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Beth Jeans Houghton interview: “I hate London”
Falling from the limelight is often damaging to any artist and devastating at the start of a career....
Turbo Records going into overdrive for 2012
Last year I interviewed Tiga, owner of Canadian label Turbo Records, about his ZZT project - which h...
Review of Being Human: ‘Being Human 1955’
Following on from an episode tinged with tragedy, this week lifted the mood with something lighter.
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Silent revolution at the Baftas
The Artist wins in seven categories, with Meryl Streep the other big success story
The diva who had – and lost – it all
Nick Hasted charts the highs and lows of Whitney Houston's life
How Picasso won over (some of) the British
Winston Churchill and Evelyn Waugh hated his work, but Picasso provided inspiration for a whole generation of UK artists
Topshop: A Decade Of Design
When London Fashion Week starts on Friday, Topshop will celebrate 10 years backing its brightest young stars
'My wife thought I'd just retire, but I'm not a slippers man'
At 73, John Prescott isn't mellowing. In fact he's taking a shot at becoming a police commissioner
Jim Gamble: We are losing the race to protect our young
Technology and the children who use it won't wait for slow-moving child-protection services and police to catch up
Sarah Sands on friendship
A friend is not the one you turn to, but the person who turns to you
Andy Burnham interview
'It's a genie out of the bottle moment'
Leveson: What we've learnt so far
Ingenious hacks, shifty editors and attacks of Sudden Memory Loss Syndrome – Matthew Bell assesses the state of play at the Royal Courts of Justice
Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors'
Sarah Morrison meets the people redefining love in the 21st century.
Estelle: 'I was angry, so angry'
The singer talks about heartache, betrayal and bouncing back.
Bill Granger's Valentine's recipes for chocoholics
Should it be white, milk or plain? Can you make a melt-in-the-mouth pudding without using any?
Male, pale & stale
Could more women on the board help Mothercare – and other ailing firms?
Upstairs, downstairs, 2012-style
There are now more domestic workers in Britain than in Edwardian times
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