Fire fighters have linked increasing call-outs to people trapped in handcuffs to the popularity of books such as EL James' "mummy porn" trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey.
Friday 12 July 2013
Revealed: The extraordinary extent of efforts to rehabilitate mastermind behind terror attacks
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Trade in your mop and bucket and get to work on that stubborn grease and grime
Wednesday 10 April 2013
There's a mock-up of a Dublin bar on the stage of the Phoenix Theatre (all foxed mirrors and nicotine-stained walls) and in the build-up to the show and during the interval, punters are invited to mosey on down and have a jar (or rather a plastic glass with a baby-proof non-spill lid) of some Irish tipple, while the cast perform a vigorous in-yer-face hootenany – all swirling fiddles, and chthonic stamping that makes the sisters' efforts in Dancing at Lughnasa look to be a tiny bit the dansant by comparison.
Monday 18 March 2013
Is the latest platform for the fast blue hedgehog a fun run or an exercise in extortion?
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Who makes the best vacuum cleaners, fridge-freezers, ovens and washing machines? A single German company – Miele, according to Britain’s biggest consumer group.
Friday 30 November 2012
Main image: 'Pop' handset (for mobiles) by Native Union, £29.99, Selfridges
Saturday 17 November 2012
Sir James Dyson’s derision of the study of verse has drawn protests from academics and writers
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Dyson has accused Bosch of sending an industrial spy into its secret research and development centre to hoover up confidential details of its designs.
Wednesday 03 October 2012
An online advert urging people to snap up half-price laser eye surgery was irresponsible, the advertising watchdog rules today.
Sunday 10 June 2012
Clint Eastwood's intriguing biopic of J Edgar Hoover starts as a snappy gangster movie, with the eager young FBI chief (Leonardo DiCaprio) punching a hole in organised crime.
Thursday 31 May 2012
He signed the Sex Pistols, invented megastores, founded an airline, introduced tilting trains and is planning to send fare-paying passengers into space. Now, Richard Branson, lizard king of the shape-shifting Virgin brand, has revealed his latest product... a £300 tap.
Sunday 06 May 2012
But they are designed to transport wearer and onlooker alike into a world rich with suggestion
Tuesday 28 February 2012
1. Rowenta DG8760 Pro Perfect
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This iron sails through crumpled laundry, even tough linen, with complete ease, which you'd hope, at this price.
Friday 20 January 2012
J.Edgar - starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench, Naomi Watts W.E. - starring: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, Oscar Isaac
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