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06 Sep ' 07:30
18Hi 18°C / Lo 12°CMurdoch 'was told of hack email'
The former legal chief of News Group Newspapers today told MPs he was "certain" he told James Murdoch about an explosive email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking was more widespread at the News of the World than the company had claimed.
Elders hold talks over Gaddafi stronghold
Tribal elders from Bani Walid are trying to persuade regime loyalists to lay down their arms.
Turkey warns of more sanctions against Israel
Turkey to step up surveillance of Med after Israel refused to apologise for raid on protest flotilla.
Two first-time novelists on Booker shortlist new
Julian Barnes has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize - and will battle it out with two newcomers.
Mayor: Clarke right on penal system new
Riots were the result of a system that fails to stop 'a feral underclass' reoffending, Justice Secretary said.
Court filming ban to be overturned new
It will be the first time that cameras have been allowed in courts other than the Supreme Court.
Ex-MP faces 21 expenses charges
Margaret Moran will be charged with fiddling her expenses by more than £60,000, prosecutors said today.
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Man Booker
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Star Trek
45th anniversary exhibition
- BP unveils £700m oil project move
- Court filming ban to be overturned
- Elders hold talks over Gaddafi stronghold
- Another Spanish town bans burka in public
- Turkey warns of more sanctions against Israel
- Video: Giant crocodile captured in the Philippines
- Knox trial continues looking at DNA evidence
- Italy halted by anti-cuts strikes
- James Murdoch 'was told of hack email'
- Video: 9/11 conspiracy theories continue
- Cable thieves cause transport chaos
- Australia 'bomb siege' stand-off ends safely
- Traders invest in safe haven assets
- Amy Winehouse 'used for cash by ex-husband'
- Fatal Colin McRae crash 'was avoidable'
- Frankie Sandford becomes soccer fan for man
- Debbie Harry jealous of Beyonce's success
- Two first-time novelists on Booker shortlist
- I'll take the shoot-out, said Raoul Moat
- Ex-MP faces 21 expenses charges
- Clarke right on penal system, says mayor
- Vermaelen out for six weeks following surgery
- Ferguson dismisses any talk of retirement
- England v India LIVE!
- Cech recovery ahead of schedule for Chelsea
- Ghana claim Frimpong chooses them over England
45th anniversary Star Trek art exhibition new
Manchester United top of the 25 best supported clubs in Europe
Amy Winehouse 'used for cash by ex-husband' new
James Murdoch 'was told of hack email' new
The best (and worst) nicknames in football
Elders hold talks over Gaddafi stronghold new
Another Spanish town bans burka in public new
Cable thieves cause transport chaos new
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06 Sep ' 03:19
Clarke blames justice system for riots new
Riots that swept across the UK were the result of a penal system that fails to stop 'a feral underclass' reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said.
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'Monster' wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
The blaze consumed as much as 25,000 acres along a line that stretched for 16 miles, Forest Service officials said.
McDonald's puts calories on menu – but who's counting?
Genevieve Roberts asks if the move will make diners change their ways.
Convoy of Gaddafi soldiers cross border into Niger new
Move could be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state.
Australian police in 'child hostage' stand-off new
Man, who is with his daughter, claims that he has a bomb and has made a series of demands to negotiators.
Too many hospitals provide too many of the same services says think-tank.
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Student cookery
10 best student cookery books
When India's tour began, the enhancement of Sachin Tendulkar's legend was at hand. His 100th international hundred was but an innings away and the only conjecture seemed to be whether he would achieve it at Lord's in the first Test, which anybody with romance in their soul preferred, or might be forced to wait a match or so, since even gods have their limitations.
