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Government in crisis: The 39 steps to a metashambles
Sunday 29 April 2012
Pasty tax, granny tax, petrol panic, Jeremy Hunt– not a day has passed since the Budget that the Tory party hasn't found itself in trouble over its poor decisions. Matt Chorley counts them down
Mitsuko Uchida, Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Schubert’s last three sonatas, like Beethoven’s final three, make a massive valedictory statement, but in a very different way.
Trending: The Lana Del Rey way
Tuesday 24 April 2012
After the glossy, big-budget music video for "Born To Die", Lana Del Rey has returned to the Instagram-esque promos that splice retro footage with sultry shots of the 25-year-old songstress that first caught our attention. The new video for "Carmen", which tells the story of a depressed teenage party girl, has an almost identical aesthetic to previous singles "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans". Want to make your own? Here's a LDR video checklist:
Aquascutum calls in administrators
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Aquascutum, the London Fashion Week label owned by Harold Tillman, has collapsed into administration, putting 250 jobs at risk at the classic British clothing brand.
Album: Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream (Redwing/Proper)
Friday 06 April 2012
On her first album in seven years, Bonnie Raitt divides her efforts between fiery slide-guitar blues recorded with her own band, and a handful of tracks recorded with producer Joe Henry's bespoke band of specialist players including expressive drummer Jay Bellerose and omni-talented guitarist Bill Frisell.
Various Pets Alive and Dead, By Marina Lewycka
Sunday 01 April 2012
How to fool the children of the revolution
Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott impress in pre-Test warm-up
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott compiled chanceless centuries on day two of England's pre-Test warm-up but Ian Bell's struggles continued on a flat pitch in Colombo.
Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Florence Welch's floral tribute to the NME Awards
Sunday 11 March 2012
The hair/make-up
Jamaica unveils its secret weapon for the Olympics
Wednesday 07 March 2012
Prince Harry showed he has inherited his father's gift for looking awkward on foreign trips when he tried to imitate Usain Bolt's victory celebrations during a visit to Jamaica yesterday.
England v Wales player ratings
Saturday 25 February 2012
Man-for-man marking from the Six Nations match at the Twickenham in London
Apple fights it out with Chinese 'Ipad' manufacturer in Shanghai courtroom
Thursday 23 February 2012
The escalating legal battle over the rights to the iPad name in China has reached a Shanghai courtroom, in a case that could prevent Apple selling the wildly popular tablet computer in the country's commercial heartland.
Registered designs: are you missing out?
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Suppose you develop a fantastic product. You might consider applying for a patent to protect the product or how it works. You might also think about applying for a trademark to protect the product’s name or branding. Would you also think about protecting the appearance of the actual product using registered designs?
Tune-Yards, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 16 February 2012
Is it a tribal chant or a yodel? A squawk or a chirrup? Merrill Garbus - aka Tune-Yards - is back, after the triumphant critical success of last year's album whokill, and live she's as arresting as ever.
Trending: Blue Ivy's got 99 problems but a trademark ain't one
Monday 13 February 2012
It has emerged that Beyoncé and Jay-Z applied for a patent application for the name of their daughter, Blue Ivy, on January 26 – just three weeks after she was born.
- 1 Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
- 2 After woman sells virginity for $780,000, here are the results of our prostitution survey
- 3 China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016
- 4 Exclusive: Championship clubs set to push for safe-standing trials
- 5 Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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