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Eccentric life in We Live In Public

13.11.09
If you want to know how we arrived at Facebook and Twitter, take a look at Ondi Timoner’s extraordinary documentary, We Live In Public... more

British Airways is tumbling despite hopes for Iberia deal

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

Earliest ancestor of humans found

01.10.09
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Britons on round-world charity trip drown as boat capsizes

28.09.09
Two British friends cycling around the world for charity drowned when a tourist boat carrying them capsized in storms... more

Visa rules bar Ethiopian guide from show he made possible

21.09.09
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

Barack Obama is a ray of hope for Africa

10.07.09
For one writer of Ghanaian descent, Barack Obama’s visit to West Africa is hugely symbolic for the continent... more

US threatens to withhold intelligence from Britain after Guantanamo court case

14.05.09
The US government has threatened to withhold future intelligence from Britain if a court releases details of the torture of former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed... more

I can win a medal in Berlin with Paula Radcliffe, says Mara Yamauchi

27.04.09
London Marathon: Britain's Mara Yamauchi has set her sights on medals in this year's World Athletics Championships and in the 2012 Olympic Games after a spirited run to finish second in the Flora London Marathon... more

Epic London marathon set to break all records

24.04.09
For most of the 36,000 runners in the London Marathon, getting to the end will be achievement enough... more

Hero Martin Lel expects to be fit to lead a really fast show

23.04.09
Athletics: Martin Lel is hoping to be declared fit to defend his Flora London Marathon title... more

Your move ... Scots want chess set back

25.03.09
The British Museum has put a set of elaborately carved chess figures at the heart of a new gallery despite demands that they be returned to Scotland... more

Apprentice star is on a mission to fight HIV in Africa

25.03.09
A former Apprentice contestant is at the centre of a drive to fight the HIV and Aids epidemic in Africa after having a "road to Damascus" moment... more

Guantanamo Londoner 'is emaciated and living in fear'

06.03.09
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 black and white rag

27.01.09
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

Brits suffer from dropping standards again in the relay

22.08.08
Britain's sprinters were struck down by another relay disaster in Beijing which almost certainly cost them a medal in the women's 4x100metres... more

The lightening Bolt strikes again

20.08.08
Usain Bolt delivers what may well go down as the greatest track performance in athletics history, smashing the world 200m record and completing a unique golden world record sprint double... more

All medals aren't equal in Beijing's gold rush

18.08.08
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

Brad and Angelina sell baby pictures for a record £7.5million

01.08.08
Pictures of Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's new arrivals, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline will be the most expensive baby pictures ever, it has emerged. ... more

Smog set to 'cut performances by 20%'

01.08.08
Pollution levels in Beijing could seriously affect athletes' performances at the Olympics, experts warned today... more

Have just two children to help cut CO2

25.07.08
Couples are being urged to have no more than two children to help reduce the environmental impact of the rising world population... more

Ethiopian sues Xerox for £8m after bullying led to suicide bid

22.07.08
A Canary Wharf worker is claiming £8 million in compensation at an industrial tribunal today for the racist ordeal he claims he suffered while working for giant photocopying firm Xerox... more

Brad and Angelina's rainbow family may seem idyllic, but can the children REALLY be happy?

16.07.08
As the birth of Brad and Angelina's baby twins attracts a £10m bidding war, AMANDA PLATELL wonders what lies ahead for the couple and their rainbow brood. ... more

CDs of the week

27.06.08
The Subways harmonise well but nothing stands out as the song to take them to the next level and Dirty Pretty Things need a bigger budget. ... more

London surgeon saved boy who was born inside-out

19.06.08
An Ethiopian boy who was born "inside out" has become the living legacy of plastic surgeon Martin Kelly, who died of a heart condition last month... more

Return of the summer circus act: Meet the 16 Big Brother contenders

05.06.08
The latest bunch of attention-seeking exhibitionists and eccentrics, unveiled on Big Brother last night, look likely to take the show back to its outrageous worst.... more

Lost in the East at Tate Britain

30.05.08
What a pity the British Orientalists — on show at Tate Britain from next week — shied away from the sex and sadism that other European painters revelled in.... more

Family's fears for gap year worker missing in Africa

27.03.08
The family of a gap-year traveller who vanished in Africa almost two months ago said his disappearance is a mystery... more

London's best African restaurants

09.01.08
You may not have thought about African food in London before, but from antelope to yam, their cuisine is as diverse as the continent.... more

What a price to pay for coffee

07.06.07
Hard-hitting documentary Black Gold follows the story of Ethopian coffee growers and one man's fight to find a better deal... more

This place runs on African time - i.e. gently

28.09.06
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