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Bomb expert�s widow tells MPs to �show passion� for Afghan mission

2009-11-24T08:38:56Z

Bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid�s widow urged the public to back British troops in Afghanistan as she prepares to bury her husband

Frank Turner: from punk rocker to self-taught troubadour

2009-10-28T09:13:33Z

Frank Turner's gone from Etonian punk rocker 'despised' at school to bohemian hobo, hitting the road after a family betrayal.

George is too bookish

2009-10-07T06:47:41Z

Doubts remain over George Osborne and his ability to step up to the job of Chancellor, should the Tories win the next election

Students �tricked into thinking they will earn more after study�

2009-10-05T07:50:29Z

Ministers have 'played a confidence trick' on a generation of students to go to university with the false promise they will earn more as graduates, leading private schools warned

Capital's food markets defy recession and pull in crowds

2009-09-03T06:58:23Z

London's gourmet food markets are defying the recession and expanding in response to demand

Wimbledon dream comes true for tennis hopeful who �died� on court

2009-07-01T08:43:36Z

A teenage tennis player who �died� for 11 minutes after collapsing during a match is to fulfil his dream of walking out onto Wimbledon�s Centre Court

Fans prepare for Murray battle

2009-07-01T09:24:51Z

Sound check: Diamond Girl

2009-06-26T09:42:57Z

Sequin-clad pianist Marina Diamandis has both the talent and the eccentricity to set her apart from the current crop of female singers.

Chelsea winner grows his own ingredients for scent of Good Queen Bess

2009-05-19T08:35:24Z

When Laurie Chetwood discovered a 400-year-old recipe for a perfume worn by Queen Elizabeth I, he spent a year growing the ingredients

US is right to order banks to reveal bonuses

2009-03-02T08:48:29Z

BT to run health record project at more trusts

2009-01-26T09:09:00Z

The company behind London�s troubled NHS electronic records project is to take charge of the system at more hospital trusts in the south of England

New blow for Brown as bishop hits out at cult of financial boom

2008-12-29T09:49:11Z

Gordon Brown suffered a fresh blow after the Bishop of London warned that people were wrong to have "invested their hopes" in never-ending economic growth

Commuters to face 11 per cent New Year rail fare rise

2008-11-21T08:51:51Z

Commuter train fares will rocket by up to 11 per cent from January, rail operators announced

'Bracing' recession hailed by girls' head

2008-11-17T14:01:06Z

Girls are growing up surrounded by a "toxic cocktail" of Botox and binge drinking, a leading headmistress warns

Value of my flat has fallen by 50 per cent

2008-10-20T08:41:58Z

Rise in faith schools will create religious ghettos, warns head

2008-09-19T08:05:09Z

Opening more faith schools to meet rising demand from ethnic minority families threatens to create religious ghettos, a leading headteacher warns

Private head quits to run new academy

2008-09-11T13:17:04Z

A leading private school headmaster has resigned to take charge of one of the Government's new city academies

London chef killed on bike was drunk

2008-08-21T13:06:50Z

A leading London chef was killed in a motorcycle accident while more than three times over the drink-drive limit

Britannia rules waves as Star duo claim gold

2008-08-21T08:17:21Z

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson finished Britain's dazzling Olympic regatta with a record fourth gold medal in Qingdao after a thrilling climax to the Star class

Tapes and the art of noise

2008-08-19T23:00:00Z

Tuesday night's Prom brought together works demonstrating that composers still find the interaction of "natural" and technologically produced sound fruitful.

Train fares rocket by 10%

2008-08-12T13:18:18Z

London commuters face train fare rises of up to 10 per cent because of an increase in inflation, it was confirmed

TV chef James Martin's deli branded 'unsatisfactory' after inspectors find mould, dirty work surfaces and poor hand hygiene

2008-08-05T11:13:15Z

Celebrity chef James Martin's delicatessen has been branded unhygienic by health experts. Food inspectors rated the star's exclusive Cadogan and James deli in Winchester 'unsatisfactory'.

Flat I bought for �175,000 last year is now worth less than �100,000

2008-07-04T08:11:15Z

A property investor who bought a flat at the height of the housing boom has ended up in a negative equity nightmare

The best bar none: venue in a hotel beats London pubs

2008-05-28T08:35:21Z

A hotel bar that opened less than six months ago has been named the best place in London to drink

Top 10 places to go for a drink

2008-05-28T12:19:10Z

Coburg Bar opened less than six months ago but has already been named the best place in London to drink. Here are the other top venues.

Henry's crowning glory

2008-05-07T23:00:00Z

Michael Boyd's epic, audacious presentation of Shakespeare's eight history plays is a magnificent achievement.

Families hit by 6.5 per cent rise in school fees

2008-04-30T08:33:56Z

Londoners who send their children to private schools have been hit with an inflation-busting hike in fees of 6.5 per cent

Gallery chef is killed in crash yards from home

2008-03-13T13:42:42Z

The head chef at one of London's leading restaurants has been killed in a motorcycle accident yards from his home

Risky gamble fails to pay off

2007-06-03T23:00:00Z

A rarely seen opera, The Gambler shows up the problems of Prokofiev's work and only really takes fire in the last act

Small but perfectly formed

2006-08-06T23:00:00Z

Mark Bolland loves caviar so he was excited at the thought of visiting Volstead, a new lounge-bar near Piccadilly that serves the sturgeon's roe. But, as he discovered, small is beautiful here and it's not a place where people go to eat.