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The Hamptons: Where high society rules the waves
Saturday 23 July 2011
The pristine sands of the Hamptons are regarded as private property by the Manhattan elite. But can the locals win their long-standing battle to stop day trippers from blighting the idyll?
How the Girl Guides Won the War, By Janie Hampton
Sunday 10 July 2011
Crikey! Hitler didn't know what he was up against
Senator John Ensign quits over affair
Saturday 23 April 2011
Nevada Republican John Ensign, who admitted having an extramarital affair with a campaign staff member, has announced that he will resign from the US Senate on 3 May.
Route unveiled for 2012 Olympics time trial
Wednesday 09 March 2011
Hampton Court Palace is to host the start and finish of the London Olympics time-trial, 2012 organisers said today.
Route unveiled for 2010 Olympics time trial
Wednesday 09 March 2011
Hampton Court Palace is to host the start and finish of the London Olympics time-trial, 2012 organisers said today.
Last Night's TV - When God Spoke English: the Making of the King James Bible, BBC4; Royal Upstairs Downstairs, BBC2; The Story of Variety with Michael Grade,BBC4
Tuesday 08 March 2011
The power and the crowning glory
Margareta Pagano: Quotas for women! Why their time has come
Sunday 21 November 2010
France's Finance Minister was set against forcing firms to put more females on their boards, but she has changed her mind – and with good reason
'Girls learn so much better without boys'
Thursday 11 November 2010
Gillian Low, the new president of the Girls' Schools Association, tells Richard Garner why she supports single-sex education – and what she believes state schools can learn from the private sector
Katy Holland: Here's a Halloween trick – treat them to a ghastly day out
Sunday 24 October 2010
Are we there yet? Halloween hysteria is upon us
Peers suspended from Lords over expenses claims
Thursday 21 October 2010
Three peers were given lengthy suspensions from the House of Lords today after wrongly claiming thousands of pounds in expenses.
Peers face suspension after expenses probe
Monday 18 October 2010
Three peers were facing lengthy suspensions from parliament today after sleaze inquiries found they had wrongly claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses.
Triple deaths inquest told of man's income loss
Wednesday 01 September 2010
A man believed to have killed his wife and daughter before hanging himself faced losing up to 95% of his income, an inquest heard today.
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