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CDs of the week: Noel Gallagher, Jane's Addiction and Real Estate

14.10.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Why we are fast losing our social mobility

11.02.11
Politicians who used to lambast Labour's "social engineering" have been at it themselves this week over university access... more

Star Wars and Harry Potter musician died after 'doctor put food tube into his lung'

27.01.11
Celebrated trumpet player who featured on the soundtracks to Star Wars and Harry Potter died after a hospital feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lung, an inquest hears... more

Foreign Office doubters 'failed to raise their concerns over WMD'

19.01.11
Foreign Office officials doubted Iraq had weapons of mass destruction but did not raise concerns in the run-up to invasion, it was claimed... more

We want British boss, say Blackburn owners

14.12.10
Comment from Venky's chairman Anuradha Desai would appear to rule out the likes of Martin Jol, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Diego Maradona... more

Martin Jol and Diego Maradona linked as Blackburn start manager search

14.12.10
Club's search for a new boss is under way following the shock dismissal of Sam Allardyce... more

Blackburn Rovers close to Indian takeover

26.10.10
The takeover by Indian poultry giant Venky's is expected to be completed next month, the club confirmed... more

Blackburn issue hands off warning over Sam Allardyce

18.05.10
Blackburn chairman John Williams has warned rival clubs they will strongly resist all attempts to lure manager Sam Allardyce away from Ewood Park... more

Putting on The Ritz is not enough

07.01.10
Like nearly every other restaurant these days, The Ritz extols its devotion to seasonality and best of British... more

Sam Allardyce resigned to losing Stephen Warnock

24.08.09
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has resigned himself to losing defender Stephen Warnock but he insists the player will only be allowed to leave for the right price... more

Exhilarating playing at Noseda Prom

07.08.09
All those who couldn't afford Tuscany this year gathered to hear the next best thing, an evening of music inspired by Great Boot Italy with Noseda.... more

Blackburn make backroom changes

04.08.09
Blackburn have appointed Steve Kean as first-team coach and promoted assistant chief scout Martyn Glover to the position of head of player recruitment... more

Hartnett beats the boys to be named top chef at food Oscars

09.07.09
Angela Hartnett has become the first female chef to smash through the “Pyrex ceiling” and land the restaurant industry’s top accolade... more

Chelsea prepare to up the ante in Alexandre Pato chase

02.07.09
Football: Chelsea are refusing to give up on their fight to sign Alexandre Pato and are expected to bid again soon... more

Master Luke, I appear not to know the plot of Star Wars ...

06.04.09
He has the rare honour of appearing in all six of the epic Star Wars movies, but Anthony Daniels, also known as the gold "droid" C-3PO, admits he has never really understood the plot... more

Allardyce poised for Rovers job

17.12.08
Former Newcastle and Bolton boss now considering taking over at Blackburn... more

Allardyce is new boss at Rovers

17.12.08
Blackburn have named ex-Bolton manager as replacement for Paul Ince... more

Blackburn Rovers urged to stick with Paul Ince by LMA

16.12.08
The League Managers Association have called on Blackburn to be patient with under-pressure boss Paul Ince... more

Paul Ince sacked by Blackburn

16.12.08
Paul Ince has been sacked as manager of Blackburn following the club's disappointing start to the Barclays Premier League season... more

London hosts world premiere of spectacular live music show

12.12.08
A spectacular live show based on the Star Wars saga is to have its world premiere at the O2 next year... more

Spurs will up Bentley bid after £11m fails

18.07.08
Tottenham are poised to launch a second bid for David Bentley after having an £11million offer turned down by Blackburn... more

Ince will be 'outstanding'

23.06.08
Blackburn chairman John Williams believes Paul Ince will prove to be "an outstanding manager"... more

Teenage 'Wild West' gunman convicted for Magda murder

22.05.08
A teenage gunman was convicted at the Old Bailey of killing a Polish nurse in a "Wild West-style" shootout... more

'The world is going to think 2012 will be chaos'

07.04.08
Spectators who had hoped for a historic glimpse of the Olympic torch passing through London told today of their disappointment as the event descended into chaos... more

China's new guitar hero

02.04.08
Classical guitar is in desperate need of a personality. Step forward Xuefei Yang, a groundbreaking young musician who is making frets fashionable.... more

More dossier spin won't hide Brown's Iraq shame

19.02.08
John Williams, the then press secretary at the Foreign Office, wrote the "first draft" of the so-called "dodgy dossier" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Now, after concerted campaigning, the Government has finally released this "first draft" - only for David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, to say that it's nothing of the sort... more

Elgar and Walton kick off the Proms

13.07.07
The 113th Proms kick off tonight at the Royal Albert Hall with some of the most popular works in the classical canon... more

Harry gets his girl

12.07.07
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the darkest of the series yet but should still satisfy its hardened fanbase... more

Dam Busters fly in for film night at the Proms

25.04.07
The 113th BBC Proms will celebrate great British films with a concert of scores from classics such as The Dam Busters and Shakespeare In Love.... more

Classical battle for Sting and Macca

03.04.07
Sting and Sir Paul McCartney will go head-to-head at this year's Classical Brit Awards.... more


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