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Pet bear mauls woman to death as she cleans cage

06.10.09

A woman in the US has been mauled to death while cleaning the cage of her pet bear.... more

Lessons from an ad man

24.08.09

David Ogilvy was an advertising legend. Ten years after his death, he has become a cult figure again... more

Man, 60, convicted of groping Minnie Mouse

12.08.09

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Gunman's blog reveals plan for LA Fitness bloodbath

05.08.09

Spurned boyfriend kills three women in shocking bloodbath at packed American fitness centre in attack he wrote about in online diary ... more

WORLD: Obamas head to playground of rich for a family summer

28.07.09

Barack Obama and the first family are planning to rent a �12million farmhouse on the island playground of Martha's Vineyard for their holiday next month... more

Return of the whale hunters

10.06.09

We�ve learned to love whales and dolphins but a new film reveals the sickening slaughter of these beautiful creatures... more

Asher Roth is the quirky kid on the Eminem trail

08.05.09

Asher Roth's dumb, fun tunes should certainly hit his target audience but in a chart battle, Eminem probably hasn't got much to worry about.... more

Defection coup marks Obama's first 100 days

29.04.09

Barack Obama was handed the ideal gift to celebrate his 100th day in office as a senior Republican defected to the Democrats... more

US papers are in crisis but this does not mean death of journalism

04.03.09

Facing the greatest crisis they have ever experienced, American newspaper editors have cancelled their annual convention for the first time since the Second World War... more

London's streets empty as snow shuts theatres and bars

03.02.09

Central London resembled a ghost-town as nearly 20 West End shows were cancelled and bars, restaurants and cafes shut early... more

Tributes to Updike, American literature's national treasure

28.01.09

John Updike is remembered as one of the "greatest generation" of American novelists... more

World's oldest Woolworths store closes its doors for the last time

30.12.08

The world's oldest branch of Woolworths has shut after becoming one of the most high-profile victims of the credit crisis... more

A mad, happy November night in Grant Park

05.11.08

Chicago became the biggest open-air party in the world as people flooded the streets to celebrate... more

Women and the young secure Obama's route to victory

05.11.08

A lethal combination of daily TV ad blitzes, demographic changes and unprecedented on-the-ground organisation helped Barack Obama sweep to victory in the crucial swing states... more

Yes he did � the day change came to the US

05.11.08

Barack Obama faces a mountain of problems as President - but his runaway triumph today gives his country fresh hope... more

Only Obama can make America walk tall again

03.11.08

Barring a last-minute upset, the US will tomorrow elect its first black president. One leading historian explains why that is so exciting... more

McCain hits 7 states in whirlwind bid for votes

03.11.08

John McCain squeezed extra dates into a frantic final dash for votes... more

Winner takes all: how the electoral colleges work

31.10.08

America's Founding Fathers designed a voting system that would stop small-fry states being bullied by their big neighbours... more

Expats 'will be pivotal in White House outcome'

29.10.08

Expats living in Britain are crucial in deciding the outcome of the US race for president, experts say... more

Former enemies agree to make up for sake of Democrat presidency

29.10.08

Bill Clinton publicly ended a bitter feud with Barack Obama and threw his weight behind his campaign for the White House... more

Alistair Cooke body parts gang is jailed

23.10.08

Three men who conspired to plunder corpses and sell body parts, including the corpse of British broadcaster Alistair Cooke, have been jailed in America... more

Social climbing, Pittsburgh-style in Radio Golf

07.10.08

Long-winded Radio Golf opens with insinuating promise but does not altogether grab the ear - or heart. ... more

Bailout hopes boost shares

25.09.08

Stock markets around the world have roared back on rising hopes that the $700 billion US bank bail-out was close to agreement... more

Toxic virus that killed The Happening

12.06.08

M Night Shyamalan, who made the highly successful Sixth Sense, seems to have completely lost his bearings with The Happening.... more

Unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston gets married again (but it's just for the cameras)

21.05.08

Jennifer Aniston has landed herself another husband - in the celluloid word, that is.... more

I'm ditching butch Hillary for gentle Obama

21.04.08

For me, no matter what happens in Pennsylvania, I'm done with Hillary Clinton. I have long felt that either Democratic candidate would suffice as President.... more

Off the record

08.02.08

David Smyth asks which US presidential candidate has the best tunes and highlights the hobo set to play a gig at the Royal Albert Hall.... more

Mellon the magpie collector

05.11.07

The American tycoon Paul Mellon built a collection of British art to rival the Tate's, but he acquired as many curiosities as he did gems.... more

In the pink and leaving her rivals in the dust

15.08.07

In the sweaty environment of Brixton Academy, free from costume changes and confetti, Pink's songs came across more effectively than at her spectacularly over-the-top shows at Wembley Arena.... more