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India’s space mission finds ‘moving’ water on moon

24.09.09

Evidence that “large quantities” of water exist on the surface of the moon has been reported by India’s first lunar mission... more

Sex, intrigue and betrayal: ex-lover of von Bülow reveals all in memoir

26.08.09

Trials of London socialite Claus von Bülow - convicted then acquitted of attempting to murder his wife - have been a source of fascination for more than two decades... more

Andy Murray focused on staying grounded as Wimbledon gets under way

22.06.09

Andy Murray has vowed not to let stardom go to his head as he prepares to begin his quest for Wimbledon glory... more

Revealed: Oxford student who campaigned against Walcott

29.05.09

Oxford scholarship is revealed as a leading campaigner against the election of Derek Walcott as the university's professor of poetry... more

Sunny von Bülow takes secret of her death to the grave

08.12.08

The lawyer who famously defended aristocrat Claus von Bülow over the attempted murder of his wife said her death after 28 years in a coma will bring closure for the family... more

Wimbledon loser Bogdanovic is out to be a winner for Britain

18.09.08

Tennis: Alex Bogdanovic has been given the task of getting Great Britain off to a winning start against Austria's Jurgen Melzer in their Davis Cup world group relegation battle... more

Nicolas Cage forced to pay back taxman $650,000 for 'fiddling his expenses'

10.09.08

The actor has been forced to pay £650,000 (£378,000) in back taxes and penalties after he was accused of wrongly writing off almost $3.4m (£1.9m) in personal expenses.... more

Gasquet is left in the dark again

14.07.08

Richard Gasquet, the Frenchman who succumbed to Andy Murray's fightback in the dark at Wimbledon a fortnight ago, suffered another setback yesterday in Germany... more

Met officers in New York run to help colleagues' sick son

10.04.08

A team of Met officers are travelling to America in the hope of raising money to help save a six-year-old with a rare form of cancer... more

Murdoch son's CMH bid fails

07.04.08

The £1.5bn bid by Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan for Australia's Consolidated Media Holdings appears dead... more

Good times for the Gershwin brothers

26.07.07

Anyone searching for long-lost, romantic musicals or antique-fashioned escapism could do worse than try George Gershwin's Lady Be Good.... more

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Soho lowlife's fury at Colony Room benefit

The Colony Room Club, Soho's 60-year-old louche establishment once frequented by Francis Bacon and Dylan Thomas, shut its doors at the end of last year prompting a furious backlash. Now the bitter war of words is set to become even more acrimonious

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