The May Bank Holiday may have been wet and bitterly cold, but Breakin’ Convention hasn’t lost its bounce. Now in its ninth year, the festival of hip hop dance theatre has a solid history, covering everything from rising youth groups to international acts. The weekend festival will be followed by a UK tour; today’s performance will be streamed live online.
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Ready To Wear: Resisting the urge to change clothes may be no bad thing
Monday 30 April 2012
Watching BBC4's The Bridge at the weekend one could be forgiven for thinking that Scandinavian women – or perhaps just Scandinavian detectives – never change their clothes.
Protest is fine – but just this one time
Wednesday 11 April 2012
A T-shirt, as everyone from John Lennon to Robbie Fowler will attest, can be one of the boldest political acts. But for every 100 "Why Always Me?" there are few quite as brave as Maverick Couch's.
Club Tropicana: Totally tropical fashion comes in from the cold
Monday 09 April 2012
Bright, bold and brash, the tropical print is back from fashion Siberia thanks to designers with a taste for the exotic
When Harry met Archie: What happens when a man with only a passing interest in style dates a fashion journalist?
Sunday 18 March 2012
Harriet's story...
Liverpool defender Glen Johnson reignites Suarez row
Thursday 08 March 2012
Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has accused Manchester United defender Patrice Evra of manufacturing the handshake incident with Luis Suarez at Old Trafford which further inflamed the race row between the two players.
Vocabulary: The moment meh became too boring for words
Wednesday 29 February 2012
The word "meh", the verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders, might date all the way back to a 1994 episode of The Simpsons, but in recent years it has become everyone's favourite way of expressing anything from tedium to indifference online.
Basketball: T-shirt stunt may cost Deng dear
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Great Britain's Luol Deng said he was happy to risk an NBA fine for wearing a T-shirt honouring Africa during the pre-match introductions at the All-Star Game on Sunday.
Basketball: Great Britain's Luol Deng could face fine after All-Star game
Monday 27 February 2012
Great Britain's Luol Deng was happy to risk an NBA fine after wearing a T-shirt honouring Africa during the pre-game introductions at the All-Star game.
Twisted sisters finally get their act together
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Sibling rivalry? You better believe it. That's what makes Toby a superb comedy sketch duo, says Alice Jones
The twisted sisters who finally got their act together
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Sibling rivalry? You bet. That's what makes Toby a superb sketch duo
The Fashion Audit: Glassworks Studio, QR codes, LouLou and Olympic ambitions
Monday 06 February 2012
What we love, we're not sure about, we're buying and can't wait for...
The stylish woman's guide to sale shopping
Monday 26 December 2011
You don't have to sleep on a pavement to get the best out of the Boxing Day sales. Harriet Walker speaks to the buyers from Britain's most exclusive boutiques and asks them what to look out for.
Stephen Lawrence items 'not tampered with'
Friday 09 December 2011
Exhibits in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial were not tampered with despite one officer deliberately sabotaging his own records, a court heard today.
Stephen Lawrence accused 'may have visited attacker'
Tuesday 06 December 2011
One of the men accused of murdering Stephen Lawrence may have picked up traces of forensic evidence when visiting one of the attackers, a court heard today.
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