Video: Crocodiles have their teeth brushed

Months before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, experts sought to warn the PM about his plans. Here, four of them recall that day

The stories, the writers and the changes over the last quarter of a century

As head of The Soldiers' Charity, Martin Rutledge has to temper compassion with realism. He tells Chris Green how his Army career prepared him

It's nice to pick up a new record once in a while, but the purchasers of two latest releases can go a step further - by buying the only copy

A new documentary looks back at origins of the computer-games industry

Twenty years ago, Belle & Sebastian was a fey indie band from Glasgow. It still is – except today, as prime mover Stuart Murdoch admits, it has a global cult following, from Hollywood to South Korea

These days in the US things are pretty much stuck where they are, both in politics and society at large, says Rupert Cornwell

A veteran of the Fifties campaigns is inspiring a new generation of activists

A C Benson called him 'a horrid little fellow', George Orwell would have shot him, but what a giant he seems now, says DJ Taylor

Precious freshwater shellfish are thriving in a unique green project

The jazz singer on being friends with Elton John, outer space and skiing in Dubai

A glimpse of what the very rich man will be wearing this winter

'Our friendship flourished online. You can share some very revelatory moments at four in the morning…'

Stock up on mirin, soy and miso and you have the makings of everyday Japanese cuisine

How we need more Eric Cantonas to knock some sense into us