Comedy at the Proms used to consist of the Prommers' collective badinage. Now that source of wit has dried up, this first Comedy Prom was designed to fill the giggle gap... more
If the National Gallery's new show promises to reassess the Flemish Gossaert in the light of the Renaissance, it should have included his almost lifesize, near-pornographic Neptune and Amphitrite... more
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet calls for the region to give its rescue fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, maximum flexibility in size and scope... more
Latest: Special memorial service at Westminster Abbey as millions of people across Britain and Europe observed two-minute Armistice Day silence... more
RAIL veteran Ian Yeowart is rattling the couplings of Virgin Trains by launching an all-new Great North Western Railways company on Virgin routes into Euston... more
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more
Twenty-four hours to go and just like you, I'm sure, we are eager to tick them off. People have been talking about the Ashes for months and months and now, finally, we've almost reached the starting line. So let's get going!... more
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff returns to England duty at Edgbaston with his captain insisting there are no worries about the all-rounder's commitment to the cause... more
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff has been forced to apologise to his team-mates after he “stuffed up” by missing part of England’s Ashes bonding trip to Flanders... more
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff has paid tribute to an "unflappable" Ashes-winning England captain as he prepares to embark on the latest chapter of his own international career... more
You can sense that Stephanie Flanders does not suffer fools gladly. Colleagues describe her as imperious and scary. She doesn't like clichés much either. "The phrase 'green shoots' is the bane of my life," she says, wrinkling her nose ... more
Too late for the internet, too tired for the shopping mall? Here’s our guide to the stores where you’ll find original presents for every member of the family — and all in less than a few hours... more
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents.
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When an Austrian archduke, appointed by a Spanish king, employed a Flemish painter to copy his collection, the first ever illustrated art catalogue was born.... more
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