Organisers of Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park have urged Londoners to shun other festivals as they announced acts including Neil Young and the Pretenders... more
A POLICE officer who admitted having sex with one woman while on duty and propositioning another who was under arrest was jailed for four months... more
I live with books. As a child a book was my reward for not screaming in protest at having my hair cut, a book was what I wanted for Christmas and my birthday, and a book was my transport to wilder shores than those of the Isle of Wight. In the army, books saved my sanity far more than cigarettes and alcohol; as a student they were my seducers, my mentors tuning the engineering of my mind, and as a traveller they have been perfect companions on my magic carpets. Books have shut out noise and nuisance, hunger and fatigue, have kept me awake and put me to sleep, have been my companions at breakfast and in bed, on trains and planes and ferries.... more
A police officer was warned he could face jail after he admitted having sex with a woman while on the late shift and propositioning another woman after she had been arrested... more
Finance: The Australian bank whose investment funds are among the biggest employers in the UK was in recovery today after a torrid week in which share plunges appeared to question its survival... more
A photographer who spent two nights trapped on a cliff ate leaves and wrapped himself in newspaper to keep warm after getting lost during a holiday walk... more
Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died suddenly yesterday from a 'fatal haemorrhage' after surgery for throat cancer. The 54-year-old, who was best known for his films The English Patient, Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, had told only his family and closest friends about his condition... more
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more
Stephen Wight fell into acting by accident - now his poker-playing waiter in Dealer's Choice, has put him in the running for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more
Brazilian electropop, Philly soul, old-time psychadelic nonsense, nu-folk and the launch of a fancy dress music festival: David Smyth is spoilt for choice.... more
Brazilian electropop, Philly soul, old-time psychadelic nonsense, nu-folk and the launch of a fancy dress music festival: David Smyth is spoilt for choice.... more
Lovingly curated by Radio One DJ Rob da Bank, Bestival prides itself on its killer line-up and a well defined sense of silliness and it broke the world fancy dress record again this year.... more
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