Team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide has flown to Mount Everest to begin an expedition that aims to clear away tons of rubbish left on the world's highest peak
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New BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten showed a populist touch when, during his grilling by MPs, he lambasted high pay for the corporation's top executives - music to the ears of the politicians... more
Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old American who became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest, says “standing on top of the world is just the best feeling you could ever imagine"... more
A 13-year-old American boy arrives at Mount Everest’s Camp 2, a step closer to his goal of conquering the highest peaks on all seven continents... more
Youngest British woman to climb Mount Everest tells family members she's 'safe' and 'made it to the top' in an emotional telephone conversation hours after reaching the summit... more
World Cup-winning rugby player Josh Lewsey's bid to reach the summit of Mount Everest hangs in the balance following a severe storm and an avalanche... more
A team of London doctors conducted blood tests on themselves on the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to develop new life-saving treatments... more
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood is a sorry tale. There is red ink everywhere, the Stoke pottery operation is pointing fingers at the Irish glassmaking side, while there's much brouhaha about moving the whole manufacturing process to Indonesia... more
Visit Shoreditch for a weekend of culture, try Ruby Blue for a fun evening out and see Kevin Spacey in a new light at the Larger Than Life exhibition.... more
Although praise was heaped by most critics on Ian McKellen's King Lear at its Stratford premiere, Nicholas de Jongh remains unconvinced of its greatness and unmoved by its performance.... more
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