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Hollywood's sweetheart: Olivia de Havilland

26.03.10
As Melanie in Gone With the Wind, the world fell in love with Olivia de Havilland. And Olivia's own life has been as tumultuous as her character's. Hermione Eyre meets the queen of the silver screen... more

George Medal for Lambeth soldier ‘just doing his job’

19.03.10
Soldier from Lambeth who displayed 'sheer personal courage and startling determination' trying to help a fallen colleague in Afghanistan is awarded the George Medal for bravery... more

CDs of the week: Goldfrapp, Laura Marling & Mary J Blige

19.03.10
As they reach their fifth album it’s still not clear whether Goldfrapp are a glorious pop phenomenon or a couple of chancers. Laura Marling and Mary J Blige also have new records.... more

The poor deserve dignity in death

19.03.10
One of the most poignant elements of our series of reports on poverty in London concerned the use of paupers’ graves in the capital, including those of stillborn babies whose parents cannot afford or will not give them proper burial... more

Revealed: Tony Blair’s secret oil links to Middle East

19.03.10
Former prime minister's links to Gulf oil giants, and fresh details of his 'carte blanche' support for George Bush’s Iraq war, revealed... more

Sound Check: Buzz bands at SXSW

19.03.10
Some British acts are making a big noise at pop’s annual Texas summit, SXSW, this week.... more

Prince Harry to join amputee soldiers on trek to pole

19.03.10
Prince Harry is planning to join amputee soldiers on a world record-setting expedition to the North Pole... more

Aviva Investors casts eyes over Asia

19.03.10
Aviva Investors plans to expand in Asia by hiring bond and equity fund managers in Singapore and setting up a sales offices in Japan... more

‘Courageous and dedicated’: tributes to Afghan fallen

18.03.10
Tributes are paid to two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan... more

Taxpayers foot £273,000 bill to protect Tony Blair at Iraq inquiry

18.03.10
Police ran up a bill of £273,000 to protect former prime minister Tony Blair as he attended the inquiry into the Iraq War, it was revealed... more

Woman soldier's team of engineers defy Taliban to tame fatal ‘bomb alley’

18.03.10
Deadly route through a 'bomb alley' in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of two British soldiers has been rebuilt by a team led by a woman soldier from Wimbledon... more

Gordon Brown confesses: I was wrong to say defence cash was rising

17.03.10
Gordon Brown forced into an embarrassing climbdown over evidence he gave to the Iraq inquiry... more

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Picasso could fetch £40m after ownership dispute is settled

17.03.10
Andrew Lloyd Webber is finally to sell a Pablo Picasso masterpiece four years after it was withdrawn from auction in an ownership dispute... more

Careless Roger Federer suffers stunning defeat

17.03.10
World No1 wastes three match points before losing 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 to Marcos Baghdatis at the Indian Wells tournament... more

House of artistry: Lord Frederic Leighton’s home open to public

17.03.10
After a £1.6 million refurbishment, Lord Frederic Leighton’s bizarre home and studio in Holland Park is ready to reopen to the public. Kieran Long has the first look... more

Soldier dies three weeks after bomb patrol in Helmand

16.03.10
Soldier injured by an explosion in Afghanistan dies in hospital in Britain after a three-week fight for life... more

Hunger for shark fin soup drives species to the brink

16.03.10
Increasing demand for shark fin soup among Asia’s booming middle classes is driving many species to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group claims... more

Designer ranges do the trick for Debenhams clothes sales

16.03.10
Debenhams thanks designers including Ben de Lisi for helping it to win market share from rivals and putting it on a trajectory of “improving” sales... more

The Fever Chart is lost in the war zone

12.03.10
The Fever Chart is fine as far as it goes but frustratingly unlinked to what has preceded it. The final scene makes for a strained ending to an effortful evening.... more

Phillips Idowu withdrawl upsets UK Athletics chief

09.03.10
Head coach Charles van Commenee is disappointed by triple jumper's decision to withdraw from the World Indoor Championships in Doha... more

Iraqis defy insurgents to vote in national election

08.03.10
Barack Obama praises millions of Iraqis who defy gunmen to vote despite 38 deaths in insurgent attacks ... more

David Miliband: Iraq conflict boosted our reputation

08.03.10
David Miliband defends decision to topple Saddam Hussein as he praises the millions of Iraqis who defied violence to go to the polls... more

Be ready for more Afghanistan deaths, warns Bob Ainsworth

08.03.10
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warns public to prepare for more British deaths in Afghanistan as the armed forces seek to defend areas seized from the Taliban... more

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