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Tornadoes leave 45 dead as they sweep across US

18.04.11
Tornadoes killed at least 45 people in the southern US as homes were ripped from their foundations and cars were overturned... more

Mother fears for soldier son held in US over WikiLeaks data

14.04.11
Mother of a soldier held in custody in the US for allegedly leaking data to WikiLeaks asks William Hague for help because she fears her son's mental health is deteriorating... more

Jaime Winstone's My London

25.03.11
Jaime Winstone buys bondage gear at Vivienne Westwood, Victoria showgirl bras at Virginia and gets special treatment at Julie's... more

Wikileaks soldier is charged with aiding the enemy

03.03.11
A US Army private suspected of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website is charged with aiding the enemy, a crime that can carry the death penalty... more

Going solo to hit the high notes in Novecento

02.11.10
The daring selection of Novecento pays off handsomely for Róisín McBrinn, the second former resident assistant director at the Donmar Warehouse... more

Virginia executes first woman in a century

24.09.10
Wife who arranged the murders of her husband and a stepson over an insurance payment becomes the first woman to be executed in America for five years... more

Death row woman’s execution to go ahead

23.09.10
The US state of Virginia plans to carry out its first execution of a woman in nearly a century amid appeals from the European Union and claims by Iran of western double standards... more

America’s east coast goes on full Hurricane Earl alert

03.09.10
East coast of America braces itself for the arrival of Hurricane Earl with five declared states of emergency... more

British Museum bangs the drum for online music

27.08.10
Visitors who take smartphones to the British Museum’s Akan Drum exhibit will be able to download the soundtrack to the display... more

Mother killed our siblings but we still love her say daughters

30.07.10
The two surviving daughters of French multiple-child killer Dominique Cottrez have paid tribute to their mother, calling her 'the best there is'... more

Barack Obama lifts oil drill ban

01.04.10
GREEN campaigners have denounced plans by Barack Obama to allow oil drilling off the US coast, ending a ban imposed in the Eighties... more

Fertility clinic raffles human egg to attract new customers

15.03.10
Campaigners criticise a fertility clinic that is raffling a human egg to promote its new 'baby profiling' service... more

CDs of the week: Timbaland and Snoop Dogg

04.12.09
A Timbaland track is an essential component of any big budget pop or R&B album.... more

The Queen revisits Bermuda to mark 400 years of settlement

25.11.09
The Queen was welcomed to Bermuda by the Governor, Sir Richard Gozney, as she arrived for a thanksgiving service to mark 400 years of Britain's settlement... more

Gunman gave away furniture on morning of shootings

06.11.09
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, is an American citizen, born and raised in Virginia. His parents emigrated to the US from a Palestinian town near Jerusalem. Military officials said he is of Jordanian origin... more

Suu Kyi's freed visitor in hospital

17.08.09
The American who sneaked into the home of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in a Bangkok hospital today after being spared seven years in prison.... more

Suicide of Freddie Mac chief not linked to federal inquiry

23.04.09
The suicide of a top banking executive at Freddie Mac is not being linked to an investigation into the mortgage giant's business practices... more

Finance chief of failed US lender ‘commits suicide’

22.04.09
A senior executive with one of the failed US mortgage lenders has reportedly committed suicide, according to police... 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

How Hiram and Blanche did their bit for the President

05.11.08
After Barack Obama's historic victory last night, one of the greatest taboos in American politics has been put to rest... more

Obama crowds flock to Chicago razzle dazzle

04.11.08
Police set up road blocks as vast crowds headed for Chicago's Grant Park in the hope of celebrating the election of the first black President of the United States... more

Barack's final word for supporters ... Tomorrow

04.11.08
Barack Obama addressed his final rally of a campaign last night in Virginia, one of the most symbolic and critical states in his quest to win back the South and pave his way to the presidency ... 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

It's official: mothers are the cleverest

14.10.08
A splendid neuroscientist from Virginia has come up with a refreshingly positive theory researched on rats and primates, but let's not split hairs that after a wobbly patch of pregnancy head, mothers do in fact have supercharged brains, for life.... more

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Zane's wild night picking up women... while girlfriend Kelly Brook works 3,000 miles away

25.06.08
Billy Zane spent a wild evening attempting to pick up women behind Kelly Brook's back, Mail Online can reveal.... more

Disturbing, dazzling Vernon

09.05.07
This stage adaptation of Vernon God Little falls short in some areas by straying too far from D B C Pierre's terrifying, black comedy novel, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Tots not about to give up the ghost

12.03.07
The Canterville Ghost is a good children's ballet, and almost a very good one, says Sarah Frater.... more

A one-man jukebox

21.12.06
Virginia rapper, singer and producer Pharrell Williams turned himself into a one-man jukebox at his rare solo show at the Brixton Academy perfoming many of his farmed-out hits.... more

Great songs but no sparkle

29.09.06
One man band Sparklehorse extinguished any atmosphere created by his sumptuous songs with an aloofness that didn't do him or his music any favours.... more


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