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Rob Ford was elected in 2010 on a populist platform. He appears to be attempting to weather the scandal

Rob Ford: The mayor, the crack pipe, and a murder mystery that’s got Toronto hooked

And you thought that Boris Johnson was scandal-prone?

Rob Ford: The Toronto mayor has described drug use allegations as 'ridiculous'

Toronto mayor Rob Ford clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows

Rob Ford has spent a week ducking a media storm over footage that allegedly shows him smoking crack

Goals fails to run up a high profit score

Disruption to regular five-a-side matches during the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee saw Goals Soccer Centres profits rise only 3 per cent to £9.5m last year.

A First Nation activist at a blocked border crossing in Sarnia, Ontario

First but not equal: Canada grinds to a halt as its native people hit out

Leader on hunger strike as First Nations target transport links in protest at poor living conditions

William Spengler's house burns in Webster, upstate New York

Chilling note reveals why gunman set trap for firefighters

Killing is what I do best, said 62-year-old who set his house ablaze to lure victims

The small monkey was found wandering around in Ikea

The best of the Ikea Monkey memes from around the internet

Nothing brightens up a dull Ikea shopping trip, like a monkey in a Del Boy-style sheepskin coat roaming the aisles

Unlocked: Man believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than 10 years answers questions and tells scientists he is not in pain

A man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade has been able to answer questions from scientists and tell them he was not in any pain.

Health Lottery wins victory over Camelot

Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, hailed a victory for his Health Lottery after a failure to close it down by Camelot, the National Lottery operator. The High Court rejected Camelot's call for a judicial review into the Gambling Commission's decision to let the Health Lottery carry on operating.

Goals bidder Teachers suffers shock defeat

The match to take over Goals Soccer Centre, which had already dragged into extra time, yesterday ended in a shock defeat for the £73m bidder.

Michelle Williams and Luke Kirby reflect the intense chemistry between Margot and Daniel

Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley, 116 mins (15)

This Canadian romantic drama trundles along sweetly — but do lovers really speak like this?

Nadal in action at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal ruled out of US Open

Former champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the US Open with the knee injury that has kept him out of action since Wimbledon.

Football pitch firm Goals Soccer Centres in £73m takeover

Five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres was today poised for a £73.1 million takeover by one of the world's biggest pension funds.

Judge accused Barclays' Jerry del Missier of 'misleading testimony'

Jerry del Missier, a top Barclays executive at the centre of the Libor-fixing storm who quit the bank this week, was accused by a judge of giving misleading testimony in a major court case just last year.

Patron enters takeover battle for Goals

Retired Canadian teachers may have to go to extra time in their attempt to buy Goals Soccer Centres, after the owners of rival five-a-side football outfit Powerleague joined the fray.

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Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

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Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

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'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

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Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

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The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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