The trail to the Panjawi district of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, where 16 civilians were murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning, begins at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a sprawling US military facility just south of Seattle.
Police to provide 'urgent' report on Lawrence inquiry claims
Friday 09 March 2012
Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast named
Thursday 08 March 2012
Four of the six British soldiers killed in the deadliest single enemy attack on UK forces in Afghanistan since 2001 were aged just 20, the Ministry of Defence revealed today.
The Recruiting Officer, Donmar Warehouse, London
The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lyric Hammersmith, London
Sunday 19 February 2012
Two very funny Shakespeares and an 18th-century romp join the wave of comedies rolling across the British stage
The Recruiting Officer, Donmar Warehouse, London
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Sam Mendes was a hard act to follow as inaugural artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse. But Michael Grandage overcame that difficulty with flamboyantly flying colours.
'Daniel is always with me'
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Losing his son in Afghanistan broke Adrian Hume's heart. But pursuing their shared passion – and raising thousands for charity – is helping to keep his memory alive
Man admits dangerous dog charge
Monday 23 January 2012
A man has pleaded guilty to allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control after a six-year-old girl had part of her ear bitten off.
Six-year-old girl savaged in dog attack
Sunday 22 January 2012
A six-year-old girl is in hospital after part of her ear was bitten off by a dog.
Human head found near Hollywood sign
Wednesday 18 January 2012
An investigation is under way in Los Angeles after two dogs found a human head in a plastic bag.
Z Cars: The show that blew the whistle on the British bobby
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Tunnel thieves 'only got £6,000'
Saturday 14 January 2012
A gang of thieves who spent six months digging a 100ft tunnel under a car park in a bid to raid a shop's cash machine may have only escaped with around £6,000, sources claimed today.
DVD: The Guard (18)
Friday 13 January 2012
"I'm sick and tired of the people we have to deal with in this business," Mark Strong's drug-smuggling hood, Clive, moans.
Fog, Finborough Theatre, London
Friday 06 January 2012
The soldier who returns to find that he's a stranger in the country he fought for is a familiar figure in drama (one thinks of Simon Stephens' recent Motortown), as is the absconding father who is finally forced to confront the consequences of his neglect.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Orchard Theatre, Dartford
Thursday 22 December 2011
Ann Widdecombe is evidently a convert to the “prolonged frivolity” she enjoyed while competing on Strictly Come Dancing last year. She is back in sequins, feathers and ra-ra skirts this winter in deepest, darkest Dartford. The former Tory minister is now a pantomime dame, performing as Widdy-in-waiting to her ex-Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood’s wicked Queen Lucretia (from Bromley)- his third successive year in the role.
Father jailed for killing toddler
Wednesday 07 December 2011
A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.








