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Paxman criticises schools for not teaching children about British empire

18.10.11
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has criticised the 'dreary educational establishment' for failing to teach schoolchildren about the British empire... more

The new faces that Newsnight bosses hope will wean viewers off their Jeremy Paxman fix

28.03.11
BBC chiefs have become alarmed at Newsnight's dependence on Jeremy Paxman and have trialled two new names in a bid to refresh the show ... more

Jeremy Paxman takes 20% pay cut to stay at Newsnight - but still gets £3m over four years

08.02.11
Jeremy Paxman has agreed to take a 20 per cent salary cut to stay on as Newsnight host, quashing speculation he was poised to quit... more

Jeremy Paxman axes 'crap' Newsnight email

03.02.11
Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman has fired off a rant to viewers dismissing the show's daily email bulletin as an "exercise in fatuousness"... more

Jeremy Paxman sets a university challenge: Learn your Bible

10.08.10
Britain's brightest students have lost touch with the classics and the Old and New Testaments, according to the quiz show host... more

Mastermind: We’ve always done popular culture

18.05.10
Maker of Mastermind defends the show against claims it is dumbing down... more

Labour ignored pre-election advice and promised to spend millions

18.05.10
Labour ministers overruled civil servants to make spending promises for millions of pounds just before the election... more

TV’s daft gimmicks fail to give the picture

07.05.10
The nation thought TV had set the agenda for this election and made Nick Clegg a contender - but it wasn't the case... more

Evening Standard political team are voted among the best

31.03.10
The Evening Standard's political team have been voted among the best in the country... more

No guesses why University Challenge whizz is a huge internet hit

29.03.10
London teenager becomes internet sensation after trumping presenter Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge... more

Jeremy Paxman apologises for swearing while quoting Gordon Brown 'bully' book

23.02.10
Jeremy Paxman was forced to apologise after using a swear word during Newsnight... more

We’ll pay tax, so long as the rich pay more

15.02.10
Wayne Rooney, Anne Robinson and Jeremy Paxman, and dozens more, are investors with Ingenious Media, a finance company alleged to have exploited a loophole in the law and thus able to give generous tax advantages to investors in the film industry... more

Anger as BBC hides pay of its £229m stars

09.02.10
BBC accused of having a 'culture of secrecy' after it refused to reveal how much it pays its top presenters and stars... more

Secret language speaks volumes for the fog of war

03.12.09
On the menu at the Iraq inquiry today: one Whitehall smooth operator and a Silver Fox... more

Jeremy Paxman denies dumbing down University Challenge

17.11.09
The success of University Challenge proves that TV does not need to dumb down, host Jeremy Paxman said.... more

Boris v Paxman: the Newsnight clashes viewers did not see

06.10.09
Boris Johnson clashes with BBC's Jeremy Paxman over the presenter's reputed £1million salary, challenging him to publish full details of cost to taxpayer... more

Stockwell is sharp and slickly directed

11.09.09
It seems perhaps fitting that Stockwell should come to rest in Kilburn. The Tricycle is, after all, the proud originating home of the “tribunal” drama Stockwell is sharp and slickly directed... more

Should I ask about my lover's previous sex life?

16.06.09
Our resident 'sexperts' Nirpal Dhaliwal and Esther Walker offer conflicting advice on Londoners' sexual dilemmas... more

Stephanie Flanders: How I juggle a dream job, world financial crisis and motherhood

20.05.09
You can sense that Stephanie Flanders does not suffer fools gladly. Colleagues describe her as imperious and scary. She doesn't like clichés much either. "The phrase 'green shoots' is the bane of my life," she says, wrinkling her nose ... more

TV’s attack dogs are worth their weight in gold

14.05.09
Labour peer George Foulkes can be a canny political operator but his attempt to divert attention from the snouts-in-the-trough scandal currently engulfing Parliament won't work... more

Paxman joins brain donor list

20.04.09
Celebrities including Jeremy Paxman and Jane Asher have pledged to donate their brains after death to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease... more

BBC is 'petty' for stripping my son's team of University Challenge title

03.03.09
The father of the University Challenge contestant who caused his winning team to be disqualified spoke out to defend his son... more

Estelle fury at Newsnight interview with Dizzee

18.12.08
Singer Estelle has hit out at Jeremy Paxman and accused him of patronising rapper Dizzee Rascal.... more

'Paxo's just suffering a mid-life crisis,' says Anna Ford after he claims BBC discriminates against white middle-class men

27.08.08
Veteran newscaster Anna Ford has accused former colleague Jeremy Paxman of suffering from a 'mid-life crisis' after he said the BBC discriminates against white middle-class men.... more

No, Paxo - you're not the endangered species

27.08.08
As we know, Jeremy Paxman is taken very seriously by the nation... more

We'll have a better Games without all this ballyhoo

26.08.08
What an undiluted pleasure it was to see Mayor Boris cock up the flag-handing-over at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games... more

Even the BBC Trust thinks its big name TV and radio news presenters are paid too much

30.05.08
The salaries of the BBC's big-name TV and radio news presenters have come under fire from the corporation's governing body. ... more

Ken's C-charge guarantee

09.04.08
Ken Livingstone has pledged to stand down as Mayor if he breaks his word on putting up the congestion charge... more

Paxman and co tread the boards in Blair musical

11.01.08
MPs and journalists including Lembit Öpik, Melvyn Bragg and Jeremy Paxman are set to play themselves in the stage show Blair On Broadway.... more

As French as the Left Bank

07.12.07
Filled with a non-stop stream of tiny-hipped women, La Bouchee is about as Parisian as you can get without hopping on the Eurostar and hitting the left bank.... more


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