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Can Cameron live down his "Wor Jackie" moment?
Monday 10 December 2012
Our diarist says the Prime Minister's pop culture references don't always stack up
Ios Books of the Year 2012: Celebrities
Sunday 09 December 2012
Confessions of the shy and retiring type
Take Me Home: One Direction set to beat Mumford & Son's fastest-selling album record
Wednesday 14 November 2012
British boy band One Direction are on target to achieve the fastest-selling album of the year as Take Me Home looks unstoppable in the race for this week's number one.
Wellington College teacher Bruce Roth guilty of sex abuse of five boys
Tuesday 24 July 2012
A teacher at one of the country's most prestigious public schools has been found guilty of sexually abusing five young boys.
'Rotten' John Lydon set for Question Time
Wednesday 04 July 2012
Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon is swapping anarchy for current affairs to appear on Question Time.
The serious business of spectating
Thursday 28 June 2012
Andy Murray's Wimbledon box is awash with his management team – and not because they're fans, explains Tim Walker
The serious business of spectating at Wimbledon
Thursday 28 June 2012
Andy Murray's Wimbledon box is awash with his management team – and it's not because they're tennis fans...
Personal details of race participants appear online
Tuesday 24 April 2012
The personal details of thousands of runners, possibly including politicians and celebrities, were made available to the public yesterday after a security breach on the London Marathon website.
Album: Rebecca Ferguson, Heaven (RCA)
Sunday 04 December 2011
Throughout her stint on 2010's X Factor, shy Scouse single mum Ferguson was constantly being told by buffoonish Louis Walsh that she had a "recording voice" and that he couldn't wait "to hear her album".
Album: Will Young, Echoes (RCA)
Sunday 21 August 2011
Last year's Groove Armada collaboration "History" suggested the Pop Idol charmer had a cracking dance album in him.
How Islington is giving the West End a run for its money
Saturday 19 March 2011
Alice Jones ventures beyond theatreland to experience the vibrant fringe where 'The King's Speech' first cleared its throat
BBC coverage of Elton's baby provokes claims of homophobia
Saturday 01 January 2011
Gay rights campaigners urge viewers to boycott licence fee in protest
Groove Armada, Academy, Bristol<br/>British Sea Power, Academy, Leeds
Sunday 17 October 2010
Groove Armada remind us that there's more to them than a song that goes well with canapés
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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