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David Suchet is back playing Poirot

18.11.09
After 21 years playing super-sleuth Hercule Poirot, David Suchet returns with one of Agatha Christie's best-known works. ... more

Banks’ hidden tax that really hurts

06.10.09
It is interesting, if a little ironic, that Paul Tucker, one of the deputy governors of the Bank of England, should suggest in the forum of the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings currently under way in Istanbul that if banks need rescuing again, they should be taxed in proportion to the amount of state aid that they require to stay afloat ... more

Football’s 10 biggest derbies

18.09.09
With the Manchester derby happening on Sunday we investigate 10 of the biggest derby games from around the world... more

20 killed by flash floods in Istanbul

09.09.09
More than 20 people have been killed and dozens stranded in vehicles and rooftops as flash floods hit Istanbul... more

Felipe Massa hopes for more Turkish delight

02.06.09
Formula One: Felipe Massa heads to Turkey this weekend with hopes soaring of a potential victory at a circuit he has made his own over the last few years... more

Instant Istanbul

10.05.09
As it gears up to be European Capital of Culture for 2010, Turkey's most exotic city is adding urban cool to its historic riches... more

Check into the jet set's new comfort zone

10.05.09
You get sleek design and all mod cons when you wing in to Farnborough, home of the air show, says Jo Fernández... more

Zak Whitbread wants leading role as pool party memories fade

08.05.09
Football: Zak Whitbread talks about the Champions League final, bumping into Steven Gerrard and the upcoming play-off encounter with Leeds... more

Jol returns as Manchester City face Hamburg face in the UEFA Cup

20.03.09
Manchester City's reward for knocking Aalborg out of the UEFA Cup on penalties last night is a quarter-final tie with Bundesliga side Hamburg.... more

Audacious Alone has poise

12.03.09
Alone is a hugely successful Turkish pot-boiler about a young man in Istanbul who restlessly visits prostitutes.... more

Rogue bankers in The International

26.02.09
Clive Owen chases the money men across Europe in The International — but he's no Bourne, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Amsterdam air crash kills 9

25.02.09
At least nine people died and more than 50 were injured in an airplane crash at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport... more

Relics of a Golden Empire in Byzantium 330-1453

31.10.08
A thousand years of Byzantine history have been crammed into the Royal Academy – but visitors looking for the wow factor will need to travel further, says Brian Sewell.... more

Travel the world, have surgery and save money

23.10.08
An exhibition on health tourism showcasing 120 clinics from around the world offering everything from heart surgery to nose reshaping, opens this weekend in London... more

Unlocking the grisly secrets of glorious Byzantium

22.10.08
With its extraordinary range of glittering treasures, the Royal Academy's Byzantium exhibition, which opens this weekend, comes as a welcome reminder of what Europe owes to the forgotten empire of Constantine the Great a civilisation that preserved the art and learning of the classical world through the long night of the Dark Ages. ... more

Byzantium show guards secret of the 'Holy Grail'

21.10.08
Priceless artefacts spanning 11 centuries will go on display in the first major British exhibition on the Byzantine Empire for 50 years... more

Mikael Silvestre is ready for his rescue act

21.10.08
Football: Cometh the Arsenal defensive crisis, cometh the ex-Manchester United centre-back... more

Kate Moss chooses daring see-through dress for evening out in Instanbul

18.06.08
Kate Moss clearly has no plans to age gracefully. The model opted for her most outrageous look yet as she stepped out in a daring sheer polka dot maxi dress, leaving little to the imagination, which revealed her bra-less chest... more

Yakin's peace role for grudge match

11.06.08
Ill-feeling between the Swiss and Turks can be calmed by one player who has a foot in both camps... more

Best little theatre in London

29.04.08
Mehmet Ergen has built Dalston's Arcola into a buzzing fringe venue that attracts big names. Now, he says, it's time to expand.... more

Stolen ancient Islamic tiles found at Sotheby's

16.04.08
Rare Islamic artefacts stolen from mosques in Turkey have been recovered by police after going on sale at Sotheby's in London... more

Lampard is fit to return in Istanbul

01.04.08
Frank Lampard declared fit to play against Fenerbahce ... more

Ouch! Paris Hilton reveals an icky bunion on her terrifying size 11s

28.03.08
Paris Hilton was less Cinderella, more ugly stepsister last night after squeezing her enormous feet into an all too tight slipper... more

Flying visit for Red Bull racing pilots

30.07.07
Thousands of people lined the Thames to watch a daredevil plane race described as a mixture of Formula One and slalom skiing.... more

The Tate goes to town

21.06.07
A series of installations by artists from across the world can be seen in the Tate Modern's version of Global Cities... more

Trafalgar Square...minus lions and Nelson

19.03.07
Believe it or not this is Trafalgar Square. The vibrant painting is the vision of renowned architect Zaha Hadid for what the square could look like.... more

Seasons in a stormy marriage

08.02.07
A minute examination of a seething marriage break-up, Climates is an example of exceptional film-making, even if its subject seems small-scale in essence, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Film-maker's sharp eye for character

23.01.07
Climates, new photography exhibition, features a series of photographs taken by award-winning Turkish film-maker Nuri Bilge Ceylan during location trips for his latest film.... more

The capital's best kebabs

18.10.06
Once the sole preserve of late night drinkers, the kebab is now the choice of cosmopolitan Londoners. Bella Blissett reveals which restaurants are serving up the most delicious doners.... more

CDs of the week

18.08.06
Outkast get up to mischief on their latest album, Paris Hilton is bad but not quite as bad you might expect, and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble offer some lively Turkish grooves.... more

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