There comes a moment in practically every Robert Edric novel when the setting (Victorian Cumberland, African jungle, dystopian future) melts away and some elemental human dilemmas begin to declare themselves.
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Review: Asunder, By Chloe Aridjis (Chatto & Windus)
Sunday 12 May 2013
Cracks appear down at the gallery
Leap in the dark: Bright and breezy was never going to do it for the designer Abigail Ahern
Sunday 12 May 2013
Ahern repainted her house in dark, inky tones for an Elle Decoration photoshoot and has never looked back...
Ian Holloway denies he is concerned about Crystal Palace's form after stalemate at Millwall
Wednesday 01 May 2013
Neither side could find a goal at Selhurst Park
Stabbing as Lord Lloyd Webber launches gangs scheme
Wednesday 24 April 2013
A schoolboy is in a critical condition after being stabbed on a bus outside a school – on the same day it was hosting the launch of a scheme by Andrew Lloyd Webber to combat gang culture by encouraging deprived schoolchildren to take up music.
Lord Lloyd-Webber backs ‘give a child an instrument’ plan for schools
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Lord Lloyd-Webber has launched a pioneering scheme which hands musical instruments to deprived schoolchildren to improve their academic results and combat gang culture.
Crystal Palace duo Wilfried Zaha and Ian Holloway charged by FA
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Winger appeared to make offensive gesture at Leeds fans
Crystal Palace 2 Leeds United 2 match report: Ian Holloway blasts Luke Varney and ref as Leeds pinch point
Sunday 10 March 2013
The sight of Ian Holloway being ushered off the pitch by stewards at the final whistle, while counterpart Neil Warnock dragged Leeds' captain Lee Peltier away from the Crystal Palace manager, stressed the growing tension of the Championship race.
Tips and deals of the week: Air Europa from Gatwich to Montevideo, TNT Travel Show and Zening Resort Cyprus
Sunday 17 February 2013
The flight
John Salt, 131 Upper Street, London N1
Saturday 02 February 2013
It's easy, when reporting on restaurants rather than, say, politics, to get a false perspective on what makes a big story. Apart from the adventures of a few telly chefs, our 'news' seems fairly parochial stuff to the wider world. A restaurateur poaching a prized site from under a rival's nose won't generally push global events off the front page, though it might just make it if a chef were to cut off a rival's nose and poach it.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall take the Tube
Wednesday 30 January 2013
To mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall took a trip on the Tube.
DVD & Blu-ray review: The Titfield Thunderbolt (U) Charles Crichton (82mins)
Saturday 12 January 2013
This slice of community spirit whimsy from Ealing centres on a proposed closure of the train line linking Titfield to Mallingford.
Top chef quit sold-out restaurant 'after clash over burger and chips'
Sunday 23 December 2012
Acclaimed 25-year-old said his position was 'untenable'
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