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Prisons must by law have libraries - so why don't schools?

06.06.11
Ideas for the Get London Reading campaign are flooding in from writers, bookshop owners and concerned parents... more

A tale of two primaries - why does one school fail where another succeeds?

31.05.11
Tale of two primaries: One is bottom of the exam league for English, the other is near the top. Why?... more

Everything you never knew about Pippa Middleton

10.05.11
It is just a fortnight since the royal wedding but there is only one Middleton that the world is interested in now - and her name is not Kate, as Nick Curtis reports... more

Soak up a 3D tan

04.05.11
With summer on its way, pale and interesting just doesn't cut it any more. Bella Blissett tests the textures of this year's best fake bakes... more

Unpublished Enid Blyton novel found in archive

23.02.11
Unpublished novel by Enid Blyton is believed to have been discovered in an archive of the late children's author's work ... more

An unpublished Enid Blyton story has been found

23.02.11
Mr Tumpy's Caravan, an 180-page fantasy story thought to have been unknown previously, was found among a collection of manuscripts... more

Simon Cowell given special award as Brits fly flag at Emmys

23.11.10
British TV talent walked off with half the main awards at the International Emmys at the New York Hilton... more

The ginger revolution

22.11.10
It has little in common with its heritage as the fizzy pop favoured by Enid Blyton’s Famous Five, but alcoholic ginger beer is the drinks success story of the year... more

Simon Cowell to get special Emmy

05.10.10
Simon Cowell is to receive a special prize at this year's 38th International Emmy Awards... more

Millennium fever: Stieg Larsson and the mystery of the lost manuscript

20.08.10
The war between Stieg Larsson's former lover and his family has all the ingredients for one of his thrillers: a disputed fortune, a missing manuscript and a scorned woman who won't accept defeat... more

I thought that there were two separate languages: one sounds and one squiggles

14.07.10
For Natasha Solomons, writing her first novel was a dream she never thought she would realise as a child struggling with dyslexia.... more

Ant and Dec bag first TV Bafta while Simon Cowell is honoured with Special Award

07.06.10
Ant and Dec scooped their first Bafta - with their sixth nomination - after a 20-year career on the small screen.... more

Britain’s Got Talent earns nomination for BAFTA

10.05.10
Simon Cowell's hugely successful series Britain’s Got Talent has been nominated for a Bafta television award.... more

31 North 62 East lacks a credible plot

18.09.09
British thriller 31 North 62 East deserves awards for a Plot most reminiscent of an Enid Blyton adventure... more

Banning heels is the height of stupidity

17.09.09
This week the TUC said it would like to see high heels, which it terms “sexist” and “inappropriate”, outlawed in the workplace... more

The Brudenell is a classical, coastal delight

11.06.09
From the home of the Aldeburgh Festival comes a mix of Enid Blyton-era seaside holidays and chattering-class comfort... more

That green slime did the environment no good at all

09.03.09
Throwing slime at people seems unlikely to stop a Heathrow third runway, but it has managed the even harder task of making Peter Mandelson look good... more

Harry Potter and the busy librarian

06.02.09
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is the most borrowed library book in the country... more

Carol Thatcher’s no racist: she’s just been left behind by a better Britain

06.02.09
Carol Thatcher has entered light-entertainment's Hall of Shame... more

The next chapter

26.08.08
The wife of celebrity chef Jamie on how traditional values will keep her family intact. And why she's convinced her husband will never have an affair.... more

Lashings of votes for Enid in readers' poll

18.08.08
Enid Blyton has been named best-loved author of all time in a new poll... more

DAVID BOWIE: I went to buy some shoes - and I came back with Life On Mars

28.06.08
As The Mail on Sunday gives away his new album iSELECT, David Bowie reveals in his own words the fascinating stories behind the songs he personally selected for this unique CD.... more

Ghastly art but the menu is comforting

30.04.08
Jimmy's chef Liam Cooper is only 25 but he know what the customer wants - the place is packed with Sloanes of all ages.... more

Jordan's pony care book shortlisted for W.H. Smith Children’s Book of the Year

22.03.08
Enid Blyton she's not. But former model Katie Price has broken through the ranks of top children's authors anyway, receiving the equivalent of an Oscar nomination for her Perfect Ponies: My Pony Care Book... more

The place for everyone

11.02.08
A perfect place to conduct meetings or start love affairs, tea at Fortnum's is like being transported into an Enid Blyton novel.... more

Critic's choice: Top five comedy shows

01.02.07
A Richard Pryor-ish Reginald D Hunter and Kevin Bridges, a man being called the new Billy Connolly, are among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks.... more


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