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2012 project to help deprived children across world play sport

02.11.09
More than a million children in the Middle East will get free sports lessons as part of the London 2012 charity mission, it has emerged... more

Fifteen killed by bomb at Pakistan hotel

10.06.09
A suicide squad shot its way past guards and set off a massive blast outside a hotel popular with wealthy Pakistanis and foreign workers, killing at least 15 people and wounding 70... more

Congo's rumble in our urban jungle

30.01.09
Off to Africa at The Double; the free club where artsy meets afrobeat.... more

Cholera cases in Zimbabwe climb to 60,000

30.01.09
More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have been infected with cholera as the epidemic continues to spread... more

50 per cent tax relief on giving to poor

24.12.08
The wealthy are to be encouraged to give more money to charities under a Treasury plan to offer 50 per cent tax relief on gifts to the poorest... more

All-day nurseries can lead to behavioural problems, says Unicef

11.12.08
Gordon Brown's drive to push mothers back to work is leaving children at risk of long-term emotional damage, Unicef warned... more

Art of food at The Double Club

10.12.08
The Double Club is a restaurant/installation designed to live for six months, investigating the meeting of art, food and politics.... more

BA stewardess 'stole £100,000' given to charity by passengers

10.11.08
A "despicable" British Airways stewardess stole thousands of pounds cash that her passengers had donated to a childrens' charity... more

Annie, Jude and friends give peace a chance

22.09.08
Peace One Day's charity gig always walks a fine line between being entertaining and trying not to have too much fun.... more

Still game: Heavily pregnant Louise Redknapp shines at charity football match

08.09.08
She may have been heavily pregnant and wearing suede stiletto boots, but that didn't stop Louise Redknapp heading on to the pitch at the Soccer Aid match at Wembley Stadium. ... more

Trout pout alert: French actress Emmanuelle Beart's over-the-top lip

30.08.08
They say with age comes wisdom. But that appears not to be the case with Mission Impossible actress Emmanuelle Beart as she stepped onto the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival with a trout pout. ... more

City banker for the high jump

07.08.08
A London man is to attempt the first charity skydive from a plane circling close to the summit of Mount Everest... more

My holiday with Princess Anne and how I had a nose job to look like Audrey Hepburn by Valerie Singleton

28.06.08
Following last week’s sensational confessions, Valerie Singleton tells all about Princess Anne, bad feeling at Blue Peter and that baby elephant.... more

Madonna's daughter Lourdes steals mum's glasses to recreate her Eighties superstar look

28.04.08
Madonna is used to young ingénues copying her many discarded looks. But this time the copycat of the Queen of Reinvention this time is none other than her 12 year-old daughter Lourdes ... more

Hugh Grant - probably the poshest Carlsberg drinker in the world

01.03.08
For most A-list stars, a pre-dinner drink might be a glass of vintage bubbly or maybe an exotic cocktail. But for Hugh Grant it appears that a simple can of Carlsberg is a perfectly adequate appetiser ... more

Chris Martin shows off bizarre red nail polish... but where is his wedding ring?

29.02.08
Chris Martin has been pictured wearing red nail vanish and minus his wedding ring, fuelling speculation his four-year marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow is in trouble... more

First great picture show from Kate the curator

29.11.07
Kate Middleton has curated her first exhibition - and was immediately tipped as a future star of the art world.... more

Noel: 'I'd be bigger than Elvis'

15.02.07
Oasis front man Noel Gallagher says he would be "bigger than Elvis" if he became a solo artist and hit out at politicians, saying that there was "nothing left to vote for".... more

Sharon's basic instinct is to dance with Bob

13.02.07
Sharon Stone lit up the Berlin Film Festival by recreating the famous piano scene from The Fabulous Baker Boys and dancing with Bob Geldof.... more

Queen musical still rocks

13.01.05
It is a miracle to some, an awful aberration to others. But We Will Rock You is a West End success.... more

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