In a bright room in Covent Garden lies a cuddly centipede with half its legs cut off. It belonged to a Bosnian couple in a long-distance relationship - every time they met they would snip off a limb... more
The director of the National Gallery, Nicholas Penny, has written his own idiosyncratic guide to his favourite works in the collection - and it's a must for any London art-lover... more
It feels like a lifetime ago that we were treated to the most tragicomic vista in the history of the English international team, says Matthew Norman... more
Matthew Norman wonders if Fabio Capello could be the new Brian Clough, whether Sachin Tendulkar's record will ever be beaten, and what effect the credit crunch will have on London 2012... more
Matthew Norman discusses England team selection, the worst miss in history, Lewis Hamilton's kamikaze drive and the cash crisis hitting the Premier League... more
Whatever one thinks of UEFA’s latest assaults on the Premier League’s culture of greed and reckless borrowing, their grasp of the etiquette expected of a guest leaves much to be desired... more
Rio Ferdinand accused FIFA of going soft on racism after failing to dock Croatia points for the abuse aimed at Emile Heskey during England’s World Cup qualifier in Zagreb... more
Football: Croatia have been fined almost £15,000 for their supporters racially abusing Emile Heskey during England's World Cup qualifier in Zagreb... more
FIFA launched a disciplinary investigation into complaints that Emile Heskey was subjected to racist abuse by Croatia fans during England's World Cup qualifier in Zagreb... more
The Football Association have submitted a report to FIFA asking them to investigate allegations of racial abuse aimed at Emile Heskey during the game in Zagreb... more
Football: The World Cup qualifying programme is barely hours old, yet England's participation in 2010 is already the subject of intense speculation... more
Football: Jermain Defoe looks certain to be the main man in England's two World Cup qualifiers and he is sure the painful memories of what happened last time he played in Zagreb will spur him on... more
Rio Ferdinand will travel to Barcelona for England's World Cup opener with Andorra on Saturday despite missing training for the second day running... more
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck share an extraordinary split-second empathy, not only when performing their super-precise duets but also while soloing.... 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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