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The perils of switching from sports field to silver screen as David Beckham 'considers' role in spy film
04 August 2013 09:41 PM
As if David Beckham didn’t have enough opportunities to show off his image, he is now said to be considering a film role in The Secret Service.
Man about town: Whoah! We're going to Ibiza
02 August 2013 01:24 PM
It's truly an island of extremes
The firms who reckon time is the new money: Companies offering staff and services instead of cash to charities
01 August 2013 07:07 PM
Corporate social responsibility is now being encouraged by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Man about town: Want to spice up film premieres? Do a Coogan, and turn up in character
26 July 2013 03:32 PM
We all have to work harder for our money these days. Actors should too
Guess which one’s the banker: Geoffrey Howe talks salaries with Ronaldo and Bon Jovi
25 July 2013 06:28 PM
Can you spot the difference between these three chaps? It’s hard I know. But the brooding, sex-in-a-suit type (near right) is Geoffrey Howe, chairman of Nationwide, who has compared the extravagant salaries of bank executives with those of “footballers” (such as Cristiano Ronaldo, centre) and “pop stars” (Jon Bon Jovi, far right).
We meet at last: the TV and film characters getting better acquainted in the world of fictional crossovers
22 July 2013 06:36 PM
It's not just Superman and Batman. Fictional crossovers are all the rage, and a safe bet to boot
Man About Town: Lobster is everywhere and these crustaceans couldn't get any cooler
21 July 2013 02:49 PM
This mass-marketisation of one our most highly-prized foods is now in evidence
A diet scheme worth its weight in gold (or £27)
17 July 2013 06:04 PM
Competitive weight loss was the stuff of TV shows like The Biggest Loser, but now Dubai is taking it to the masses.
Heatwave, what heatwave? Hanging out in Britain's coldest spots
16 July 2013 03:46 PM
It's not all sweat and sweltering - from Ceredigion to Cornwall, find out what you could be up to in out of the heat
Man About Town: Meet Ronnie Wood and family
12 July 2013 04:44 PM
On Thursday night I was invited to his ex-wife Jo’s house for dinner - rather than being an exclusive thing anyone can pay to come along
- 1 Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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