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First Night: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Venice Film Festival
Not as seen on TV: Gary Oldman comes in from cold in Le Carré's classic
- New car sales rose by over 7% last month new
- Riots 'due to broken penal system' says Clarke new
- Bombardier contract decision 'will cost jobs' new
- Holidaymakers pay 265k a day in surcharges new
- Pirate hostages to take to the seas again new
- Gaddafi soldiers cross border into Niger new
- Wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
- Australian police in 'child hostage' stand-off new
- Video: Raoul Moat's 999 call new
- Stoke made bid to sign Parker new
- Liverpool explore partnership with Nacional new
- Dunne reveals Houllier conflict new
- Hammam hits out over Fifa ban new
- Sion confident of winning appeal over ban new
- Ronaldinho still has role on world stage new
- Malbranque confirms quitting but denies rumours new
- Argentina announce squad to face England new
- Wilkinson take positives from 'Tour From Hell' new
- Botha could miss Wales opener new
- Federer reaches quarter finals of US Open new
Convoy of Gaddafi soldiers cross border into Niger new
Steve Richards: Darling's book spells danger for Miliband
Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush has begun
McDonald's puts calories on the menu – but is anyone counting?
Struck by silence: How three photographers captured the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks
Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush has begun
Convoy of Gaddafi soldiers cross border into Niger new
Tycoon Pierre Lagrange comes out – to face UK's most expensive divorce payout
British bank notes set for plastic surgery
Terence Blacker: The public school myth of 'character'
Exclusive: Smoked out: tobacco giant's war on science
Warm poached chicken with onion rice and fresh ginger relish
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05 Sep ' 22:40
Hi 17°C / Lo 12°CSaudi star-gazers accused of bungling dates of Ramadan
Mass tourism and climate change could lead to destruction of world's wonders
Top hospital to be closed as cash crisis engulfs NHS
Revealed: MI6 saved Saif Gaddafi from death threat
Awesome Serena determined to end traumatic year on a high
Iceland: The broken economy that got out of jail
Rebels settle scores in Libyan capital
Life after Assad looks ominous for Syria's Christian minority
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05 Sep ' 18:27
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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Hospital closures 'essential', say experts
Jeremy Laurance: Too many hospitals provide too many of the same services and are chasing too few patients to maintain standards, according to a leading health think-tank.
9/11: Can we count the real cost?
Stephen Foley: We know the death toll, but putting a figure on the financial cost of the terrorist attack is a puzzle.
Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush is on
Michael McCarthy: Trillions of dollars of oil money are at stake, and the ecological risks are equally huge.
Libyan rebel leader says MI6 knew he was tortured
Kim Sengupta: Abdelhakim Belhaj was delivered into Gaddafi's hands by MI6, then brutally attacked.
One small step for News Corp. One giant symbolic leap in press history
Andy McSmith: Many will welcome the surrender of 'Fortress Wapping'.
Cameron promises full examination of new rendition claims
David Cameron said yesterday that an independent inquiry should investigate evidence, revealed by The Independent, that British intelligence agencies were complicit in the rendition of terrorist suspects to Libya, where they were tortured by the Gaddafi regime.
Oil exploration under Arctic ice could cause 'uncontrollable' natural disaster
Any serious oil spill in the ice of the Arctic, the "new frontier" for oil exploration, is likely to be an uncontrollable environmental disaster despoiling vast areas of the world's most untouched ecosystem, one of the world's leading polar scientists has told The Independent.
Cook battling to keep job after offensive email angers owners
Ian Herbert: Claim by Manchester City chief that mocking message was result of hacking is under investigation by officials.
The lengths some people will go to for charity
140 miles, eight days, freezing water, raw sewage: David Walliams plunges into his biggest challenge yet... as Sam Cam sets out on a one-mile walk through London's West End, equipped only with a pair of stilettos
Banks suffer as eurozone crisis triggers fresh market slump
Growth worries and concerns about a US sub-prime lawsuit add to investor fears
Oil exploration under Arctic ice could cause 'uncontrollable' natural disaster
Any serious oil spill in the ice of the Arctic, the "new frontier" for oil exploration, is likely to be an uncontrollable environmental disaster despoiling vast areas of the world's most untouched ecosystem, one of the world's leading polar scientists has told The Independent.
