London is the ideal playground for women who are solvent and young at heart but old enough to know better. Liz Hoggard opens her little black book for this discerning band of pleasure-seekers... more
Lucy Walker braved disease, dogs and drug gangs to make Waste Land; her Oscar-nominated film of the extraordinary characters who live off the largest landfill in the world... more
China celebrates 'historic' breakthrough in its world standing today after its leader was fêted by Barack and Michelle Obama at a glittering White House banquet... more
Watching President Obama addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday night, I was reminded continuously of the early Seventies and the American withdrawal from Vietnam... more
It is a curious truism that public images are usually at odds with private truths - a year into the Obama presidency, I wonder how well we understand him... more
Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall is a worthy winner of the Booker Prize but qualms have already been raised by some critics over the novel’s disservice to history... more
Barack Obama mixed politics and humour and joked about racism issues surrounding his presidency as he made his debut appearance on a late-night US TV chat show... more
Edward Kennedy, head of America’s most famous political dynasty ever since the assassination of his two brothers, dies at the age of 77 after suffering a brain tumour... more
Now that Barack Obama has moved into the White House America’s arts world can look forward to playing a key role in his revolution — it’s a strategy we could learn from...... more
Economics: The odds on Tim Geithner becoming the next US Treasury Secretary have shortened after a key Barack Obama adviser said he would be a "superb" candidate... more
The picture of her wielding a machine gun was one of the most infamous of the seventies, but now it is Patty Hearst's model daughter Lydia who is striking a memorable pose.... 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
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