There was standing room only in Jerusalem on Monday night as the heir to one of the most important Jewish ultra-orthodox families married his bride, in front as many as 25,000 guests.
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West Ham chairmen make statement over chanting
Friday 30 November 2012
Anti-Semitic chants made at White Hart Lane
The rules of attraction
Friday 30 November 2012
Simon Veness guides you around Florida’s major parks and shows
Seen through Ernest's eyes
Friday 30 November 2012
The Florida Keys were a favourite of Hemingway – and they still enchant.
The Big Six: Wine country hotels
Friday 30 November 2012
Beltane Ranch, Sonoma, California
Set in the heart of the Sonoma Valley north of San Francisco, the Beltane Ranch is a family-run working farm producing wine, grass-fed beef and olive oil. Built in 1892, the romantic verandah-wrapped shingle house is one of the area's most charming places to stay. There are five airy guestrooms decorated with antiques and heirlooms and a cottage looking out over gardens of organic vegetables, flowers and orchards. The property, which grows chardonnay, zinfandel, syrah and cabernet sauvignon grapes, produced its first vintage in 2009. It's also well placed for exploring the wineries of the 17-mile long Valley of the Moon.
Enjoy the outer limits
Friday 30 November 2012
The US territories offer a different perspective, says Chris Leadbeater
Bournemouth SO, Karabits, Ehnes, Colston Hall, Bristol
Friday 30 November 2012
Devoting a series of concerts to the works of that celebrated mutual-admiration society Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich, conductor Kiril Karabits, violinist James Ehnes, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are onto a good thing.
Mark Carney's selection for the Bank of England is related to his being competent, not Canadian
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Our Chief Economics Commentator on why George Osborne wanted someone who could earn the trust of savers, both here and across the world
Last night's viewing - The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler, BBC2; Britain's Best Bakery, ITV1
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Charisma, we were told in the first of this three-part series, is not a quality that exists independently, but is a contract between two parties. In the case of Adolf Hitler, the contract was between one man and an entire nation.
Yossi Benayoun 'embarrassed' by anti-Semitic chants from West Ham fans
Monday 26 November 2012
West Ham's Israeli international Yossi Benayoun tonight spoke of his disappointment and embarrassment at hearing anti-Semitic abuse by some of the club's fans towards Tottenham's supporters.
FA launch investigation while West Ham ready to ban fans for life amid allegations of 'hissing' and 'Hitler' chants at Tottenham
Monday 26 November 2012
The Football Association have begun an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic abuse by West Ham fans during Sunday's Premier League match against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
IoS radio review: Revolutionary Radio, Radio 4, Monday
The BBC and All That, Radio 4, Friday
Sunday 25 November 2012
Do mention the war, and keep on talking
The Hunger Angel, By Herta Müller, trans. Philip Boehm
Saturday 24 November 2012
This stark novel of deprivation and survival makes us see, and feel, the reality of the camps
Universal credit system risks plunging vulnerable families into debt, warn MPs
Thursday 22 November 2012
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, believes the reform represents the biggest shake-up of the welfare system since the Second World War
Japanese opposition look set to win election
Monday 19 November 2012
The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party is leading polls a month before Japan's parliamentary election. But many voters are undecided.
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