As any historian knows, you need to know the origin and date of a piece of evidence before you know what it proves. Take this remark, for instance, about a man who eventually became so notorious that even the smallest fact about him would come to be of interest: "When I first met him he was like a tired stray dog looking for a master."

Roth captures Jewish experience in a way few others can manage, and the world is a poorer place without another novel of his to anticipate

The Society of Black Lawyers hit out at Tottenham and the FA after repeating its threat to go to the police over what it regards as anti-Semitic chanting at White Hart Lane.

The Society of Black Lawyers hit out at Tottenham and the Football Association after repeating its threat to go to the police over what it regards as anti-Semitic chanting at White Hart Lane.

Concerns that Mitt Romney's Mormonism would put off white evangelical voters did not bear out at the polls Tuesday.

Tottenham have defended their fans after the Society of Black Lawyers threatened to make a complaint to police over their claims anti-Semitic abuse is taking place at White Hart Lane.

Standards Committee found veteran Labour MP’s offence was ‘gravest it had dealt with’

'Hallelujah', let real-life Len bewitch you

Jews were the first migrants to change English football, as this history of their contribution shows

Players' chief Gordon Taylor has announced a six-point action plan to deal with racism in football after criticism from some members.

47 per cent of respondents would like to see Israel's Arab citizens stripped of their citizenship rights

The Deputy Prime Minister returns from Auschwitz-Birkenau convinced of the moral value of an ambitious educational scheme

In one sense, there's not a lot in Hebburn that you haven't seen before. The essential dynamic of Jason Cook's warm and funny sitcom is unavoidably reminiscent of Gavin & Stacey – with young love leading to the introduction of an outsider into a close-knit Geordie family – and the fact that there are three generations under the one roof may also remind you of The Royle Family.

Based on the true story of Mark O'Brien, a journalist from California bed-bound since childhood after a bout of polio, The Sessions is the improbably cheery, touching and surprisingly funny story of Mark's quest to lose his virginity. The Forty Year Old Virgin meets The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, if you will.