North Korea have 'unofficially' contacted experienced former Japan coach Philippe Troussier about coaching the team at next year's World Cup finals... more
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said he is ready to return to multi-national talks on its nuclear weapons programme - amid reports that it was restoring a nuclear complex... more
North Korea said it was closer to a second way of making nuclear weapons - a move analysts saw as a new tactic to put pressure on the international community... more
WHO wants to have the tricky task of managing the taxpayers’ holdings in Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds-HBOS, Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock?... more
North Korea raised the stakes in its stand-off with the South by declaring it was no longer bound by the armistice which ended the Korean War in 1953... more
Britain's ambassador to North Korea has been accused of "going native" after writing an extraordinary eulogy of life under dictator Kim Jong II... more
When Alistair Darling gives his Budget speech on Wednesday, Londoners will be interested to know what we are getting. London is the motor of the British economy. We make an estimated £17.8 billion net contribution to the Exchequer... more
German photographer Andreas Gursky recently netted $2.4 million at a New York sale. This week brings two Gursky shows to London, to White Cube and nearby German gallery Spruth Magers.... more
The shortlisted artists for Britain's most prestigious and lucrative photography prize, the Deutsche Borse Prize, address issues familiar to millions around the world today.... more
The Photographic Portrait Prize 2006 is a fascinating exhibition that serves as a valuable document of the early 21st century, says Sue Steward.... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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