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The anguished march of the Wall Street warriors

07.10.11
It's not just about banks - this week's peaceful protesters are deeply angry about the entire US political system... more

Zola Jesus, Toynbee Hall - review

27.09.11
Launching her new album, Conatus, Zola Jesus confessed she was scared. Nervous she may have been but this performance felt utterly fearless... more

The superstar maker from London

02.09.11
British music producers are in demand by America's rap pack, and top of their most wanted list is Londoner Alex Da Kid, whose satisfied customers include Eminem, Rihanna - and U2's Bono... more

CDs of the week: Bon Iver and Wiley

17.06.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Tornado kills 24 as entire neighbourhood flattened in south Missouri

23.05.11
A massive tornado has killed up to 30 people and flattened entire residential neighbourhoods in the city of Joplin in south-west Missouri... more

MasterChef winner calls Gordon Ramsay a 'd**k'

29.04.11
'Masterchef' winner Tim Anderson insists he would never have go on the US version of the programme because Gordon Ramsay has ruined the show... more

Young American wins MasterChef

28.04.11
Bar manager Tim Anderson has been crowned the youngest ever winner of MasterChef after weeks of intense competition in the BBC1 culinary challenge... more

A new trick for the underdog to learn: snarling sweetly

25.02.11
Grappling with Chicago's budget deficit, will brusque new mayor Rahm Emanuel take on the public sector unions?... more

Chicago's an ice kind of town in America's big freeze

14.12.10
Ice clings to trees in Chicago along Lake Michigan, while more than 100 drivers who were trapped in their cars for up to 12 hours in minus 11C temperatures were rescued in Indiana... more

Gunman aged 15 takes his school friends hostage

30.11.10
Boy of 15 armed with two handguns shoots himself as police storm a school classroom in Wisconsin where he had been keeping 23 pupils hostage... more

Barack Obama's olive branch to Republicans after huge defeats

03.11.10
Embattled Barack Obama offers an olive branch to his political enemies after dramatic mid-term losses cast doubt on his re-election in 2012... more

Dying game will never stand the test if cricket’s rulers don’t learn to cut back

16.08.10
Too many fixtures in domestic calender is damaging the longest format of the game... more

Ross Fisher’s goal for Ryder Cup is within sight

02.08.10
Englishman heading to America with his dream of cup debut well and truly alive after his two-shot victory over Padraig Harrington at the Irish Open... more

Open winner Louis Oosthuizen makes European Tour pledge

19.07.10
Open champion vows to stay on tour here and resist switch to the United States ... more

Eurostar fire scare strands thousands at St Pancras station

09.07.10
Thousands of Eurostar passengers stranded overnight when a fire alert brought the service to a standstill... more

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho returns to the big screen

01.04.10
Believe it or not, this Hitchcock classic was a new turning for the master, who based his story on the cannibalistic Wisconsin killer Ed Gein...... more

Mothercare and Boots accused in baby bottle scare

31.03.10
Boots and Mothercare accused of selling baby bottles made with chemical that has been linked to illnesses including heart disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects and hyperactivity... more

Church child abuse cover-up ‘shocking', says archbishop

26.03.10
Video: The Archbishop of Westminster admits that he is “ashamed” about the cover-up of child abuse within the Catholic church... more

This new hate figure's tweeting has done all women a favour

05.11.09
Move over, Nick Griffin: this week's figure of hate is Penelope Trunk, a 42-year-old mother of two whose surname is only marginally more lumpen than her own prose... more

Praying parents jailed for allowing girl to die

07.10.09
A couple who prayed rather than seek medical care for their dying daughter have been jailed.... more

Brett's still a favre-ite but not NFL favourite

11.09.09
The Minnesota Vikings, tipped as potential Super Bowl winners, have taken a chance on veteran quarterback Brett Favre as the man to help them lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2010... more

Lovers of married Casanova use glue to take their revenge

04.08.09
Man who checked into a hotel to meet one of his several lovers was attacked by three of them - and his wife... more

Killer' father: I followed Bible

31.07.09
A father charged with killing his daughter by praying instead of taking her to a doctor read from the Bible while testifying in a US court... more

Speakers hiss for Bon Iver

01.07.09
Bon Iver was a fine choice for the inaugural Serpentine Sessions, three days of smaller gigs to keep Hyde Park ticking over.... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

The four faces of Rockefeller

13.08.08
Police are piecing together the many names and faces of the man accused of kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter during a supervised visit... more

Chop Suey tells wrestler's tale

03.07.08
Bruce Weber, maker of Let's Get Lost, the recently re-released film about jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, takes a loving look at Peter Johnson.... more

CDs of the week

16.05.08
Green Day are back under pseudonym Foxboro Hot Tubs; making retro, carefree garage rock, The Tom Richards Orchestra is a gentle giant and The Ting Tings release their debut.... more

Off the record

09.05.08
Bon Iver's debut could turn out to be the best album of 2008 and Sparks begin an epic stint at the Islington Academy.... more


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