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Tories need their own treaty over Europe

05.10.09
It isn't as easy as it looks, is it? As the Conservative conference opens in Manchester today, David Cameron and his team have been given an unwelcome taste of what it is like to experience the full blast of pitiless scrutiny that comes with government - or, in their case, the assumption that you will very soon be in office. And, as ever with the Tory Party, it is Europe that has delivered the slap across the face.... more

David Cameron rocked by Tory backlash on Europe

05.10.09
Conservative party conference: David Cameron struggles to prevent Tory in-fighting overshadowing conference... more

Irish referendum is a problem for Britain

01.10.09
The Irish are voting on the Lisbon Treaty today. They are the only people in Europe to be holding a referendum and whatever else the vote does, it points to the bracing effect on politics that comes from an obligation to put specific issues to the people... more

Rising stars shine in the Yellow Sofa

21.08.09
In the Yellow Sofa, someone had the bright idea of giving the sofa a singing role, and Martha Bredin makes the most of it... more

Tony Blair backed to be Europe's first president

15.07.09
Europe minister Glenys Kinnock today reinforced speculation that Tony Blair wants to be Europe's first president... more

WORLD: Cristiano Ronaldo breaks fan's window

01.07.09
Cristiano Ronaldo is to be investigated by police over claims that he attacked a teenage girl fan... more

Laughing Ronaldo mocks Manchester in new ad

12.06.09
Cristiano Ronaldo has mocked Manchester United fans in a new advertising campaign as he prepares to leave Britain for Spain... more

Chelsea comeback for Tourette's pianist

28.04.09
A British classical pianist who suffers severely from Tourette's syndrome will tonight give his first public performance for 15 years... more

President of Guinea-Bissau killed after rival dies in blast

02.03.09
The president of the west African state of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated by a group of soldiers who attacked his palace... more

Rally fan is lined up for LSE driving seat

06.02.09
Finance: The London Stock Exchange is set to switch its leadership from ice maiden to French rally driver... more

CDs of the week

06.02.09
Lily Allen returns with a new album that explores the various layers of her personality and the original magic of Van Morrison is in evidence.... more

All around the world for £1.4 million

30.12.08
Globetrotting backbench MPs have received £1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance... more

Jose Fonte can't wait for date with Paulo Sousa

28.11.08
Jose Fonte will achieve a lifetime's ambition when he faces boyhood hero Paulo Sousa... more

Mariza makes it look easy

03.11.08
Statuesque Afro-Portuguese singer Mariza performed with the effortless confidence that comes from playing Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.... more

Pianist is mauled by pair of pitbulls

06.10.08
A mother has told how she was mauled by two pitbull terriers and her baby knocked to the ground in his pram... more

Hague pledges full probe into Iraq war

01.10.08
A wide-ranging inquiry into the Iraq war will be set up within days of the next Tory government taking office, Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said... more

Sir Alex: Ronaldo will stay at United

18.07.08
Sir Alex Ferguson insists Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Manchester United next season... more

McCanns will be cleared and want all Maddy files

18.07.08
Kate and Gerry McCann will demand complete access to police files when they are finally cleared on Monday of any involvement in the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine... more

Candide is lost in translation

26.06.08
ENO's shiny new staging of Candide, Bernstein's 1956 operetta, has transformed this musical version of Voltaire's novella into a satire about post-war America.... more

We should be happy to stay in the EU slow lane

16.06.08
The Irish "No" to the Lisbon treaty came, paradoxically, because the EU can't take no for an answer... more

Britons attacked and lorries set alight in violent protests

13.06.08
Violence has flared across Europe as hauliers, fishermen and taxi drivers protest against rising fuel prices they say are crippling their industries... more

Winehouse pays tribute to husband Blake at gig, but is that a lovebite on her neck?

31.05.08
To fans memorised by her music, nothing would have seemed amiss.... more

Booming Fado

02.11.07
This night of traditional, or at least neo-traditional Portuguese fado music was brilliantly theatrical and spontaneous.... more

CDs of the week

21.09.07
This week's new CDs include offerings from PJ Harvey, Ian Brown, Joni Mitchell, world music from Manu Chao and jazz from Paul Booth.... more

The Who to headline Glastonbury

09.02.07
More than 40 years after the birth of the band, The Who are set to perform at Glastonbury. The rockers said they were "ecstatic" to be performing at the summer festival.... more

London's cinemas are most expensive in Europe

17.10.06
Londoners pay more than three times the European average to watch a film, research showed today. An adult ticket for the Odeon in Leicester Square costs up to £17.50.... more

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