Dance to an old rhythmn
19 June 2007 12:10 PM
Shining through a fog
15 May 2007 02:51 PM
Clunky and cliched in the country
When the chair of the Commission for Racial Equality Trevor Phillips described a 'passive apartheid' at work in the British countryside, it inspired Pentabus Theatre company to pack a bunch of writers off to Shropshire to see for themselves. The resulting seven short monologues
have been run together to form White Open Spaces - but, unlike Phillips's inflammatory comments, none of them really packs much of a punch.
04 October 2006 12:00 AM
Celebrity chef on drink-drive charge
Television chef Keith Floyd has been charged with drink-driving after a headon crash. The 60-year-old, who lives in Oxford, was held after his Peugeot 806 collided with a Land Rover Discovery, causing minor injuries to its female driver. Floyd failed a road-side breath test after last night's accident in Wiltshire. He is due to appear before magistrates at Swindon on 23 November.
10 November 2004 12:00 AM
New look for The Barnsbury
The Barnsbury is yet another pub that has undergone the Islington tarting-up process. That's polished wood, tea lights on the tables, art on the walls and no sign of anyone who looks like a regular pubgoer. Anodyne was the word that sprung to mind, though we liked the wine-glass chandeliers - and the wine list, which featured a good range and plenty of organic options.
25 March 2003 12:00 AM
Forster's all the raj
EM Forster's novel is such a complex work that it would seem impossible to do it justice on the stage, but Shared Experience has created a wonderful piece of theatre which skilfully captures the themes and flavour of the book without getting bogged down in detail.
27 January 2003 12:00 AM
Rising Rhianna Leeds the way
Rhianna Kenny doesn't fit easily into any blueprint for a soul sensation. Leeds born and bred, she's a disarmingly bubbly 19-year-old with a strong streak of down-to-earth practicality.
12 August 2002 12:00 AM
EXCLUSIVE: I won't play with Joey Barton, says Adel Taarabt
Diamond Jubilee: Boat by boat, here is where to watch the Queen's Thames flotilla - VIDEO
News pictures of the day
London 2012 Olympics: Raising the bar and the Games haven't even started yet. Price of toasting Team GB is £6 a pint!
Timebomb ticking in Thames Estuary could put Boris Island plans in jeopardy
Regent’s Park rapist: Teenage jogger assaulted by stranger in terrifying 7am attack
Why I think doctors are right to strike
Family pay tribute to the London man who gave his life to save a five-year-old girl from drowning
Eton schoolboys fly Games flag on Everest
Horror on the 5.53! Commuter dragged 200 feet after getting hand trapped on train
Shrimpy's - review




