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Viv Groskop

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Cherie Blair and Carole Caplin

Carole Caplin ... confessions of a 'mouthy bird'

Feature: The Blairs' former health guru and ex-girlfriend of a convicted fraudster talks to Viv Groskop about libel damages and phone hacking - but cannot bring herself to mention the B word

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Alex Crawford ... the mother of four who goes to war

Interview: After her Libyan triumph, Sky's Alex Crawford admits her 'deeply selfish' fascination with foreign reporting, despite her daughter's plea to 'be with your children'

Why do we still have to choose 'still or sparkling?'

Why is asking for free tap water in some restaurants an act of daring verging on the suicidal?

Stephen Purdew: The inside story of spa-gate

Feature: As London's top policeman is forced to resign over a free stay at Champneys, its owner Stephen Purdew tells Viv Groskop the truth about his friendship with Sir Paul Stephenson

With big hair comes big care

The once meteoric career of Rebekah Brooks shows big hair can be a powerful weapon but Viv Groskop warns it must be used with care

Uptown Christie Brinkley becomes a West End girl

At 57, the ex-Mrs Billy Joel and current Wills 'n' Kate fan gets to star in the musical Chicago. Viv Groskop meets ageless Christie Brinkley

If hacking had happened on my watch? I'd have fired everybody involved, says Arianna Huffington

Feature: Media superwoman Arianna Huffington tells Viv Groskop why it is vital that journalism cleans up its act, about the shock of finding out your husband is gay and how to handle 'Greek peasant hair'

Is the Bugaboo Donkey really worth £1,200?

It's the high social status pushchair that defined a generation of London parents, but can the new Bugaboo be worth £1,200? We test-drive it first...

Carole White - the models' mum

Carole White of TV's The Model Agency tells Viv Groskop that Galliano will be back, why designers love size zero and the reason she won't talk to Naomi

You can't impose your children on the Wolseley

Another half term, another cohort of parents desperate to find somewhere, anywhere, to feed their children on the way home from the Natural History Museum. The new Harden's guide to Eating Out with Babies and Toddlers, sponsored by Plum, claims to solve everything

It's make or break time now for the Twitterati

Will we still be tweeting in five years' time? As the social media site prepares to celebrate its fifth birthday, it has gone from being an obscure channel for exhibitionists to - suddenly - everyone's time-waste of choice

Let our battles rage on against parking fines

The acquiring and challenging of Penalty Charge Notices is one of the greatest sources of sport in London life. We must not be deprived of it

'My daughter has seen her rapist several times... He just grins at her'

Mother takes a stand to raise awareness of poor police handling of rape cases, saying they did nothing to protect her daughter when she was attacked

Nina Conti is larging it

Ventriloquist Nina Conti intends to do a run of solo shows six weeks before her baby is due. Viv Groskop, who went on stage at eight months pregnant, finds her attitude refreshing

Working out on the ice

Get your skates on and get in shape at one of London’s most glamorous outdoor rinks, says Viv Groskop

Tim Vine: The man with the funniest one-liners in Britain

Interview: A joke from Tim Vine has been voted the funniest at Edinburgh — there’s plenty more where that came from, Viv Groskop finds

Mark Damazer: Why sacking Ed Stourton was incredibly painful

Mark Damazer, the departing controller of Radio 4, talks about axing his friend, dating Enoch Powell’s daughter, women presenters and wanting to be England manager.

Mixed race is the perfect face

After a survey reveals that this is the most attractive look, Viv Groskop speaks to the Barnes schoolgirl singled out by Vogue and snapped by Baile.

David Yelland: 'Rupert Murdoch is a closet liberal'

In a revealing interview, ex-Sun editor David Yelland tells Viv Groskop how he was constantly drunk in charge of the paper, about the stories he regrets running — and what his former boss is really like

Finding his feet: how Paul Stewart proved doctors wrong and walked again

Net entrepreneur Paul Stewart was told he would never walk again after breaking his back in an avalanche. But, Viv Groskop hears, he would not take no for an answer.

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