With its vast skyscrapers and man-made islands, Dubai was a symbol of pre-crash turbo-capitalism. Then property prices collapsed and the debts piled up. Now, the Sheikh has called on 007 to save the day... more
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News of the latest salvo in a strange war between parents and the Government comes from Durham University, which has turned down a boy from St Paul's School with four A grades at A-level... more
Ten young Conservatives - billed as the party's stars of the future - have been transformed from dour political animals to fashionable clothes horses... more
The pictures of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday dinner party are a gift to us all. They are the birthday party pictures to end all birthday party pictures. None of us will have to bother taking any more of our own in future. We can just point to these ones and say, well, it was sort of like that, you know?... 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