Exclusive: Test great and senior ICC official is mystified by country's opposition to DRS, which will be used across the top level of cricket after today's ruling by the governing body... more
An artist who created portraits of the royal family as giant grotesques is in the running to make the next sculpture for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth... more
Should England avoid a major upset against Ireland, they will at last progress to the second stage of a major international tournament with genuine hopes of success... more
His first career in So Solid Crew resulted in a number one single and a prison sentence. Eight years on, Ashley Walters is a fêted BBC actor about to appear at the Royal Court... more
Cricket: Andrew Strauss heads into the third one-day international with glowing endorsements of his captaincy credentials from two of the most influential players in the England dressing room... more
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff has been passed fit for the third match of the one-day series against West Indies in Barbados after recovering from his hip injury... more
Cricket: England and Wales have emerged as front-runners to host this year's Indian Premier League after Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola revealed he does not believe his country is the preferred choice of tournament organisers... more
Andrew Strauss has challenged England to "play positive cricket" as they try to claim their first victory of the winter in their opening one-day international... more
Cricket: England are hopeful captain Andrew Strauss will recover from a slight hamstring strain to lead the side in Friday's opening match of the one-day international series against West Indies... more
With the credit crunch biting hard and the arctic blast turning the commute to work into a painful game of walk the tube map, it’s hard to refrain from aiming a few envious glances in the direction of the England cricket team... more
The Home Secretary was criticised for granting a visa to a controversial Jamaican reggae singer, allowing him to perform in London this weekend... more
In his marvellous new installation — the best exhibition in living memory at Iniva — Hew Locke moves into subtler and more fantastic territory.... more
The energy of London is nowhere more reflected than in the shifting balance of power among its thoughtmakers, trendsetters and leaders. Every week, Gideon Spanier looks at who's in and who's out. ... 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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