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Ex-BBC producer jailed over child porn

20.11.09
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Police ‘will quit’ if Tories create elected bosses

20.11.09
One of Britain’s top policemen clashed with David Cameron over Tory plans for locally elected police chiefs... more

'My Mastermind score was a prank, seven is spiritual number for me'

20.11.09
Contestant who made history by scoring the joint worst total on Mastermind claims his embarrassing performance was a prank... more

Now it’s a battle to prove a point in ‘Piranha Club’

20.11.09
I’ve noticed this year how much F1 drivers love being loved and now Jenson Button has gone elsewhere to feel valued... more

‘My husband is trapped he hasn’t got any food’

20.11.09
As the floodwaters rose at alarming speeds in Cockermouth, hundreds of people were rescued by emergency services and RAF helicopters. Many others took refuge in the upper floors of their homes and waited for help.... more

Dr Who Christmas preview sees David Tennant go for Hawaiian look

20.11.09
Outgoing Timelord David Tennant looks ready for a holiday in the Christmas special of Doctor Who.... more

Kinnock: ‘Flamboyant’ Blair not the president we wanted

20.11.09
Video: European leaders were right to reject Tony Blair’s 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said... more

BBC vows not to reveal details of stars' salaries

19.11.09
BBC moves to reassure its stars that their salaries will not be revealed in a transparency drive showing how its £3.6 billion a year from the licence fee is spent... more

Now under-fives are to be given swine flu jab

19.11.09
Healthy children under the age of five will be given the swine flu jab, the Government announced... more

Outnumbered is nominated in five categories at comedy awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year’s British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations... more

High hopes for Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr at Comedy Awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year's British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations.... more

Tory ‘big bang’ plan to shake up media is good sense

18.11.09
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Outraged over comedy in five easy steps

18.11.09
Stop! Stop what you are doing at once! A major breach in public decorum and decency has occurred and you owe it to Society In General to take a moment to be appalled... more

Strictly Come Dancing set to split but it has 'nothing to do with X Factor'

18.11.09
Strictly Come Dancing will be split into two shows in the run-up to the final, it was revealed today.... more

At last we've got David Cameron on the back foot

18.11.09
David Cameron seems to be getting a little rattled. Following his flustered performance at PMQs last week, he seems shocked and disconcerted to be facing a political fight again... more

Colleague talks up 'brilliant' Stan Kroenke

18.11.09
Stan Kroenke's right-hand man has defended the American tycoon's low public profile, insisting the nickname 'Silent Stan' is "very unfair"... more

Universities bailing out cash-starved students

18.11.09
Three-quarters of universities in England have had to bail out students with emergency funding because of delays to loans and grants... more

Home of cricket gets a £400m refit but, thank the Lord’s, keeps its name

18.11.09
Plans unveiled for the £400 million redevelopment of Lord’s cricket ground, as owners deny selling its name... more

Afghan tactics ‘may be too little, too late’

18.11.09
Gordon Brown warned that the campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan risks being jeopardised by doing 'too little, too late'... more

Alan Bennett is back in the habit with brilliant but flawed play

18.11.09
Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art is funny and sometimes brilliantly so, but strangely uninvolving.... more

Ex-Asda boss faces daunting trial in ITV jungle

18.11.09
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible” ... more

Penguin tourists stuck in Antarctic

17.11.09
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Mr Balls takes a risk with schools cash bid

17.11.09
Just as a poll carried out for the BBC reveals a majority of the public would prefer spending cuts to raising taxes to get Britain out of the red, the Children's Secretary, Ed Balls, has applied for an inflation-busting boost to his own budget... more

Elections bring out the dark side of politics

17.11.09
A shadow minister was describing to me over coffee recently the nature of the "depressing" atmosphere at the House of Commons... more

Greats gather for Sir John Mortimer

17.11.09
Video: It was evident from those who packed Southwark Cathedral for a celebration of the life of Sir John Mortimer that the playwright, barrister and creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, was very much loved by all... more

Lord Triesman hopes global reach will ensure World Cup comes to England

17.11.09
Football Association chairman Lord Triesman believes it is England's record in helping develop football around the world that will see the country win the race to host the 2018 World Cup finals... more

‘Interfering’ Tories are warned of more revolts by the Turnip Taliban

17.11.09
David Cameron was warned to expect fresh 'Turnip Taliban' revolts by local Tory associations after a would-be MP survived a deselection attempt... more

Simon Cowell convinces Mariah Carey to pull out of Strictly

16.11.09
Simon Cowell was named best TV judge at the annual Variety Awards only hours after it emerged he had convinced singer Mariah Carey to appear exclusively on the X Factor... more

Sporting Miscellanies

16.11.09
In a fetching little irony, the man who began his career as Barcelona's interpreter falls victim to a pesky translation problem himself... more

X Factor gatecrasher Calvin Harris attacks Simon Cowell

16.11.09
Chart act Calvin Harris claimed today that he crashed The X Factor stage to "make a mockery" of the competition and its "terrible" music.... more

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