Shadow of hacking hangs over Murdoch plan to sell Wapping
News Corp has abandoned plans to create a new "media campus" for all its UK operations and will sell its iconic Wapping site for redevelopment, the company announced yesterday.
Eye surgery: Suddenly I see
Tired of wearing glasses, Sally Ann Lasson went in search of a cure for her short sight – and found that things are looking up in the world of eye surgery
Clegg: free schools will not be run for profit
Teachers' leaders last night expressed scepticism at Nick Clegg's pledge that the Government's new free schools programme will not be allowed to cream off bright pupils or be run for profit by private companies.
Vann Nath
Vann Nath, who died on 5 September aged 66, was an artist who was among only seven people to survive Cambodia's most notorious prison of the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s and who later depicted the facility's horrific torture.
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9/11: beyond words
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James Lawton on Hillsborough
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Suddenly I see
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Team GB: 'We're on course'
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The fine art of film-making
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Turkey's 'Elgin marble'
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10 best student cookbooks
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Behind NZ's rugby dream
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Walliams v SamCam: all for charity?
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Welcome to gladiator school
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Ramadan dates 'bungled'
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Pic of the day: US wildfire
- More hospital closures 'essential', say experts
- Libyan rebel leader says MI6 knew he was tortured
- Poll: Osborne's plan to scrap 50p tax is unfair
- MPs to quiz senior 'News of the World' figures again
- Arctic oil exploration could cause 'catastrophe'
- Cameron promises examination of rendition claims
- Clarke blames riots on 'broken penal system'
- Fifth of primary pupils find lessons too easy
- UN warns of 750,000 deaths in Somalia famine
- 'Unfit' Chirac will not attend corruption trial
- Security officers accused of abusing asylum seekers
- Complaints against financial firms up 50 per cent
- Banks suffer as eurozone crisis triggers fresh slump
- Levein keeps focus on Lithuania despite 'diver'
- Gouging ban may end Hock's season
- Ferguson refusing to write off Chelsea
- Murray primed to take revenge on Young pretender
- England's injury blues drag on
- Cook battling to keep job in offensive email row
UN warns of 750,000 deaths as Somalia famine area spreads
Walcott injury and Bale threat force Capello to shuffle his pack
Cook battling to keep job after offensive email angers owners
Experts dismiss DNA evidence as Knox nears end of murder appeal
Libyan rebel leader says MI6 knew he was tortured
China broke UN embargo to sell arms to Gaddafi
McDonald's puts calories on the menu – but is anyone counting?
Starwood Preferred Guest points most valuable, study says
More hospital closures 'essential', say experts
Serota splashes Tate cash – to cut galleries' costs
Why painting the Forth Bridge isn't like painting the Forth Bridge any more
Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush has begun
Oil exploration under Arctic ice could cause 'uncontrollable' natural disaster
Dominic Lawson: We betrayed our values with torture
Tony Blair began to treat Gaddafi as if he were a civilising force in the region
Steve Richards: Darling's book spells danger for Miliband
Voters will pick up a sense that the Labour government fell apart in chaos
Terence Blacker: The public school myth of 'character'
That quiet sense of entitlement among the privately educated
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05 Sep ' 14:08
Documents discovered in Tripoli appear to suggest that the UK traded information with Libya in return for intelligence extracted from terror suspects under interrogation.
Top witness undermines Mubarak case
General had agreed to give evidence backing claims that ex-regime ordered protesters to be shot.
Katy Perry records tribute to Freddie Mercury
Katy Perry has filmed a video tribute for Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday today.
Mental illness care 'close to a revolution'
Parents sue over son's failure in 11-plus exam
Downton Abbey: A touch of class
Per Denez: Writer and scholar who sought recognition for the Breton language and culture
Trail of the unexpected: Discover Dame Shirley Bassey's former haunts in Cardiff
Treating children for anxiety 'would cut risk of mental illness'
Lunchbox recipes from the experts
Ladies, get cracking: walnuts may protect your breasts
Hamish McRae: We weren't ready to accept the truth that economic news would be so bad
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05 Sep ' 09:57
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PM welcomes Libya investigation
The Gibson Inquiry has announced that it will "be considering allegations of UK involvement in rendition to Libya" as part of its work.
