A gay and mixed race former police officer has told the Commons about the mistreatment to which he was subjected by the Met

Sir Mark Hedley decided that the public should know about the judiciary’s highly sensitive rulings. He tells Emily Dugan why

The actor-son of Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack knows the pressure of having famous parents. Gerard Gilbert meets Max Irons

'He came down to see me on "Strictly" recently. Typically for him, he told me just what he thought…'

Our food culture was a laughing stock until 20 years ago When rationing ended back in 1954, British food had a lot to catch up on. As a teenager I used to save up loads of money to go to France and spend it all on good food there. It may have been only 21 miles from England, but Calais tomatoes were a completely different proposition from Dover ones. On one exchange visit, instead of buying cigarettes and alcohol, I spent my money on juicy steaks from a butcher and delicious potatoes at a grocer, and had a feast.

The protaganists in her new novel are poor, abandoned and fighting back. Katy Guest met their champion

The soon-to-be-former Mrs Murdoch has acquired wealth, power, famous friends, and no shortage of enemies

A new documentary claims the showbiz psychic is involved in global espionage - and that after 9/11 he was 'reactivated' as a pyschic spy. Geoffrey Macnab finds out more

McGee tells Paul Bignell about ‘semi-rehab’ and his return to music

Bolton player is also fighting back against the remnants of racism left in the English game

What made the whistleblower give up his Hawaiian idyll?

The loudest voice in the increasingly vociferous French protest movement against same-sex unions is no far-right skinhead, but a Catholic mother of two. John Lichfield meets Béatrice Bourges

The singer mouths off about nut allergies, Justin Bieber, drugs and that feud with brother Noel...

After recovering from alcoholism and affairs, Take That’s Mark Owen tells Adam Sherwin he thinks the group will one day play Glastonbury

I've always been scared of fish Specifically sharks, because of watching Jaws when I was to young. I'm hoping I was 10. I think I might have been 15. I trod on a dead fish a couple of years later and it floated to the surface and stared at me. I still have a residual fear of the sea. I'm more than happy to devour fish, mind. Just don't want them to eat me.