Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell is deputy editor of the cross-party blog Speaker's Chair, and contributing editor of Shifting Grounds.
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Fatboy Slim to headline at Bestival's 10th anniversary
17 May 2013 08:59 AM
Fatboy Slim has been announced as the final headliner for Bestival's 10th anniversary event.
Isle of Wight Festival organisers make 'major improvements' to roads following last year's mudbath
14 May 2013 12:15 PM
Music-lovers need not fear bad weather at this year's Isle of Wight Festival following major improvements to the access routes to the site, according to the promoter.
Use reflexology to complement drugs in pain treatment, survey findings suggest
09 April 2013 10:26 AM
Reflexology may be as effective as painkillers, according to a new scientific survey.
So bright, so beautiful... precious! Cursed ring thought to have inspired JRR Tolkien on display
02 April 2013 03:51 PM
An ancient gold ring which is believed to have inspired JRR Tolkien to write The Hobbit is to have its own exhibition for the first time.
Amazing CCTV footage shows massive blast as raiders hit petrol forecourt cash machine
02 April 2013 10:37 AM
Police have arrested a man in connection with a raid in which a petrol station cashpoint machine was blown open by thieves.
I wasn't making mobile call, driver told police. I was only using the internet...
18 March 2013 11:35 AM
Motorists caught driving while using their mobile phones have blamed "ranting" ex-wives, over-zealous bosses and even childbirth for their offending behaviour, according to police.
Does real beauty even shine through a grimace?
11 March 2013 10:28 AM
Or doesn't even a smile help unattractive people? Portsmouth university researchers say they have found the answer
Russell Brand: I recently wanted to take heroin
06 March 2013 10:50 AM
Comedian and former drug addict Russell Brand has admitted that he is still tempted to take heroin.
Now naked rambler Stephen Gough is covered by a nationwide Asbo
28 February 2013 05:24 PM
Naked rambler Stephen Gough has been issued with an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from going nude in public places.
Trafficker jailed for using Polish workers as slaves
22 February 2013 05:45 PM
A “physical and mental bully” has been jailed for six years and three months for trafficking four men to the UK and exploiting them to work as slaves.
- 1 Stoke City investigate 'religious abuse' after 'pig's head is found in Kenwyne Jones' locker'
- 2 Gove’s lesson: spare the comma, spoil the child
- 3 You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
- 4 Join Ryanair! See the world! But we'll only pay you for nine months a year
- 5 It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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