Rob Williams

Rob Williams is an online journalist and sub-editor. He has worked at The Independent since summer 2008.

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US news website Gawker launches crowdsourcing campaign to raise money to buy video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack

17 May 2013 08:42 PM

Online gossip site asks readers to fund purchase of footage as controversial politician describes claims as 'ridiculous'

Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in the Praia de Lux resort in Portugal

Police review of Madeleine McCann case identifies new leads and 'more than a handful' of persons of interest

17 May 2013 07:02 PM

Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell said the people could be investigated further if only to be eliminated as people of interest.

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Nature calls at the Museum Of Bad Art: Latest exhibition will feature images of wildlife - realistic, imaginary (and often unidentifiable)

17 May 2013 03:25 PM

The latest collection, entitled 'Mother Nature Abhors a Vacuum - And All Other Housework', features a stunning selection of "art too bad to be ignored"

Police at the scene where the body of a two-year-old was found at a home after police were called to the address

Police name toddler found dead in Oxfordshire house as international search for her mother gets underway

17 May 2013 01:43 PM

The body of the child was found at a house in Bicester after police received a report from a family member who was worried about her welfare

Jaffa Cake

That takes the biscuit: Burglar caught after leaving fingerprints on box of Jaffa Cakes

17 May 2013 12:06 PM

While in the house he helped himself to Jaffa Cakes and a pasta meal before making off with three televisions and other valuables

Man convicted of murder after paralyzed victim identifies his assailant by blinking

17 May 2013 11:12 AM

Ricardo Woods, 35, was found guilty of fatally shooting David Chandler in Cincinnati in October 2010

Video: Oh Deer! White-tailed deer smashes through window of bus

17 May 2013 10:56 AM

Video footage of the moment a wild deer crashed through the window of a bus in Pennsylvania has gone viral.

'Press 1 to go directly to the person you actually want to speak to': One man's bid to save us all from the automated 'hell' of call centre phone menus...

17 May 2013 09:17 AM

Thanks to a new website automated call centre fury could be a thing of the past

As his glittering career in top-flight football comes to an end David Beckham will be turning his attention to his retirement - and how exactly he plans to spend it.

David Beckham retires: What next? A career as a fashion designer, manager ... or pop star?

16 May 2013 04:07 PM

As his glittering career in top-flight football comes to an end David Beckham will be turning his attention to retirement

Australian politician 'attacked by kangaroo' during morning jog

16 May 2013 01:57 PM

Mr Rattenbury said he came off second best in the clash

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The price of pacifism: Refusing to go to war is finally being recognised as a brave act

The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
'It was mass hysteria': Jason Isaacs on groupies, theatre bores and snogging James Bond

Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?

Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in
The real thing? Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'

The real thing?

Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'
Gordon Ramsey's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

Gordon Ramsay's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

The pugnacious chef finally met a shambolic restaurant he couldn't save. John Walsh on when TV makover refuseniks fight back
Join Ryanair! See the world! But we're only paying you for nine months a year

Join Ryanair! See the world! But we're only paying you for nine months a year

Glamorous myth of the flight attendant lifestyle undermined by angry employee's claims of 'exploitation'
Braising saddles: Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it!

Braising saddles: How to cook horse meat

Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it! Will Coldwell hoofs it to the kitchen.
Why bitters are back on the bar: A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails

Why bitters are back on the bar

A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails. No wonder we're learning to love them again...
The 10 Best barbecues

The 10 Best barbecues

Whether you're cooking on gas or are a convert to charcoal we've got the perfect way to cook when the sun is out.
Style icon David Beckham calls time on his long retirement

Style icon calls time on his long retirement

David Beckham never disgraced himself but former England captain ceased to be a major player years ago. Remember him at his United peak
Steve Harper: My darkest times

Steve Harper: My darkest times

As the popular Newcastle goalkeeper bows out after 20 years at the club, he tells Martin Hardy about the private battle with depression that threatened his career
Sir Torquil Norman has designed a flat-pack OX truck for the developing world

The flat-pack truck with big ambitions

After making a fortune from Polly Pocket and a doll's house shaped like a teapot, the entrepreneur has turned his creativity to a transporter truck for the developing world. Simon Usborne meets him.