Former banker Faye Callaghan, who quit to work for the International Red Cross, is helping lead the aid operation in drought and famine-hit East Africa, where 12 million face starvation... more
Feature: Culture, environment and genes are all cited as reasons for sporting success. But it is practice that really makes perfect, reports Oliver Poole... more
Aid agencies have launched emergency appeals after warning 'millions of people' face a fight for survival because of the worst drought in East Africa in decades... more
Last year I stayed in a bare, one-roomed hut, as the guest of a family in Ethiopia. They work hard but earn less than 50p a day. The children had nothing but the clothes on their backs... more
More travellers are wising up to the charms of Ethiopia, with its ancient civilisation, churches hewn from rock and spectacular religious festivals... more
In the air: With its film When Harvey Met Bob, Auntie has certainly moved quite a way from the support she gave to a report suggesting Live Aid funds were used to buy weapons... more
This has been a tough week for me. I picked up a foot injury in a challenge with West Ham's Scott Parker which ended up costing me a yellow card and put me out for up to three weeks... more
Renowned photo-journalist Nick Danziger speaks of his outrage after the student behind his exhibition missed the opening night because of immigration red tape... more
Former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed is “emaciated and weak” and struggling to deal with life since returning to Britain, his family and friends told the Evening Standard... more
Lemn Sissay's autobiographical stand-up show Why I Don’t Hate White People is a lively, entertaining attempt at finding new angles on an old issue.... more
That newly-famous human fish, Michael Phelps, had a weird moment last week. As he was presented with gold medal four, or five, or whatever it was, the competition officials suddenly realised he was on again straight away in another event... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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