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Mr and Mrs Nobody reflect the EU's new order

2009-11-20T10:07:41Z

Angela Merkel smiled and nodded. Nicolas Sarkozy, his interpreter's headphones still on, gave an imperial thumbs-up. Silvio Berlusconi simply said: "Je suis d'accord".

Another missed opportunity for reform

2009-11-10T06:53:14Z

Lourdes: between medicine and the Madonna

2009-09-07T23:00:00Z

At the Venice Film Festival only one competition film so far can aspire to contemporary classic status: Jessica Hausner�s Lourdes

Romania fans jeer Madonna

2009-08-28T09:50:04Z

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

Looking to the future: the full rundown of life's oncoming trends

2009-08-24T08:24:22Z

The death of the mouse, the rise of the mobile, the melting of the slopes and the return of tailoring. With help from London's futurologists we discover what's in store for the future

No, Bromley, this is not the way to �improve schools

2009-08-19T07:56:56Z

A Kent council wanted to subsidise private school places. The Tories need a cleverer way forward

More must be done for the young jobless

2009-08-12T08:14:29Z

It's a hard time to be young right now, at least in economic terms. Unemployment figures released today suggest that one in five people under 25 is without work

Calais people smugglers 'more likely to be British'

2009-08-03T07:41:06Z

Pitbull �weapon dogs� seized as police handlers swoop on gangs

2009-07-09T13:55:47Z

Twenty pitbull-type �weapon dogs� were seized in police raids in south London

Questions raised by the Camberwell fire

2009-07-07T08:36:45Z

The Camberwell tower block fire, which took such a terrible toll in human life, has raised some serious questions, not just about how the fire services dealt with the blaze but about the chance of another tragedy elsewhere

Serena Williams works out a plan to keep fit for the 2012 games

2009-07-06T07:31:22Z

Serena Williams has vowed to get even fitter to ensure she can extend her career beyond the London Olympics in 2012

What shape the recovery from recession?

2009-06-23T07:48:51Z

Each recession has its character, but this is indeed a strange one. Until last summer, many central bankers were still preoccupied by inflation despite the agonised state of the banking sector

Laughing Ronaldo mocks Manchester in new ad

2009-06-12T13:19:49Z

Cristiano Ronaldo has mocked Manchester United fans in a new advertising campaign as he prepares to leave Britain for Spain

Despite the urge, this is no time for us Brits to indulge in masochism

2009-06-05T07:26:31Z

An Indian businessman who travels the world asked a pointed question at a meeting this week. He wanted to know why the people in Britain were so much more depressed than the people in all the other countries he visited

Whitechapel Gallery has cuisine down to fine art

2009-04-21T23:00:00Z

With the re-opening of the birthplace of British Modernism visitors can feast their eyes and indulge their appetites at the Whitechapel Gallery.

Pernod in black but cutting growth

2009-04-15T08:19:21Z

French drinks giant Pernod Ricard cut its growth forecasts for the year but pressed ahead with a €1 billion (�890million) rights issue which it announced earlier this month

What is really at stake at the G20

2009-03-31T09:32:42Z

AS WORLD leaders arrive in London for the G20 summit on Thursday, British officials have been damping down expectations for a grand agreement

Never mind Sir Fred�s pension, how is Gordon going to save us now?

2009-03-02T08:16:00Z

The row about the former RBS chief�s pay-off is proving a handy diversion for the Prime Minister as he struggles to restore our faith in his ability to fight the recession

Encore Oil shares dive on gas storage complication

2009-01-28T16:41:47Z

Energy: Star Energy, a subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas, has pulled out of the Esmond gas storage project in the North Sea, project partner Encore Oil said

JK�s fairy tales are a load of old Hogwarts

2008-12-05T12:25:49Z

Pages and pages on the special properties of wands made from elderwood? That's not literature, it's fiddling

Iggy is dynamite at Loaded in Park

2008-08-25T23:00:00Z

Boasting a refreshingly ballsy line-up, Get Loaded in the Park brought punk attitude to a middle-class neighbourhood.

Branford Marsalis Quartet triumphs

2008-07-08T23:00:00Z

Branford Marsalis Quartet's storming finish was an exhilarating antidote to the tense opening set by Andrew McCormack's trio.

Best avoid these Nazi zombies

2008-05-14T23:00:00Z

Those of you with brain cells will know no-budget horror-cumaction movie Outpost is not one to watch.

Clapham Common gets loaded

2008-04-21T15:12:06Z

The line-up for Get Loaded In The Park has been revealed and there is something to satisfy all music tastes at this year's event; from Iggy & The Stooges to Gossip.

Try a night out on the goulash...

2008-01-23T15:03:07Z

Get stuck into spicy stew, dumplings and shots of vodka, as Europe's eastern promise takes over London.

Kenneth Williams would have loved Divo

2007-11-26T00:00:00Z

The warm hospitality doesn't make up for the fact that Ukrainian restaurant Divo does for partying what President Musharraf does for freedom of speech - makes a mockery of it.

A slice of Polish history

2007-05-13T23:00:00Z

Mark Bolland visits a long established Polish restaurant to find that the depth of history outstrips the good but slightly uninspired cuisine.

Falling into steppe

2007-04-19T23:00:00Z

Eastern Europe is coming to town. But will Radio Gagarin at the Notting Hill Arts Club leave Alex Kasriel out in the cold or dancing like a cossack?

Critic's choice: top 5 clubs

2007-01-12T10:41:22Z

Big rock/rave, boogie cheese and an eclectic bash with Gilles Peterson are among Chris Elwell-Sutton's best weekend club events.

Where to find the festivities

2006-12-15T11:02:43Z

London is set for a �120m boom as tourists flock here for Christmas. Here's where you can find the city's top Yuletide events, says Jack Lefley.