Although the term 'Pub & Dining Room' has recently been commandeered by reworked gastropubs, the time-honoured connotations of the term are fully evoked by the Guinea... more
The Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair - the chambermaid versus the French financier - always looked like a clash of cultures, French versus American... more
The former head of the IMF will not face prosecution for rape and serious sexual assault because of fears over the victim's credibility, according to reports... more
Rio Tinto's chief executive has attacked governments for interfering with mining giants' exploitation of their mineral reserves in what he called the "curse of resource nationalism"... more
This has been a tough week for me. I picked up a foot injury in a challenge with West Ham's Scott Parker which ended up costing me a yellow card and put me out for up to three weeks... more
From a £3.5 million Damien Hirst cabinet to a performance by Ten Embarrased Men, this is a vintage year for London’s great contemporary art fair taking place in Regent’s Park... more
Rio Tinto moves closer to repairing its bruised relationship with Chinese state-owned metals group Chinalco after the pair sign a £1.9 billion deal to develop an iron ore mine in west Africa... more
Mama Africa was a celebration of South Africa’s Miriam Makeba, one year after her death. The stellar line-up of African artists made sure it was a sell-out... more
Mining: Mining giant Rio Tinto is seeking talks with Guinea's new leader over the future of its $6 billion (£4 billion) iron ore project in the country... more
Mining giant Rio Tinto unveils a project that will see it enter the nickel market for the first time and close a gap in output with arch-rival BHP Billiton... more
The White Stripes' sixth album is thrilling, Ray LaMontagne carries an authenticity that doesn't come across in other singer-songwriters and Calvin Harris offers music for the dancefloor.... 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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