How did a party animal who dances till 5am and hosts alcohol-fuelled free-for-alls become the most powerful woman in art? Marcus Field meets Iwona Blazwick, creator of the Turbine Hall, champion of Hirst and reinventor of the Whitechapel Gallery
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World’s leading centre for scientific research is set to close within months after its funding dried up after a row with a senior aide to the Prince of Wales... more
Universities were hardly out of the headlines over the summer. And the looming review of tuition fees promises to keep the temperature high through the autumn and winter too... more
Study of science is becoming the preserve of 'posh kids' from private schools amid warnings of a shortage of specialist teachers in state education... more
The row over responsibility for the Second World War broke out again last night at the Evening Standard and Intelligence Squared's joint debate on Winston Churchill... more
British backpacker Jamie Neale is found alive after going missing in the Australian bush for nearly two weeks. He survived living on seeds, grass and berries... more
Want to secure an audience with the Pope, get into Elton John’s party or source the world’s rarest diamonds? Meet the people who like to say ‘yes’…... more
Those who have fallen victim to "get rich quick" scams or bogus lotteries that cost the public £3.5 billion a year are likely to fall victim again to such schemes, the consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading said ... more
Bob Quick's appointment to head Britain's counter terrorism operations was generally considered a safe move following the departure of his predecessor Andy Hayman.... more
Students were warned not to go to university in the hope of a better-paid career amid fresh evidence that thousands of graduates end up in menial jobs... more
With actor husband Greg Wise and her unofficially adopted son Tindyebwa Agaba around Emma Thompson doesn't have to look too far for a dashing leading man.... more
Five years ago he left a life of unimaginable hardship as a child soldier in war-torn Rwanda to join one of the most successful families in Britain. Tindyebwa Agaba, the 20-year-old 'adopted' son of Emma Thompson, has lived at the actress's Hampstead home and had his university education paid for by her
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