Every Sunday Michael Adebolajo's mother Tana would don traditional West African dress and depart from her neat semi in London's Essex suburbs to attend church with her family.
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Classical review: La donna del lago, Royal Opera house, London
Monday 20 May 2013
Who could take the plot of La donna del lago seriously? Probably not even its first audience in Naples.
Music review: The Fall, Clapham Grand, London
Monday 20 May 2013
“We are The Fall,” Mark E. Smith intones during the opening “Victrola Time”. “Do not think you’re going to get anything else.”
British father faces charges after confessing to slitting his two children's throats in Lyon flat
Monday 20 May 2013
Witnesses say he fled on roller skates
Nigel Farage moves to exploit Tory tensions over Europe with full-page newspaper advertisement
Monday 20 May 2013
UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage today moved to exploit unrest within the Conservative ranks, urging discontented Tories to defect to his party.
Church of Scotland to debate subject of gay ministers
Monday 20 May 2013
The governing body of the Church of Scotland is to debate the controversial subject of gay ministers today.
Winning big on the lottery
Monday 20 May 2013
While the news that a single ticket in Florida netted around $590 million (£390 million) in the latest Powerball lottery jackpot may be staggering, it is not the only case of large lottery wins, whether in America or the UK.
Virginia Gibson: Singer, actress and dancer who starred in hit musicals of the 1940s and ’50s
Monday 20 May 2013
The pert dancer, singer and actress Virginia Gibson brightened several film musicals of the 1950s, notably the classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), in which, as one of the brides, she danced in the barn-raising sequence, one of the most exhilarating numbers in movie history, and led the rest of the girls in the song “June Bride”.
Alexander Fury: ‘Issie’ Blow, the pioneer who gave us style – and bags of it
Monday 20 May 2013
Wear, what, why, when?
Maids to measure: Forget the taffeta and ruffles, bridesmaids are going down the aisle in style
Monday 20 May 2013
Brides are shunning traditional flounces, frills and dubious themes and turning to the high street instead to dress their bridesmaids in style, says Libby Banks
Maids to measure
Monday 20 May 2013
Brides are shunning traditional frills and turning to the high street to dress their bridesmaids in style, says Libby Banks
'Time' is kind to Rod Stewart as rocker scores his first number one album since 1979
Sunday 19 May 2013
Rod Stewart has scored his first number one since 1979 with an album that marks an artistic breakthrough for the singer at the age of 68.
The benefits of an open relationship (for TV watching): The rise of box set cheating
Sunday 19 May 2013
You’re definitely cheating on your girlfriend (or boyfriend) if you get drunk at a party and snog an old flame, but what if you betray their trust by watching the latest House of Cards on Netflix without them?
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Pope Francis: Being an atheist is alright as long as you do good
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Man and woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder victim of Woolwich machete attack, named as Drummer Lee Rigby
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Archaeologists uncover nearly 5,000 cave paintings in Burgos, Mexico
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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