An appearance at the Leveson Inquiry holds fewer obvious pitfalls for Tony Blair than his grilling by members of the Iraq inquiry. But the answers given by the former Prime Minister today should prise open the window a crack further on his government's relations with the media, and with one media baron in particular.
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Two Years at Sea, Ben Rivers, 88 mins (U)
Sunday 06 May 2012
This black-and-white documentary, following the doings and dreamings of a recluse in the Cairngorms, is almost wordless – and is quietly extraordinary
Divers help in river search for missing eight-year-old boy
Saturday 28 April 2012
Police divers were today helping in the continuing search for an eight-year-old boy who fell into a swollen river while playing with friends.
World records: When life is – literally – a rollercoaster ride
Friday 27 April 2012
Richard Rodriguez must have a strong stomach. The American rollercoaster enthusiast announced yesterday that he'd be attempting to ride the Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach for 102 days – from 31 May to mid-September.
Rain fails to alleviate drought
Friday 20 April 2012
This week's heavy rain has not alleviated the drought gripping swathes of the country, the Environment Agency said today.
Album: Eric Whitacre, Water Night (Decca)
Friday 13 April 2012
Water Night demonstrates the wider compositional abilities of American choral wunderkind Eric Whitacre, incorporating orchestral pieces alongside choral favourites such as "Her Sacred Spirit Soars".
On The Road To 2012: I need to be in a pool improving my speed rather than training in lakes and rivers
Sunday 25 March 2012
Postcard from Würzburg
When is a beach not a beach? When it's a village green...
Thursday 22 March 2012
Naming technicality in legal test case may give public the right to use 'private' coastlines
News to get in a flap about
Thursday 22 March 2012
It was a shaky video of such an astonishing feat that it was hard to imagine it wasn’t an act of computer-generated viral marketing. In a clip that had been viewed more than a million times by last night, a Dutch hobbyist appeared to have succeeded where Da Vinci and generations of dreamers had failed – and flown like a bird.
P&O receives £150m cross-Channel ferry
Wednesday 25 January 2012
P&O Ferries has taken delivery of a new £150 million ship set for service in one of the world's busiest waterways.
HMS Victory to be raised from the sea
Sunday 22 January 2012
The remains of the first HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed nearly 300 years after it sank, it was reported today.
70-year-old oldest to swim the English Channel
Wednesday 31 August 2011
A retired breast cancer surgeon achieved his ambition of becoming the oldest person to swim the English Channel today.
Pensioner in bid to break Channel swim record
Tuesday 30 August 2011
A 70-year-old retired breast cancer surgeon hopes to become the oldest person to swim the English Channel.
Competitors prepare for a race with a fearsome reputation
Saturday 13 August 2011
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