Most stars enjoy giving two fingers to music critics. But Adele has admitted that the writers who told her to raise her game helped her score a double triumph at the Ivor Novello awards.

Europe faces the potential break-up of the single currency unless it takes urgent action to deal with the euro crisis, Prime Minister David Cameron warned today.

Andy Murray was pushed to the limit by former Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian before booking his place in the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.

Classy collaboration with songs straight from the heart

When Fiona Shaw and her husband separated, each began a relationship with a same-sex partner. Here, she and her two daughters recall how they adapted to their new family life

This follow-up to last year's Songs forthe Ravens finds singer-songwriter Julie Baenziger, aka Sea Of Bees, drawing strength from sadness.

Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo began, thousands of survivors remain displaced

An actor awarded nearly £1.7 million by a High Court judge after his civil partnership with a City high flier ended today lost a Court of Appeal fight over cash.

The queer case of the comedy Blackshirts

A leading ceramics hoard, destined for sale to fill a pensions gap, may be rescued

The Coalition's plans to help cut rail subsidies will mean many commuters pay even higher fares

Tribal leaders and militia commanders in Benghazi have declared a semi-autonomous region in oil-rich eastern Libya.

I was intrigued to hear about The Asexual Society. It's not exactly a society, but a group of people who come under the banner of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (Aven) by their shared non-experience: they don't experience sexual attraction.

Andy Murray was given a tough examination in his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals before prevailing 6-3 4-6 6-4 against German qualifier Michael Berrer in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.