It was love at first bite. That is, when the executives from Rupert Murdoch’s Sunday Times newspaper invited a fresh-faced Labour frontbencher called Tony Blair to dinner.
Huhne's partner left with £400,000 bill after losing legal case against Daily Mail
Friday 25 May 2012
Carina Trimingham attacks decision as 'blueprint for bullies and bigots' as judge rules against privacy claim
Damning verdict from judge as Chris Huhne's partner Carina Trimingham loses damages bid against Associated Newspapers
Thursday 24 May 2012
MP Chris Huhne's partner Carina Trimingham was today criticised by a judge after losing her privacy and harassment claim against Associated Newspapers.
Police hunt metal thieves who stole memorial plaque of two children killed in 1993 Warrington IRA bomb
Friday 18 May 2012
A police hunt is under way after a memorial to two children killed by an IRA bomb was stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.
Leveson Inquiry: Andy Coulson admits he held News Corp shares
Thursday 10 May 2012
David Cameron's former spin doctor denied any “grand conspiracy” between the Government and Murdoch empire today as he gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry.
Leveson Inquiry: Regulation of Stephen Fry's tweets mooted
Wednesday 09 May 2012
The editor of one of the world's most successful news websites today raised the prospect of Stephen Fry's Twitter page being regulated.
Harriet Walker: The Aqua Zumba cure for a broken heart
Sunday 29 April 2012
To the Lake District, where every road is littered with sheep poo and those wand'ring lonely as clouds search for happiness, meaning and gingerbread with the help of their inward eye.
Dog owners face microchip costs
Saturday 21 April 2012
Millions of dog owners will have to pay for their pets to be fitted with a microchip, under plans set to be announced next week.
New rules see Daily Mail owner lose index place
Saturday 21 April 2012
Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) will be dropped from the stock market's FTSE indices in June after a change in the rules about companies with non-voting shares.
Linguistics: We can't put a label on how awful this is...
Friday 20 April 2012
The word of the week is omnishambles. Omnishambles. Roll it round your lips.
The Business Matrix: Wednesday 18 April 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
India cuts rate to boost growth
Sir Derek Jacobi treads the Coronation Street cobbles
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Actor Sir Derek Jacobi has joined the list of illustrious names to have appeared in ITV’s long-running soap opera, Coronation Street.
Pregnant woman relives machete raid ordeal
Tuesday 10 April 2012
A pregnant woman has described how she was left "terrified" by machete-wielding burglars who tied her to a chair after threatening her three-year-old son.
Harriet Walker: Roll up, roll up, the Samantha Brick saga shows that woman-baiting is back in fashion
Thursday 05 April 2012
Samantha Brick is a puppet for a male hegemony that derives its power from the myth that women don't like each other
Exclusive: Samantha Brick says 'it was never my intention to brag' in Daily Mail beauty article that caused Twitter storm
Thursday 05 April 2012
Samantha Brick tells The Independent’s Liam O'Brien all about the Daily Mail article that caused a Twitter storm yesterday. Here is a transcript of part of their conversation.








