Today's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China sees huge celebrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the world's largest man-made space... more
Chinese rule in Tibet has created a "hell on earth", the Dalai Lama said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent him into exile... more
A British activist has been detained after unfurling a Free Tibet banner close to the Beijing Olympics site in a protest over China's human rights abuses... more
When chief constables said yesterday that they wanted to charge football clubs the full cost of policing games, I wondered about the approval which greeted their call... more
Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics... more
As the Olympic torch continues its troubled journey around the globe, one thing is embarrassingly clear: Britain entered into collusion with a propaganda exercise conceived to benefit the regime in Beijing and has ended up at the heart of a thumping great international PR fiasco... more
Today the Government and the Metropolitan Police are left to reflect on the shambles of the passage of the Olympic torch through London yesterday... more
The preparations for the Olympic torch relay were overshadowed after one of the invited torchbearers pulled out and others said they had declined an invitation to Sunday's parade through London... more
Celebrities taking part in this weekend's Olympic torch procession in London are expected to take advantage of the opportunity to protest at China's treatment of Tibet ahead of the Beijing Games... more
Theo Walcott, the England and Arsenal footballer, has been unveiled as one of the carriers of the Olympic torch as it passes through London on Sunday... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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