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Inspirational? Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in '24'

24 again? Kiefer Sutherland 'in talks' to reprise Jack Bauer

America's Fox network is reportedly looking to bring back its signature drama 24 for a limited series.

Bradley Cooper and mother Gloria Cooper arriving at the Oscars earlier this year

The spare bedrooms playbook: Bradley Cooper - the new poster boy for 30 somethings still living at home

The Oscar nominated actor still lives in his parents’ place. Luke Blackall studies the dos and don’ts of mama’s boys

Julia Pierson, US Secret Service director

Page 3 Profile: Julia Pierson, US Secret Service director

She doesn’t look like someone you’d want to mess with

Trail of the unexpected: Where to dally in Delhi

A tour led by the capital's street children shows Harriet O'Brien a different side of the city

Arise, Sir Danny? No thanks ma'am, says 'man of the people' Boyle

Boyle turns down a knighthood for his role in this summer’s Olympic games

Danny Boyle dismisses knighthood talk

Filmmaker Danny Boyle has dismissed suggestions that he could be knighted for his spectacular Olympic opening ceremony.

Performers at the Olympics Opening ceremony. Boyle’s extravaganza will be a hard act to follow for Hemmings and Sealey

You think it’s tough to follow Beijing? Try following Danny Boyle

The creative team behind the opening ceremony of the Paralympics are well aware of the challenge they face to outdo the Olympic gala, but they are ready

Danny Boyle has already been angered by camera positioning at the Opening Ceremony

Page 3 Profile: Danny Boyle, Director, Opening Ceremony

The low-down on today's newsworthy names

Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men

Sshhhhhh! Don't tell anyone. It's a secret

Has there has ever been a tougher time to keep schtum, asks Simon Usborne

Escaping 'spoilers' has never been harder

Sshhhhh! Don't tell anyone about the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony

As Danny Boyle asks people not to blab about his opening ceremony, Simon Usborne wonders if there's ever been a tougher time to keep schtum

Danny Boyle, with London 2012 crew and volunteers, unveils a model of the Opening Ceremony yesterday

Danny Boyle makes pledge on Olympic opening ceremony animals

Danny Boyle, the artistic director of the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, has sent a hand-written letter to animal rights campaigners pledging that no harm will come to the animals used in the making of his show.

Middle Eastern promise: Nadine Labaki (centre) in
'Where Do We Go Now?'

'Poster girl' says new film was a secret mission

Lebanese movie star Nadine Labaki follows her hit comedy Caramel with a tale of war and peace. By Kaleem Aftab

Middle Eastern promise: Nadine Labaki (centre) in
'Where Do We Go Now?'

Nadine Labaki: The poster girl of Beirut makes a bittersweet return

Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese film-maker set for global success

Danny Boyle (centre) on Oscar night

Slumdog the musical calls in Julian Fellowes

Danny Boyle has broken off talks on staging his hit movie after an argument over artistic control

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Special report: How my father's face turned up in Robert Capa's lost suitcase

Special report: How my father's face turned up in Robert Capa's lost suitcase

The great war photographer was not one person but two. Their pictures of Spain's civil war, lost for decades, tell a heroic tale
The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. They offer a chilling hint at what could have been
Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
Lure of the jingle: Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life

Lure of the jingle

Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
Who stole the people's own culture?

DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
Guest List: The IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

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

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

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

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'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

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

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
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

Here are the potential stars of the World Championships which begin on Saturday
The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end