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Policeman backs Rangers following Romanian crowd trouble

06.11.09
Rangers' explanation for the crowd disturbances in the Champions League match against Unirea Urziceni has been backed by a top Glasgow policeman who attended the game... more

Uefa to study report before deciding whether to take action

05.11.09
UEFA will wait to receive their official delegate's report before deciding what action to take over the supporter unrest which marred the Champions League encounter between Rangers and Unirea Urziceni... more

The rotting state of London's rubbish habit

08.10.09
Those of us who love London must feel ashamed this week. It is the world's most interesting city, a place of uncommon delights, yet it has been shown by an influential report to have one of the most delinquent attitudes in Europe towards waste... more

London is the dirty man of Europe on recycling

05.10.09
London has one of the highest rates of rubbish dumping in Europe, figures show... more

Showcase for young artists at the Frieze fair

22.09.09
Unknown artists from young galleries will be showcased at the Frieze Art Fair after the recession forced out some international dealers... more

Romania fans jeer Madonna

28.08.09
Madonna was booed on stage in Romania after she attacked discrimination against Gipsies... more

Stewart Downing joins Aston Villa

16.07.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill today got his man when he clinched a £12million swoop for England winger Stewart Downing... more

Accountant ‘treated like a prostitute’ sues City firm for £40million

13.07.09
An accountant who claims she was made to feel “like a prostitute” by her bosses is suing a City firm for £40million in a record race discrimination claim... more

Luke Irwin: rugs to riches

29.05.09
What do Barack Obama, the Prince of Wales and Jemima Khan have in common? They're all admirers of Luke Irwin, a colourful Irishman who designs magic carpets...... more

Francis Ford Coppola's comeback

19.05.09
Now, at 70, Francis Ford Coppola is back with Tetro, the kind of small-scale film he started out making — only this time, it's personal.... more

Boris's bikers must not rule the roads

01.05.09
What was bad news for newt fanciers has proved good for London cyclists. Ken may be gone but cyclists have found a champion in Boris Johnson, whose £111 million investment programme will - all going to plan - make 6,000 bicycles available for instant hire across the city... more

First Lady of ballet is back on stage after her hardest performance

22.04.09
She's the Royal Ballet star who has more international invitations than any ballerina since Margot Fonteyn... more

Eduardo out for two weeks in new injury setback

19.02.09
Football: Arsenal striker Eduardo has been ruled out for a fortnight after he was injured in his comeback game... more

Eduardo desperate to forget broken-leg horror

12.02.09
Football: Eduardo believes he has put his injury nightmare behind him after making a decisive return to action in Croatia's friendly against Romania... more

Wembley gets Champions League Final

23.01.09
Wembley Stadium is set to be named as the venue for the 2011 Champions League Final... more

Murray’s still standing as Pavel wilts in Aussie heat

20.01.09
Andy Murray believes he can become world No1 within six months if he can win the Australian Open and maintain the form that has made him the hottest player in tennis... more

Relics of a Golden Empire in Byzantium 330-1453

31.10.08
A thousand years of Byzantine history have been crammed into the Royal Academy – but visitors looking for the wow factor will need to travel further, says Brian Sewell.... more

Coppola's clumsy comeback

13.12.07
Francis Ford Coppola's first film for nearly a decade, Youth Without Youth, is codswallop and increasingly difficult to follow.... more

Small-town trial by Romanian television

16.08.07
12.08 East from Bucharest is funny, eccentric and a wonderful testimony to the selectivity and frequent hypocrisy of memory.... more

CDs of the week

13.07.07
Cherry Ghost have a Thirst for Romance and TV talent show winner Paul Potts releases his album in this week's CD offerings... more

DVDs of the week

03.07.07
Magic from The Illusionist, Nicholas Cage is Ghost Rider, and a French horror are among the week's top DVD releases... more

Careful with that 'tache, Eugene

30.05.07
Looking like the cast of The Sopranos after a music shop heist, Eugene Hutz + Friends mixed Balkan, Turkish and North African elements in a frenetic fusion.... more

A culture on the move

29.05.07
As you'd expect from a festival celebrating Roma and Gypsy music and culture, The 1000 Year Journey has kept progressing. First held in 2000, this event tapped into a burgeoning wave of interest in gipsy roots... more

A culture on the move

29.05.07
Balkan indie rock, flamenco beats, Bartok done gypsy-style, plus music from Turkey and Greece - the 1000 Year Journey festival is back.... more

Romany rhythms

30.04.07
The warmth, camaraderie and ambience at Le Quecumbar when Vasile Stanescu performed took the crowd to another world, far from London.... more

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