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Forget the films – it's always the outfits that steal the show. Rebecca Gonsalves selects the red carpet's most blockbusting frocks from ceremonies gone by

Ready To Wear: She was always the strangest of the Trinity

Simple pleasures: The new minimalists

The Fashion Audit: Chucky Ts, Anklets and Bobble Hats

Agenda: Yves Saint Laurent; Polly Findlay; David Sedaris; Jimmy's iced coffee; Smash

How To Be Beautiful: Get the red-carpet ready look

Style shrinks: We analyse Madonna's Cleopatra-meets-cheerleader Super Bowl outfit

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Picture preview: Last days of the Arctic

We might have been subject to Arctic winds lately, but as an exhibition by Icelandic photojournalist Ragnar Axelsson shows, the chill wilderness of that region could not be further from here.

Robert Fisk: Fragments of history rescued from oblivion

Scott's lost photos of Antarctica are bought for nation

1,000-piece puzzle may unlock secrets to the Roman conquest of Britain

History: Enough of those sexy Tudors...

Everybody loves a winner, but we like a trier even more

Secret history of Stonehenge revealed

Previously unseen faces of the First World War

Cavemen painted spotted horses 'from life'

Winter 1893: Greece is bankrupt. Summer 1896: It hosts the first modern Olympics

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Online House Hunter: Rugby – a Dickens of a town

Charles Dickens was not a great fan of Rugby – the town that is, not the game. His experience at the major railway junction was not a happy one and he took his revenge in the short tale, Mugby Junction. Hopefully he would be suitably impressed today following a major refurbishment.

Take a pot shot: Have a go at growing from seed and give yourself a flying start for the Olympics

The Insider: How to mix and clash with African prints

Homespun wisdom: How to redo every room in the house without breaking the bank

Peaks of perfection: Not able to slope off this year? Bring chalet chic home...

Snow white: It's high time you succumbed to snowdrop fever

What To Do, See & Buy: Mr Lawrence; Jerwood Gallery; Mia Hamborg; Alexander McCall Smith; Khodorkovsky

RIBA's latest exhibition charts the changing face of the British home

Ask The Expert: Should we be worried about living close to an electrical substation?

Window Shopping: LED bulbs don't have to be all function over form

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Regenerative heart therapy 'closer' study claims

A new study in which patients had their hearts repaired with stem cells has brought regenerative treatments for heart attacks a step closer.

Fun in the sunset years

Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas

Procrastination: Not now – I'm busy

The 10 Best sledges

Opt-out on organ donation planned

Progressive blindness cases to rise by a third in a decade

MMR jab doctor appeals GMC ruling

BMA considers organ donor boost options

Health alert over drug sold as 'safe ketamine'

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'Black boxes' could slash the cost of insurance for young drivers

Hyundai Veloster

One For The Road: A student car that can cope with long trips

Satnavs to spot good drivers

Suzuki Swift Sport

New car sales up slightly last month

Bentley Continental GTV8

One For The Road: A roomy student car that eats up the miles

Audi Q3

Cyclist relives horror of tanker crash

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Experience the weird world of Edwardian-themed football speed-dating

My fingers were achingly sore and my head was spinning. I still had a sticky label stuck to me that read Lady Audley, and the phrase ‘goal-mate’ was echoing in my ears. There was a stick on moustache stuck to my handbag, and I had spent all night avoiding penalties and red cards. I had been speed dating.

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