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Glorious Goodwood: Altano can prove Germany's staying power
Wednesday 31 July 2013
The author of a stunning rebuke to insular punters last Saturday is back in Britain to discover whether they been taught due respect for horses from Germany.
Wealthy Greeks lose security perks in austerity cutback
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Greeks fearing attacks by anarchists will no longer be entitled to free police bodyguards in the latest cost-cutting plan from a government trying to meet budget targets set by international creditors.
'Time to fend for yourselves': Greek government withdraws free bodyguards perk for the wealthy
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Wealthy Greeks fearing attacks by anarchist groups will no longer be entitled to free police bodyguards in the latest cost-cutting plan from a government trying to meet budget targets.
Muslim scholar sees book sales surge thanks to Fox News
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Presenter Lauren Green repeatedly asked Reza Aslan why he, as a Muslim, had written about Jesus
'Most embarrassing Fox News interview ever' sends Reza Aslan's biography of Jesus to number 1 in the Amazon book charts
Tuesday 30 July 2013
A respected academic, who just happens to be Muslim, was challenged by a Fox News anchor as to why he was qualified to write about Christ
Theatre review: Wag! The Musical - An inept, shoddily empty-headed mess
Monday 29 July 2013
Only a deranged optimist would head to a show called Wag! The Musical expecting a bitingly witty deconstruction of the culture of footballers' wives and girlfriends and its impact on the values of young women.
Purple reign: Bill Granger cooks with aubergines
Saturday 27 July 2013
When he first encountered them as a child, the porous texture of aubergines put Bill Granger off. Now, it's precisely that meltingly smooth quality that has finally won him over
Boozy Brits abroad: What happens in Kavos should stay in Kavos
Friday 26 July 2013
The drunken antics of Brits abroad are appalling – and we’re only encouraging them
Mallorca sick of tourists vomiting in the streets - and other destinations in need of an image makeover
Friday 26 July 2013
Mallorca is keen to change its image as a boozy holiday destination.
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
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Briton stabbed to death in Crete: 18 British nationals arrested in Malia bar crawl
Tuesday 23 July 2013
19-year-old man suspected of delivering fatal blow
Travel Click firm goes bust on busiest week of year for holidaymakers
Monday 22 July 2013
As Britain's busiest week of the year for outbound holidaymakers gets under way, the first significant travel-company collapse of the summer has taken place.
Jim Armitage: Desolation of Motor City carries a warning for other American cities as Detroit files for bankruptcy
Saturday 20 July 2013
Bondholders and unions will see Detroit as a test-case for cash-strapped cities
- 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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