Boy sentenced for riots theft
12-year-old who stole chocolate from a shop during the riots has received a nine-month referral order.
Scientists have taken the first tentative steps towards conserving some of the world's most endangered species with the help of stem-cell technology, which could lead to the generation of sperm and eggs from skin cells.
- More troops surround Gaddafi's town
- Belgium now without government for 450 days
- EDL leader arrested for bail breach
- Toddler dies in caravan park lake
- Markets slump amid fresh debt fears
- News International to sell Wapping
- Raid catches top al-Qa'ida member
- Boy, 12, sentenced for riots theft
- Tory MSP confident of breakaway bid
- Raoul Moat jail warning to ex-girlfriend
- PM welcomes Libya rendition investigation
- Egyptians demand to see Mubarak trial
- Nick Clegg's free school call 'too late'
- Travellers' eviction date in two weeks
- Italy deny rift following Balotelli iPad incident
- Tendulkar ruled out of one-day series
- Habana issues warning to South Africa rivals
- Serie A strike called off
- Spain take blame for brawl against Chile
- Wenger fails in Uefa appeal over ban
- Countdown to the 2011 Rugby World Cup
- Watch out England, Wales have won before...
Appetite for lower-fat ice cream feeds high-street 'gelato' boom
Scientists a step closer to Hepatitis C vaccine
Mary Ann Sieghart: Time to call the SNP's bluff
Zubin Mehta: Master of the high tempo
It's the end of the ride after China bans new theme parks
Philippa Gregory: 'The abuse of power and cruelty is very familiar'
Masters of illusion: The great management consultancy swindle
Leading article: A closure that will test the commitment to NHS reform
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05 Sep ' 05:37
19Hi 20°C / Lo 14°CInquiry to look at UK-Libya links
An inquiry looking into allegations of UK complicity in the mistreatment of terror suspects today announced it will consider fresh claims relating to links between Britain's intelligence and security services and Libya.
FTSE 100 falls amid fears over bank lawsuit new
Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays both lost more than 7% while HSBC shed more than 1%.
Police to testify as Mubarak returns to court new
Egypt's ousted president in court for a third hearing in his trial on charges of corruption and complicity.
Free schools 'must be open to all' new
Nick Clegg said that they would be acceptable only if they reduce social segregation.
Killer typhoon brings more misery to Japan new
The death toll from the worst typhoon to hit the country in seven years climbed to 26 today.
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From dust to despair: how 9/11 unfolded -
Any questions
Bizarre and memorable sports press conferences
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Fleshly pleasure
William Etty's nudes -
Hacked off
Banksy unhappy about New York show
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Best of British
Universities ranked in the world's top 100 -
Struck silent
Three photographers who captured 9/11
9/11 health issues new
This week, as the ten year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Lancet medical journal launches a landmark issue focussing on the effects of 9/11 from a health perspective.
The Monday Interview: Best-selling novelist Philippa Gregory tells Cahal Milmo why she is fighting to get justice for the displaced Chagos islanders
9/11 health issues new
This week, as the ten year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Lancet medical journal launches a landmark issue focussing on the effects of 9/11 from a health perspective.
- Italian heritage vandal is caught
- Inquiry to look at UK-Libya links
- Police to testify as Mubarak returns to court
- More parents hiring private tutors in hard times
- Killer typhoon brings more misery to Japan
- Move to tackle Oyster overcharging
- Double-dip recession fears grow
- Free schools 'must be open to all'
- Raoul Moat inquest jury sworn in
- Womenswear sales slump
- Council sets date for Dale Farm clearance
- Manchester City chief Cook in cancer email storm
- Theo Walcott hopes new signings lift Arsenal
- Cahill excited at Terry link-up
- Baines ruled out of Wales clash at Wembley new
- England captain Moody to miss World Cup opener new
- Gerrard delighted with return of Bellamy new
- Ferguson predicts title challenge from Chelsea new
- Bizarre sports press conferences new
- Levein calls for 'diver' Rezek to be suspended new
- Lampard important to England insists Capello new
Manchester United top of the 25 best supported clubs in Europe
Hacked Off: The art show that's driven Banksy up the wall
The only postcode without a Tesco – but for how much longer?
