From civil rights to apartheid, Harry Belafonte has seen a lot of politics for an entertainer - and, as a new film reveals, he also played a part in bringing Obama's father to America... more
This week's decision to abolish the UK Film Council makes me long for the days when David Cameron cared so much about being seen to value culture that he clutched a shiny new copy of On Chesil Beach on the Tube... more
It is a curious truism that public images are usually at odds with private truths - a year into the Obama presidency, I wonder how well we understand him... more
Businesswoman paid almost £1.7 million by the company blamed for the collapse of MG Rover after having an affair with one of its directors protested her innocence... more
Businesswoman paid almost £1.7million by the company blamed for the collapse of MG Rover after having an affair with one of its directors
protests her innocence... more
The Rover report runs to more than 830 pages and details restructuring changes within MG Rover Group under the "Phoenix Four" which led to the creation of 33 companies... more
The Phoenix Four helped take £40 million out of MG Rover but oversaw the company’s crash, leaving thousands out of work. Find out more about these men... more
Not since Monica Lewinsky has America witnessed a political sex scandal as Gothic as that of John Edwards, a raunchy videographer, and his wife Elizabeth who is terminally ill with cancer... 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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