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Travel Agenda: Bmibaby; Isle of Wight Walking Festival; Sarkanniemi theme park; Qatar Airways; Wythe hotel; Holiday Autos
Friday 04 May 2012
Where to go and what to know
£200,000 pledged for charity of runner Claire Squires who died in London Marathon
Monday 23 April 2012
Donations to an "inspirational" runner who collapsed and died during yesterday's London Marathon passed £200,000 this evening as money continued to flood into her fund-raising website.
Philippa Gregory: 'The abuse of power and cruelty is very familiar'
Monday 05 September 2011
The Monday Interview: Best-selling novelist Philippa Gregory tells Cahal Milmo why she is fighting to get justice for the displaced Chagos islanders
Colour Me English, By Caryl Phillips
Sunday 14 August 2011
These coruscating essays benefit from 20 years of deep thinking about race and racism, identity and Englishness...and Luther Vandross
The Business On... David Nish, Chief executive, Standard Life
Thursday 11 August 2011
All together now, "O Canadaaa..."
Andy Parfitt: Station controller who kept Radio 1 on the right tracks
Monday 01 August 2011
Controller tells Ian Burrell why 12m listeners can't be wrong
Newcastle target Neil Taylor signs new Swansea deal
Friday 15 July 2011
Newcastle target Neil Taylor has committed his future to Swansea by signing a new four-year contract with the Barclays Premier League newcomers.
Rodgers celebrates Swansea promotion
Monday 30 May 2011
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers revealed conceding two goals enabled his team to "refocus" and make sure of promotion to the Barclays Premier League.
Heard the one about the bloke who crossed the Atlantic to tell us a joke?
Sunday 29 May 2011
Back home, they have fame and fortune. So why do American stand-ups risk the perils of British gigs? Veronica Lee reports
Climber conquers world's highest peaks – aged 16
Friday 27 May 2011
Schoolboy's ascent of Everest makes him youngest person to scale 'seven summits'
Swansea's Special One prepares 'heroes' for their trip to Wembley
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Brendan Rodgers is a protege of Jose Mourinho and on Monday night he emulated his mentor's famous touchline celebration as his Swansea side booked their place in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
Last Night's TV: Love Thy Neighbour/Channel 4<br />Comic Relief: Famous, Rich and in the Slums/BBC1<br />Working Girl/BBC3
Friday 04 March 2011
I have wonderful neighbours. Really, you couldn't ask for more. They fulfil two of the most important of neighbourly criteria. That is (1) they live next door and (2) you'd never know it. I rarely see them. When I do, we exchange fleeting pleasantries, a smile here, a nod there. When I locked myself out, one of them made me tea and offered me a sofa to sit on. In return, I bought her some chocolates.*
Chalk Talk: Will the Toriessoon come knocking at Adonis's door?
Thursday 20 January 2011
Some time ago, before the election, David Cameron and Education Secretary Michael Gove both issued an invitation to Andrew Adonis, architect of Labour's academies programme, to join them in government if they won the election. Lord Adonis diplomatically refused to accept the offer – he was after all a Labour minister at the time.
Tanzania: Explore Africa from the saddle
Saturday 08 January 2011
Horse riding among the animals of Tanzania is a life-changing experience, says Thembi Mutch
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