Veteran DJ Annie Nightingale predicts that British music acts including Tinchy Stryder and Chipmunk are set to 'break' America in the way that the Beatles did
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Seating 150 over two floors, with a magnificent bar and theatrically lush decor, Les Deux Salons off the Strand captures the spirit of Paris and the joy of French cooking ... more
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green may have done the nation a service by highlighting inefficiencies in the way the Government goes about spending our cash but that does not impress everyone... more
Pinnacle Telecom, best known for supplying short-term mobile networks for festivals like Reading and V, said it has won a similar contract to provide voice and data networks for Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to the UK next month... more
Judging by the number of sites dedicated to safe sex at festivals, it’s clear that most festival-goers think tents are the ideal venue for a bit of romance... more
Army officers paid tribute to the group of British soldiers killed in a blast in Afghanistan while trying to rescue troops injured in an earlier explosion... more
Ancient relics and a dusty fedora - Bonekickers is a new BBC series in which a very English hero digs up treasure and treachery in Britain's own backyard.... more
There is no winning formula for a rediscovered classic. The humorous exploits of a dowdy English governess over the course of a single day in the Thirties have become a huge hit for Persephone Books. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, by Winifred Watson, first came out in 1938 and has remained a bestseller since it was reprinted by the publishing house eight years ago. Now it's an American box-office success as well. But such hits have much to do with timing, fashion and serendipity... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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