It is often said that heavy metal and pop have much more in common than either would like to admit, and there isn't a band for whom the blurring of the lines is more evident than Iron Maiden. They have always played their shows like heavier versions of the Moulin Rouge: heroically ridiculous, such gigs are as much a spectacle as anything offered by Lady GaGa.

A new tactic from HM Treasury? Earlier this week, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research published a pretty damning report on the Government's economic policy, basically accusing the Chancellor of getting it wrong. Now the NIESR has announced a new director of macroeconomic research: he is Dr Angus Armstrong, who currently does something very similar for, wait for it, the Treasury. Has George Osborne dispatched an infiltrator?

It's hard to remember life before Glee, a time before our hearts were first captured by what is now one of the most famous TV casts in the world. A show that was perhaps first intended to be a sassy comedy for those with an inclination towards musical theatre has become a phenomenal tribute to the underdog. The Glee fanbase is home to a borderline ridiculous amount of devotion.

Two houses, both alike in dignity...first Covent Garden and now the 02

A love story big enough for the O2

A welcome return, and life doesn't suck for the faithful

Back home, they have fame and fortune. So why do American stand-ups risk the perils of British gigs? Veronica Lee reports

James DeGale endured a difficult start to life as a professional but has won the critics over en route to collecting the British super-middleweight title and he predicts tonight's meeting with his old rival George Groves will be "an easy night's work" at London's O2.

Millions of O2 customers across the South-east of England were unable to make calls or send text messages for most of the day yesterday as network equipment owned by the company was stolen in the early hours of the morning.

Tireless trio are a number one attraction

<b>Michael Kim: </b>The thought of the New Jersey Nets as &quot;America&rsquo;s Team&quot; may elicit a chuckle from sports fans in the United States but the topic is a serious matter for Mikhail Prokhorov.

Avant-garde acrobatics company in search of permanent London home anticipates record profits