing accused of standing in the way of climate change treaty at Copenhagen as US throws down the gauntlet by backing $100bn fund to help poorest countries

Making a splash: only one in 20 people were found to do enough exercise

An exercise in the art of exaggeration

Jeremy Laurance: A third of adults claim to keep active enough to stay healthy, but only one in 20 does

The Big Question: Has a key breakthrough been made in the search for a cure for cancer?

So you call yourself Jewish?

Paul Vallely: Rejection of a faith school's admissions policy revives a fierce debate in the Jewish community about what it takes to be 'one of us'.

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Knows not where he's going to: Aaron Johnson stars as John Lennon in 'Nowhere Boy', the artist Sam Taylor-Wood's portrait of the Beatle as a young man

Nowhere Boy (15) (Rated 4/ 5 )

Dir. Sam Taylor-Wood (98 mins), starring Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff

Fashion designers Domenico Dolce (R) and Stefano Gabbana

Customers and designers interact to create 2010's fashion lines

A new trend is emerging in the fashion world, likely to influence the way collections are conceived for the year to come: designers are increasingly calling on their followers for help.

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Peter Alliss: 'I always thought it could all go wrong for Tiger'

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Independent Appeal: Rappers who speak their minds in the name of peace

Katherine Butler: Hip-hop music is helping heal the wounds in post-conflict Lebanon.

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The IoS Christmas Appeal: Pakistani army's assault on Taliban emptied villages and ravaged farms.

Shadow Cabinet to brace seaside chill

Today may not be an obvious day to spend beside the seaside. But 10 members of David Cameron's Shadow Cabinet will brave the elements to campaign in Britain's coastal towns.

PM calls for climate deal

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University governors resign after false funds claims

Chairman among victims at London Metropolitan after £36m scandal

Now senior staff face action at London Met

Alfred Hrdlicka: Artist who outraged Catholic groups with his homo-erotic depiction of the Last Supper

Alfred Hrdlicka was a Viennese artist and sculptor who caused an uproar with his portrayal of the Last Supper, in which he depicted Jesus being fondled and the Apostles groping one other.