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Sienna Miller praises London women's dress sense

22.09.09
Sienna Miller paid tribute to the dress sense of London women as she took centre stage at one of the world's most prestigious fashion shows... more

Meet Sam Mendes's British beauty: Carmen Ejogo

28.08.09
Hollywood has come calling for Carmen Ejogo, with Sam Mendes first in the queue. But will the West London child star turned serious actress abandon domestic bliss in Brooklyn for fame, LA-style?... more

Gigs of the week

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British Sea Power will play Regent's Park, Grizzly Bear comes to Koko and U2 are ready to fill Wembley Stadium. ... more

Brüno is looking so good

10.07.09
Puerile and messy the movie may be but Baron Cohen has never been more brilliantly comic and bravely outrageous than in Brüno.... more

Queen's win will not make Andy Murray king of Wimbledon

15.06.09
Tennis: If British No1 does lift the crown in SW19 it will be down to two years’ hard work and not just one victory over James Blake... more

Fans injured but driver walks away from horror crash

27.04.09
Motor sport: Eight fans were injured by debris when Carl Edwards’s car took off and slammed into the safety fence on the final lap in the Nascar race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama... more

US sends warship to save captain

09.04.09
A US Navy warship arrived off the coast of Somalia as negotiations began to rescue the captain of an American cargo ship who was seized by Somali pirates... more

Love life taunts behind killing rampage

12.03.09
The rampage by a gunman who killed 10 people in rural Alabama could have been sparked by taunts about his failed love life... more

Alabama gunman kills 10, including one-year-old baby

11.03.09
A gunman shot dead 10 people, including a one-year-old baby, when he went on a bloody rampage through two small rural towns in the deep south of America... more

World's top sword swallower comes to town

09.03.09
Dan Meyer, who can swallow eight swords at once, wants to prove the link between science and eating 30-inch-long objects... more

Father: Kill me too execution Bridge deaths trial

06.03.09
A man accused of throwing his four children to their deaths from an Alabama bridge unexpectedly pleaded guilty and told a judge he wants to be executed... more

Candi Staton is in fine fettle

25.02.09
Candi Staton is a trouper rather than a legend but for much of her Shepherds Bush gig, it was a close call.... more

US tycoon plans to turn City landmark into hotel

28.01.09
An American property magnate has unveiled plans to transform one of the City's best known office buildings into a "six-star" hotel... more

Arrested: banker who parachuted from plane in bid to fake his death

14.01.09
An investment banker and amateur pilot who apparently faked his own death in a plane crash before parachuting into hiding is in custody in America... more

Fraud suspect 'faked plane crash death'

13.01.09
A pilot wanted on financial fraud charges parachuted out of his plane over the US and allowed the aircraft to crash in an apparent attempt to fake his death... more

Gay father begs for help to find the son he had with a lesbian

18.12.08
A gay father pleaded for help in an international search for his son after the boy vanished with his lesbian mother following a custody battle... more

Entertainment loses out at family reunion

04.12.08
If this Carling Cup derby was a family affair, with brothers-in-law Harry Redknapp and Frank Lampard the Elder joined in fraternal combat, it was one of those sedate bashes during which you're driven mad by the suspicion that there's a far livelier party you'd rather be at down the road... more

CDs of the week

07.11.08
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.... more

Ferguson’s renaissance shows why fans must keep faith in Wenger

07.11.08
Arsenal must keep faith in Arsene Wenger, Bjorn Borg praise for Andy Murray should set alarm bells ringing, Bernie Ecclestone is a raging imbecile and Joe Calzaghe should beat Roy Jones Jnr, says Matthew Norman... more

Alabama's got the blues

08.05.08
Beautifully acted, Honeydripper makes you laugh with and fear for the central characters in a film that comes from the heart.... more

Slice of alternative Americana

13.09.07
The script for Honeydripper is a little stagey, and the result is a loving slice of alternative Americana that finally fails to engage as a film.... more

Communism and the bible in the Deep South

09.03.07
The setting promises racism and homilies, but Things of Dry Hours confounds expectations to deliver a sensuously written three-hander about the transformative powers of love.... more

Jazz festival ends on a creative high

20.11.06
Altoist-rapper Soweto Kinch and US trumpeter Abram Wilson topped the international jazz festival with music from their imposing new Dune albums. ... more

Take me out: Best weekend events

26.10.06
The V&A hosts a free art party with DJ Spoony providing the tunes, Night of the Vaguely Dead offers the usual burlesquery and Buttoned Down Disco celebrates its fourth birthday.... more

Sweet, powerful Caroline

20.10.06
Caroline, Or Change features a versatile gospel, blues and rock score and reflects the turbulent spirit of America when the civil rights campaign led to violent protests.... more

Essex cowboys show promise

30.08.06
Self-styled cowboys of Romford, Ragmop, bring their sweltering soup of funk-licked swampy twang and back-porch soul to Leytonstone High Road, and it's set to be a barnstorming evening.... more

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