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LSE: New concerns over human rights

Last year, the London School of Economics (LSE) found itself mired in controversy over ties to the G...

Apprenticeship week: Let’s stop failing thousands of youngsters

Learning by doing is the single most effective way to skill-up Britain’s young people.

The power of theatre to educate

The National Theatre’s terrific new play for over-eights explores the impact of global warming - thi...

The Consequences of Mr Huhne

The main effect of Chris Huhne’s resignation is to weaken the Liberal Democrats further, I arg...

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London calling! Fashion's leading men hit the road in search of talent

London calling! Fashion's leading men hit the road in search of talent

Top names go back to their roots in quest to discover next generation of designers
The 10 Best Valentine's gifts

The 10 Best Valentine's gifts

From books of poetry to love mugs
Sex, drugs and JFK: memoir of a White House intern

Sex, drugs and JFK: memoir of a White House intern

The publisher of a new book promised an intimate portrait of the President – how right he was
Ten ways to weatherproof Britain

Ten ways to weatherproof Britain

Simon Calder's ten initiatives to make winter travel more efficient and less stressful
Cash in your attic? Old gadgets worth £762m binned

Cash in your attic? Old gadgets worth £762m binned

But are we throwing away money – and a chance to be green? Tom Bawden finds out
Louise Rennison: The teen queen who never grew up

The teen queen who never grew up

Louise Rennison's unique insight into young girls' lives comes from vivid memories of her own turbulent youth
No Place Like Home: A diverse portrait of Jewishness in Britain

No Place Like Home

A diverse portrait of Jewishness in Britain
Have we cracked our battery habit?

Have we cracked our battery habit?

For the first time this year we will buy more free-range eggs than those from intensive farms
Vintage Clothing: 'When I was 14, I swore I'd never wear high street clothes again...'

'When I was 14, I swore I'd never wear high street clothes again...'

We ask the experts for their tips on vintage clothing
Every pupil should read Dickens, says minister... (but he's too hard, says the author's biographer)

Every pupil should read Dickens, says minister...

...but he's too hard, says the author's biographer
Capello challenges FA over Terry captaincy

Capello challenges FA over Terry captaincy

England manager attacks governing body over decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy
Happiness is a hotel cigar evening for new generation of female smokers

Happiness is a hotel cigar evening for new generation of female smokers

Would Harriet Walker be hooked by the latest trend sweeping London's social scene? You're Havana laugh
121 cars, €10,000 a day on food – book reveals the expensive tastes of France's golden couple

121 cars, €10,000 a day on food

Book reveals the expensive tastes of France's golden couple
Fat Cat Britain: Whitehall mandarins share £100m bonuses

Fat Cat Britain

Whitehall mandarins share £100m bonuses
Rupert Cornwell: Mass invasion of the alien swamp monsters

Mass invasion of the alien swamp monsters

Out of America: The US loves movies about bizarre creatures wreaking havoc. Now it's got them for real