Struck by silence: How three photographers captured the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks
Bizarre and memorable sports press conferences new
Women face 70-year wait for top jobs equality
Emily Watson: 'Why I had to play Fred West’s confidante'
Pleasures of the flesh: William Etty's nudes
Hacked Off: The art show that's driven Banksy up the wall
Gaddafi, Britain and US: A secret, special and very cosy relationship
Factory Girls, By Leslie T Chang
Tycoon Pierre Lagrange comes out – to face UK's most expensive divorce payout
Dinner ladies put pay equality on the menu
Moussa Koussa's secret letters betray Britain's Libyan connection
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Pleasures of the flesh: William Etty's nudes
Look beyond the controversy and you'll find skill and warmth in William Etty's paintings, says Adrian Hamilton.
Latest marketing wheeze is to treat customers as though they're very important people.
Free schools will not be run for profit says Clegg new
Clegg will insist that he would 'never tolerate' the schools becoming 'the preserve of the privileged few'.
Government to press ahead with planning reforms new
Critics concerned new framework will lead to damaging development.
MI6 involved in an operation to protect dictator's son.
When MPs return to Westminster from their extended summer break today, one subject will preoccupy their thoughts. It will not be the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the plans to reform the NHS or the changes to abortion law, all of which are on this week's Commons agenda.
He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide.
Online game for teens tackles obesity with a bit of fun
A new game aims to combat childhood obesity with virtual reward-based incentives to get young teens off the couch and on the move.
- FTSE 100 falls amid fears over bank lawsuit new
- Police 'wasting £150m a year' says think-tank new
- Raoul Moat death inquest set to open new
- Amanda Knox murder appeal trial resumes new
- One in four railway ticket offices could close new
- Free schools will not be run for profit says Clegg new
- Government to go ahead with planning reforms new
- Murray makes straightforward progress in US new
9/11: Chronicle Of A Catastrophe Foretold
Robert Fisk: For 10 years, we've lied to ourselves to avoid asking the one real question
MI5 starts screening 'free schools' for extremists
Green Day singer kicked off flight over sagging jeans
Phone hacking: victims' lawyers were targeted
The filth element: Why we’re getting dirtier
Natural Wonders: The Yorkshire Dales
BBC's new home is named worst building in UK
Laurie Penny: The best future would be the one imagined by Doctor Who
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04 Sep ' 21:07
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Flying Farah crowned king of Britain after magical run
First distance gold for GB while Bolt and Jamaica shatter the 4x100m relay world record
Ring-fencing will dent growth, says forecaster
The Independent Commission on Banking's proposed ring-fencing of retail and investment banking will increase business borrowing costs and dent economic growth, a leading economic forecaster predicts today.
Cambridge named as best university in the world
9/11: Chronicle Of A Catastrophe Foretold
Tycoon comes out – to face UK's most expensive divorce payout
Revealed: MI6 saved Saif Gaddafi from death threat
We got Fabregas for a bargain fee, claim Barcelona
The ten highest earners in sport
Nadal shrugs off collapse at press conference due to severe cramp
Cambridge named as best university in the world
Not the Second Coming, just business as usual as Ross makes his ITV debut
Robert Fisk: Prosecuting war crimes? Be sure to read the small print
'No, we shouldn’t just Google it': John Walsh laments the death of the reference book
Lose dangerous belly fat with a diet high in protein and dairy: study
Tehran triumphant at nuclear milestone
Moussa Koussa's secret letters betray Britain's Libyan connection
Tycoon comes out – to face UK's most expensive divorce payout
The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
British banks hit by mortgage lawsuits from US regulator
A patter of Happy Feet – and an emperor returns to the sea
Philip Hensher: The countryside is an illusion
We assume most newly-built houses are an abomination. But it need not be so
Brian Viner: Wenger may regret his football science
He works out what will make his machine more efficient
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04 Sep ' 16:49
Monday, 5 September 2011
Exclusive:
Top hospital to be closed as cash crisis engulfs NHS
Jeremy Laurance: A London NHS trust plans to sell land to developers to help cut £100m debt. St Mary’s could be turned into 3,000 flats.
