When Lisa Comfort was 16, her parents offered her a trip to New York if she worked hard for her GCSEs. She told them that there was something she wanted even more than to see the Statue of Liberty and to shop on Fifth Avenue: a sewing machine. Twelve years later, sitting in her sewing café in Clapham, Comfort proudly shows me that hard-earned machine ... more
Perrie Shakes-Drayton: I first went to New York last year after the European Championships and I love the place - maybe because it's similar to London... more
Charles Ferguson's documentary offers a forceful and lucid explanation of what caused the 2008 financial crisis, who's to blame and why nothing's changed since. It may leave you feeling angry... more
From Aldgate, Cripplegate and Moorgate to the Statue of Liberty or Eiffel Tower, the Museum of Childhood is full of exquisite paper architecture for Cut it, Fold it, Build it with Paper... more
Chef Richard Corrigan kicked off this year's London Restaurant Festival by serving jelly of lobster, Granny Smith parfait and grouse pie to 10 guests in a pod of the London Eye... more
From a Michael Douglas-seducing nymphet to a Michael Fassbender-seducing wise woman, Imogen Poots is every director’s new favourite purveyor of wide-eyed sex appeal. Pip Clements meets a 20-year-old ingénue with attitude... more
In a bid to be more urban lifestyle destination and less gambling mecca, Las Vegas has opened a glittering new complex of shops and hotels. Kate Simon is the first British journalist to review the project... more
The Freedom Tower has gone. The skyscrapers designed by Lords Foster and Rogers are now mere stubs but costs are still spiralling. Welcome to the most emotionally charged, financially ruinous chunk of real estate in the world... more
The White House was forced to apologise after a government exercise in which a passenger jet flew low across Manhattan caused panic in the city... more
It was the internet sensation that stormed the American box office. As Cloverfield opens in the UK, director Matt Reeves reveals how he made "Godzilla for the YouTube generation".... more
Why has Antony Gormley invaded London with a model army of sculptures based on his own body? As he prepares for a major exhibition, even he is beginning to question his motives.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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