We can still rely on the Lib-Dem conference for a sudden boost of loopy argument. The equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has just claimed that men make "terrible decisions" when they are left in charge and are thus to blame for the "mess the world is in"... more
BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce has lifted the lid on the extraordinary history of a "quiet retreat" that became the headquarters of the modern monarchy... more
Did you know that Prince William and Prince Harry avoid getting their shoes mixed up at Clarence House by inking the letters W and H on the soles?
That'll be very useful information should you find yourself playing Twister up at Balmoral this summer... more
Millions of BBC viewers and listeners will have their favourite programmes disrupted over the weekend after thousands of journalists went on strike over pensions... more
Last weekend my son left London to go to university in America. Seeing him off was a bittersweet experience. The bitter part is obvious; the sweet part less so... more
The BBC has ordered news presenters to read out all telephone numbers and internet addresses flashed up on screen - for fear of offending blind people... more
The BBC has come under fire over plans to axe TV business show The Money Programme as a regular series, just as Britain sinks into economic crisis.... more
Fiona Bruce has hit back at allegations of ageism within the BBC. The 44-year-old said age was not a factor in her appointment as presenter of the Antiques Roadshow. ... more
I know I'll get the push soon...As she presents her first series of Antiques Roadshow, the BBC golden girl says that even she lives in fear of ageist bosses.... more
From the moment Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer lurched on stage at Soho Revue Bar the absurdist rapport that made them household names was still there.... 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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