9/11: Chronicle Of A Catastrophe Foretold
John Carlin writes the first of our series of features to commemorate the disaster and the events that followed.
We're all VIPs now
Alice-Azania Jarvis: New marketing wheeze is to treat customers to special discounts and perks. But are we really getting the red-carpet treatment?
Revealed: MI6 saved Saif Gaddafi from death threat
Kim Sengupta: British intelligence was involved in an operation to protect dictator's son from a plot to assassinate him on British soil.
Prepare for wildcat strikes, union boss warns
Any attempt by the Government to toughen strike laws could result in walkouts by public sector workers, the head of the TUC warns today.
MPs threaten rebellion over new electoral boundaries
when mps return to Westminster from their extended summer break today, one subject will preoccupy their thoughts. It will not be the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the plans to reform the NHS or the changes to abortion law, all of which are on this week's Commons agenda.
Sickly Chirac is not fit to stand trial, corruption case judge told
Embezzlement charges could come to nothing after diagnosis of Alzheimer's
India's sense of grievance grows as DRS decisions add to injuries
England flew from one end of the country to the other yesterday in the hope of starting their one-day series. Forecasts suggest they may be no luckier at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire tomorrow than they were at the Emirates ICG in Durham on Saturday.
Scorsese, Demme and Crowe music docs play fall film fests
Music is said to provide the soundtrack to our lives, and films that capture those sounds and delve into the artists' lives are making the fall festival circuit to inspire filmgoers.
Big Issue doesn't stand out in a crowd, admits founder
John Bird tells Nina Lakhani why his 20-year-old magazine is being revamped
A patter of Happy Feet – and an emperor returns to the sea
He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as "Happy Feet" was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn in New Zealand.
Big Issue doesn't stand out in a crowd, admits founder
John Bird tells Nina Lakhani why his 20-year-old magazine is being revamped
The ten best musical toys
Giving little ones noise-making toys can be fun and educational (if your eardrums can stand it)
Cambridge named as best university in the world
Cambridge is the best university in the world, according to a new league table which sees its rival Oxford awarded fifth place.
Sybil Jason: Child actor who became Warner Bros' riposte to the phenomenal success of Shirley Temple
Singer, dancer, actress and mimic, Sybil Jason was a multi-talented child star who was given a contract by Warner Bros.
- Top hospital to be closed as cash crisis engulfs NHS
- Revealed: MI6 saved Saif Gaddafi from death threat
- MPs threaten rebellion over new electoral boundaries
- Cambridge 'best uni in the world'
- NI executives to be challenged on gagging clauses
- Coalition to clash again over return of NHS Bill
- Tycoon faces UK's most expensive divorce payout
- Life after Assad for Syria's Christian minority
- Prepare for wildcat strikes, union boss warns
Life after Assad looks ominous for Syria's Christian minority
Netanyahu refuses to apologise to Turkey
Top hospital to be closed as cash crisis engulfs NHS
'Walk like an Egyptian': has the Arab Spring spawned an Israeli Summer?
Prepare for wildcat strikes, union boss warns Downing St
The only postcode without a Tesco – but for how much longer?
A lifetime in an iron lung: courage in the face of a cruel disease
James Harkin: Assange is deluded about power
Call for warnings of algae dangers after dog dies
Top hospital to be closed as cash crisis engulfs NHS
Cashless society by 2012, says Visa chief
Netanyahu refuses to apologise to Turkey
Sigrid Valdis: 'Pure vamp' of 'Hogan's Heroes'
Goebbels was a coward: former secretary spills wartime secrets
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