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The best books of the year

19.11.09
Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months... more

Quick-witted transformer who aims to work his magic on ITV

18.11.09
Yes, Archie Norman watches X Factor. And football and films, all on ITV. When he gets the chance. ... more

London's IT pioneers get wired up in nude charity calendar

17.11.09
With their modesty covered by only a cable, 24 London internet entrepreneurs have bared all for a charity calendar... more

Lily Cole takes a tumble as she gets her skates on at Somerset House

17.11.09
Lily Cole opened the ice-skating season at Somerset House in traditional style — by falling over.... more

TA soldier killed after two weeks was awaiting kit

17.11.09
British soldier killed only two weeks after arriving in Afghanistan had complained about a lack of new body armour and helmets, it was revealed this afternoon... more

Universities at odds over top A-level grade

07.10.09
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Young, black and with the world at their feet

28.09.09
Graduates make ethnic minority 'power list' as thirty of the country’s most promising black students tipped as politicians, bankers and business people of tomorrow... more

Oxbridge ready to reject 12,000 with straight A grades

13.08.09
Britain's elite universities are set to turn away record numbers of students with straight As next week... more

Rupert Goold is the director with the golden touch

07.08.09
Move over Mendes, watch out Nunn, Rupert Goold's production of Enron is the critical hit of the summer, and his Kubrick-inspired take on Shakespeare thrills modern audiences... more

Cambridge University diversity in Proms show

23.07.09
Forget centenaries, bicentenaries, tercentenaries. Let's celebrate Cambridge University's founding 800 years ago. ... more

The Compass is a worthy resident of gastroland

02.07.09
The main menu at gastropub The Compass is short and purposeful, emphasising gamey British produce.... more

Oxbridge miss targets for state pupils

04.06.09
Oxford and Cambridge have fallen far short of their targets for the number of students from state schools going to the top universities, figures showed... more

Capitalism wobbles but who's cheering

05.05.09
Not much sign of transgressive student activity on May Day. I was in Cambridge talking about the Baader Meinhof movement that terrorised Germany in the Seventies and Eighties and enjoyed a considerable amount of support in radical circles... more

Lift £3,000 cap on fees or we'll lose our elite status say universities

29.04.09
Britain's leading universities warned they are in danger of losing their elite status because student fees fail to cover the costs of tuition... more

Oxford take top honours in both their rowing and recruitment

30.03.09
Rowing: Cambridge coach Chris Nilsson has insisted the Light Blues must urgently address their recruitment policy after Oxford powered to a fourth University Boat Race victory in five years... more

Cambridge to take only those with at least 90% in one A level

16.03.09
Pupils hoping to win a place at Cambridge face a tougher task in future after the university announced tighter entry rules... more

GCSE where 18% was enough to get grade C

06.02.09
Thousands of pupils got a grade C in their chemistry GCSE with a mark of only 18 per cent... more

Postman mauled by rottweilers

23.12.08
A postman was being treated in hospital after being attacked by two rottweilers while delivering Christmas mail... more

Bomber blamed Britain for Iraq suffering

16.12.08
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Universities give priority to poor students

11.12.08
More than half of leading universities favour students from deprived backgrounds, a report revealed... more

Universities pledge to interview state pupils

24.09.08
A group of leading universities will guarantee interviews to gifted working-class teenagers amid mounting government pressure to take more students from state schools... more

Minister tells Oxbridge: Do more to help poor students

11.09.08
Universities Secretary John Denham has sparked a new social class row with Oxbridge, demanding that "highly-selective" colleges do more to help poor students... more

A cocktail of knowledge beats exams

21.08.08
The GCSE results are published today and, for anyone who ever took an exam, this is a time when a cloud of retroactive butterflies are released... more

British best fails to land Sayers medal

21.08.08
Goldie Sayers set a new British javelin record but it wasn't enough to win a medal... more

Labour's eco-towns are shrinking rapidly

19.08.08
Labour's flagship "eco-towns" plan has been delayed amid fears that there is a lack of applicants for the housebuilding expansion... more

Oxbridge recruits fewer state sector pupils

05.06.08
Privately educated students tightened their grip on places at Oxford and Cambridge, despite government pressure on both universities to favour those from state schools... more

Cut! Lily Cole puts movie career on hold and heads for Cambridge at last

18.05.08
Supermodel Lily Cole has shelved her flourishing movie career to finally take up her place at Cambridge. Lily, who starred in last year's St Trinian's remake, took TWO gap years but will now study social and political sciences at the university's King's College later this year... more

Where to eat sustainably sourced fish

16.04.08
Want to buy sustainably sourced fish but overwhelmed by all the conflicting information? You're not alone, says Hilary Armstrong.... more

Rebecca on brink of history

26.03.08
Rebecca Dowbiggin could make Boat Race history by becoming the first woman to win consecutive races... more

Freudian gag wears thin

21.09.06
In Rabbit Fever, women the world over are hooked on the Rampant Rabbit sex toy and as a full-length mockumentary film it isn't long before the vaguely Freudian gag wears pretty thin.... more

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