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Sunday 12 May 2013
The true colours of Tsarist Russia revealed
You can stuff your exclusive 'thin' and 'beautiful' club, Abercrombie and Fitch - I don't want to join
Thursday 09 May 2013
I find your garments Sloaney, uninspiring, overpriced and generally far, FAR too beige
One of my best friends is gay, says historian, Niall Ferguson, in homophobia row
Wednesday 08 May 2013
The historian Niall Ferguson has denied being an “gay-basher”, claiming that his friendship with the prominent homosexual blogger Andrew Sullivan showed that he could not be homophobic.
Final images of Tia Sharp – out shopping with the man accused of killing her
Wednesday 08 May 2013
The last images of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp alive were shown to a jury today, as they heard how she “idolised” her alleged killer.
A quietly English (but high security) funeral with a Russian cast for Boris Berezovsky
Wednesday 08 May 2013
At a Surrey cemetery, it was a rather English affair, but with a Russian cast.
We don’t know how they do it: Business women winning the fight for family friendly terms of employment
Wednesday 08 May 2013
Four-day weeks, leaning in - the working methods of high-powered female execs have never been under more scrutiny. But why is remaking the rules a woman’s job?
Schoolboy hurls sandwich at Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Wednesday 08 May 2013
What began as a straight-forward visit to a high school near Brisbane by Julia Gillard descended into farce when a schoolboy was accused of hurling half a Vegemite sandwich at the Prime Minister.
Womaniser David Wicks to return to EastEnders
Wednesday 08 May 2013
Michael French is heading back to Albert Square to play womaniser David Wicks, it was reported today.
Madonna raises $7m from sale of Fernand Léger painting to 'make girls like Malala smile' around the world
Wednesday 08 May 2013
The Queen of Pop will donate the proceeds to her Ray of Light Foundation to promote girls' education in the Middle East and South Asia
You're fired Jaz Ampaw-Farr! The first Apprentice to face Lord Sugar's axe says she felt like a naughty schoolgirl
Wednesday 08 May 2013
Fired Apprentice hopeful Jaz Ampaw-Farr has confessed how facing Lord Sugar in the boardroom, she felt like a naughty schoolgirl being told off by the headmaster.
In-app charges: Parents fork out estimated £30m after children use 'freemium' online games
Wednesday 08 May 2013
Parents have been forced to stump up an extra £30 million after their kids have got hold of their smartphones and iPads.
Violinist Nigel Kennedy 'appalled' by allegations of child sex abuse at prestigious Yehudi Menuhin music school
Tuesday 07 May 2013
The violinist Nigel Kennedy has said he is “appalled” by allegations of sexual abuse involving children as young as 10 at one of Britain's most prestigious music schools.
Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery feeds talk he could run for the White House in 2016
Tuesday 07 May 2013
When Chris Christie briefly considered a bid for the White House in 2011, many suggested the popular New Jersey Governor was too fat to be President. However, if he decides to run in 2016 his weight may be less of a burden; in an interview with the New York Post, Christie has revealed that he underwent secret gastric-band surgery earlier this year, and observers say it is already paying off.
- 1 Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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