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Highly paid workers quit their jobs for public sector

25.08.09
Growing numbers of highly paid workers are swapping stressful and threatened company jobs for careers in the more secure public sector... more

A good day at the Office, a fun night at the opera

20.08.09
The Office: The Opera started out as a joke when composer, Anne Chmelewsky, decided to turn the saga of Wernham Hogg into an opera as a way to "take the piss" out of the stuffy classical music course she was taking... more

Essential summer reading

09.07.09
As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it’s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut... more

This Saga spells more Labour woe

14.05.09
The Government is getting itself into a right mess (again) with some ill-thought-through legislation that plays straight into Tory hands. "Save Our Saga" is the latest rallying cry among traditional Conservative supporters of, ahem, a certain age ... more

Britain’s got talent ... but oh boy, is it excruciating

14.04.09
Ah, Easter! For some a celebration of the resurrection of a saviour, for others a reminder of our ancient pagan past, but for most of us a chance to watch telly for three days straight and eat chocolate until it leaks out of our ears and cacao-bonds us to the sofa... more

Hail the office anti-hero

14.04.09
Bullying, swearing, permanently raging – a boss as vile as In the Loop’s Malcolm is the sort of character we all love to hate... more

Ricky's back in the business

23.10.08
Ricky Gervais is finally given a Hollywood role that exploits the full range of his ability — a dentist who sees dead people in Ghost Town.... more

Fabulous but patchy farewell from French and Saunders

17.10.08
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are knocking the double act on the head before it gets too undignified and are bowing out on a high with a mix of classic and new sketches.... more

A fabulous but patchy farewell

17.10.08
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Why can't I read books by a Nobel Frenchman?

10.10.08
J M G Le Clézio, who has just won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, has many connections to Britain. The son of a British doctor, he grew up speaking both French and English. As a child, he regularly holidayed in Britain and went on to study English at Bristol University.... more

Retail

08.10.08
These are the people who will steer London’s vital retail world through what looks like difficult trading ahead ... more

One night in the city

03.10.08
The economy might be crashing but live music in London is on a roll, with revenue up six per cent. We sent five writers out on Wednesday to sample one night of music in the capital ... more

The rise and fall of Gordon's PR guru

03.09.08
As the Prime Minister's September 'relaunch' flops, we reveal today how internal wars in No 10 are adding to Mr Brown's problems and could lead to another very embarrassing exit... more

I see dead people: Ricky Gervais' spooky new role

26.08.08
Ricky Gervais has taken on a haunting new role in his first turn as a leading man in the upcoming romantic comedy, Ghost town.... more

Toby had a HUGH and cry over which actor would play him, but luckily one guy had him PEGGed

24.07.08
The film of Toby Young's bumbling life is set to be a huge hit. A certain floppy-haired actor had been chalked in to play the lead, but his reaction was...Hugh must be joking! ... more

Ricky Gervais caught out with tubby tummy even his famous black shirts can't disguise

14.07.08
Ricky Gervais has been trying to mask his tyer tummy by constantly wearing black. ... more

Funny side of self-help in Lifecoach

09.06.08
Fiona Harrold may bear some of the responsibility for providing Phil Jupitus with inspiration in new play, Lifecoach.... more

Juanes is Colombia's pop prince

03.06.08
The vocal power of the hyperappreciative sold-out crowd at Juanes's Apollo concert almost matched the decibel-heavy PA.... more

A quantum jump in TV

10.01.08
Comedian Ben Miller reveals why he was so keen to take on the role of producer Jonathan Pope in ITV1's Moving Wallpaper/Echo Beach.... more

The gift of laughter - the best comedy DVDs

21.12.07
After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs.... more

A Midsummer Night's scrap

13.08.07
The slapstick comedy of Oxford Shakespeare Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream makes it seem at times more schoolyard scrap than sexually charged romp.... more

Flash mobbers dance on steps of St Paul's

20.07.07
The ancient steps of St Paul's Cathedral were turned into an outdoor nightclub as thousands danced in the latest flash mob stunt.... more

24 hour city

20.04.07
With more and more bars offering late licences, the Square Mile is reportedly giving the West End a run for its money. But what's it like to drink around the clock in the City?... more

Ricky flexes his muscles

27.11.06
Considering that this was his first try-out of new material, Ricky Gervais's stand-up muscles seemed in remarkably good shape, as did his biceps, which bulged under his trademark black T-shirt.... more

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