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Student ‘guilty’ of invading privacy of gay room-mate
Friday 16 March 2012
A former student faces up to 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of a hate crime for cyber-snooping on his gay roommate who later jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in New York.
Lottery winner is ordered to share his $24m jackpot
Friday 16 March 2012
Builder who was in syndicate claimed he bought ticket himself
Real Estate, Sebright Arms, London
Monday 27 February 2012
Tonight; a low-ceilinged, Lilliputian basement in a pub off Hackney Road. Tomorrow night; a high-ceilinged, velvet-clad hyper-venue in Mornington Crescent with a capacity nearing 2,500.
Dory Previn: Singer and songwriter hailed for hersearing honesty
Thursday 16 February 2012
The confessional singer and songwriter was a key feature of 1970s popular music, with Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, James Taylor and Carole King to the fore. They sold millions of albums and on the whole, admirers were intrigued by their lifestyles and wanted to share them. Dory Previn's personal outpourings were so harrowing that fans would admire her honesty and the quality of her performances but would not want to be her.
Whitney Houston's funeral to be held at home church
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Whitney Houston's funeral is to take place at the church in which she performed as a child.
'Arena funeral' plans for Whitney Houston
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey today as her family discussed plans for a funeral at one of America's busiest entertainment venues.
Ice-T leads the dance in the Utah mountains
Friday 27 January 2012
A great crop of music films have lit up this year's Sundance Festival, says Ed Gibbs
Boxing: Amir Khan camp withdraw appeal, fearing hearing would be 'one-sided'
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Amir Khan's promoter claims they withdrew their appeal over last month's controversial defeat by Lamont Peterson because they feared Wednesday's International Boxing Federation hearing would be "one-sided" and not "fully transparent".
None of our candidates can beat Obama, admits Republican pollster
Friday 06 January 2012
As the runners for the Republican nomination brace themselves for the rush of primary elections, starting with New Hampshire, one of the party's most respected pollsters and strategists has said none of the hopefuls might be impressive enough to beat Barack Obama.
Jerry Robinson: Comic book artist whose most famous creation was The Joker
Wednesday 28 December 2011
A central figure in the so-called Golden Age of comic books, Jerry Robinson, who has died aged 89, was perhaps best known as the creator of The Joker, probably the best known villain in comics history.
Too late to contain killer flu science, say experts
Thursday 22 December 2011
US government's hopes of suppressing details of controversial research may be doomed, say scientists
A year after the first bodies were found, Long Island still fears its serial killer
Thursday 15 December 2011
Residents sceptical as police downplay link between new-found remains and murderer
Nemesis, By Philip Roth
Sunday 11 December 2011
Books Of The Year: Guilt, duty and heroism in a playground war
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'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
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Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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X marks the spot: The find that could rewrite Australian history
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'It was just like the movie Twister': Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall
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