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The best books of the year

19.11.09
Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months... more

Being a good citizen? It's just not British

11.11.09
I was looking at this lingerie advert the other day. Actually, "looking" gives the wrong impression; I write "looking" but you picture a man with his mouth hanging open, paralysed and unable to turn the page... more

Another missed opportunity for reform

10.11.09
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I did the right thing, says guard

09.11.09
East German border guard who opened the gates of the Berlin Wall today described the moment when he allowed hundreds to cross into the West... more

Fall of the wall was a great day for Europe

09.11.09
The 20th century was bloody and terrible in many ways but 20 years ago today, one grim chapter in the history of that time was brought to a good conclusion... more

Cold War nations celebrate day the Berlin Wall was toppled 20 years ago

09.11.09
Thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders gathered to mark the event that triggered the end of the Cold War... more

Brown tells leaders to back 'president' Blair

09.11.09
Gordon Brown was set to give one last push to Tony Blair’s hopes of becoming EU President as heads of government gathered for the Berlin Wall celebrations... more

It's a crime not to honour our thriller writers

06.11.09
Why does discrimination against crime writing still exist?... more

Cabaret Katy Perry and Beyonce stun MTV Awards with their revealing outfits

06.11.09
Katy Perry set the tone at the MTV Awards last night when she asked the audience: "Are you feeling sexy, Berlin?" ... more

Street art gallery to draw crowds beyond the Portobello ‘Berlin Wall’

13.05.09
It is known locally as the Berlin Wall, dividing thriving Portobello Road Market from its run down north end... more

Banging his head against that Wall

20.04.09
In Wall, David Hare turns his formidable attention to the Israeli security fence, which will one day be four times as long as the Berlin Wall.... more

Gordon Brown needs more from his new best friend than a handshake

04.03.09
Gordon Brown and Barack Obama are quite a contrast, aren't they? Mr Obama is newly elected on a big mandate, widely popular, charismatic, photogenic - and Gordon is, well, you know... more

Wit and intellect from The Russian Linesman

18.02.09
The Russian Linesman shows that conceptual art's themes of social hierarchies and cultural assumptions go back centuries.... more

No awkwardness in Berlin

13.02.09
David Hare muses wittily, as well as trenchantly, on the German capital and his long-held admiration for it in Berlin.... more

Foster's architect firm to make 400 redundant

12.02.09
Lord Foster's architecture firm is to make up to 400 staff redundant - almost a quarter of its workforce... more

Happiness is the art of posturing

10.02.09
I have developed a yoga crush. For us sufferers of deskworkers' back and general despair at the state of our bodies by the end of the week, it's addictive. ... more

If you want to get ahead, get a shapka

04.02.09
That’s the big furry Russian hat that has become this winter’s top head-warmer ... more

Stones' studio runs out of time

16.12.08
One of London's most famous recording venues, which has hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, could close over financial problems... more

More pressure on Boris to scrap C-charge extension

25.11.08
Boris Johnson faced fresh pressure to scrap the western extension of the congestion charge... more

Yes he did – the day change came to the US

05.11.08
Barack Obama faces a mountain of problems as President - but his runaway triumph today gives his country fresh hope... more

No rationing at War Museum Café

03.11.08
You'll probably have bought a poppy by now, but if you've never been to the Imperial War Museum, Mark Bolland can recommend it.... more

Brits in race to build in Berlin

31.10.08
British investors are among those putting up money for a major waterside development near the remains of the Berlin Wall... more

It's payback time for the City's greedy freeloaders

15.10.08
We are living through days comparable to the atrocities of September 2001 or the fall of communism in November 1989. Historians will look back at the autumn of 2008 as another moment of crisis when conventional assumptions were shattered almost overnight.... more

Boris must scrap this unjust charge

18.09.08
We'd be kidding ourselves to think the congestion charge or its western extension was ever about making journeys faster, or even saving the planet... more

Eight in 10 residents say scrap C-charge extension

01.08.08
Nearly 80 per cent of residents living in the western extension of the congestion zone want it scrapped, according to an online poll... more

Mesmerising and magical show

29.05.08
Sutra, which features 16 tumbling and jumping Buddhist monks, is nothing like the gaudy kung-fu action shows that have visited London in recent years.... more

Proms help Masur celebrate 80th birthday

19.07.07
Kurt Masur has had nothing if not an eventful life, yet even he had not had the opportunity previously to conduct two orchestras simultaneously.... more

A slice of Polish history

14.05.07
Mark Bolland visits a long established Polish restaurant to find that the depth of history outstrips the good but slightly uninspired cuisine.... more

Stasi's secrets and lies

12.04.07
Florian von Donnersmarck's remarkable Oscar-winning debut dares to put a very human face on East Germany's feared and reviled secret police.... more

Closely observed characters on the trains

20.03.07
Fine performances constantly engage the audience in Europe, a slick, sleek production about characters hanging around a soon-to-be-closed railway station.... more

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