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Chance meeting at university led to long-term friendship

10.10.11
While Adam Werritty's career comes under scrutiny, little is known about his personal life.... more

Who's up for the Mercury Music Prize?

19.07.11
The 12 British albums up for the Mercury Prize are revealed today. Richard Godwin guides you through the shortlist... more

Daniel Sloss is the laughing boy

15.06.11
Daniel Sloss is very funny. And he's only 20. He got his big comedy break, he tells Bruce Dessau, when controversial stand-up Frankie Boyle took him on as an intern... more

Councils call in bailiffs 2 million times a year, campaigners say

06.04.11
Bailiffs are called in to collect unpaid council taxes and parking fines in more than two million cases a year, campaigners have said ... more

James Yorkston is a free spirit

24.02.11
James Yorkston was a deft raconteur, always prepared to go off-piste in the warm manner of a sweary Ronnie Corbett... more

Newest MPs back 'No' campaign to alternative vote

06.12.10
Twenty of the UK’s newest MPs add their backing to the campaign against the alternative vote system... more

Press rejoice at prospect of royal wedding

17.11.10
Media analysis: The royal wedding circus rolls back into town like it's 1981 all over again... more

Britain on flood alert as storms roll in

09.11.10
Parts of Britain were braced for flash flooding today as the latest severe bout of weather hit the country... more

No respite as Britain is braced for more wind and rain

24.08.10
Blustery winds are expected to hit England and Wales today causing more misery to rain-soaked Britons... more

Magical Rory McIlroy leads Open after matching record score

15.07.10
Northern Irishman took advantage of a defenceless Old Course to card seven birdies and an eagle for a three-shot clubhouse lead over 1995 champion John Daly and Scotland's Andrew Coltart... more

Roots and rites of swing from Wynton Marsalis

18.06.10
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing, as the old aphorism has it, but Wynton Marsalis is pushing it a stage further.... more

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and the Chocolate Factory

11.06.10
How a de Rothschild with a sweet tooth achieved his lifetime ambition... more

Ash flight ban cost patients’ lives, says Richard Branson

18.05.10
Sir Richard Branson claims today that flight cancellations because of the Icelandic ash cloud have cost lives... more

Bravery award for jeweller who hit robber with fire extinguisher

01.03.10
Jewellery designer who fended off a 6ft 4ins armed robber by hitting him over the head with a fire extinguisher has been honoured for her bravery... more

Britain's planes, trains and roads start moving but delays remain

11.01.10
UK's travel network looks to be in better shape after a week of widespread big freeze-related disruption... more

Scores trapped as torrential rain lashes UK

02.11.09
Much of the UK was on flood alert after torrential rain and strong winds caused scores of rescues and travel misery... more

Brown defends £500 paint bill for summer house

19.06.09
Gordon Brown defends claim of £500 for painting the garden summer house of his constituency home... more

Grim start to life in big brother's bleak house

05.06.09
The Big Brother contestants are adjusting to life in a house stripped of all creature comforts... more

Chip in and chill out at St Andrews hotel

03.06.09
The Old Course at St Andrews is man heaven, but there's more to the home of golf than plus-fours and Sloaney students... more

PM under pressure over bill for cleaning services

08.05.09
Gordon Brown’s expenses claims were under the microscope after it was revealed he paid more than £6,500 for a cleaner whom he jointly employed with his brother... more

Labour hopes for by-election boost from rate cut

06.11.08
Labour was hoping for a last-minute bounce in its Glenrothes by-election campaign as the drama of the interest rate cut sank in... more

A hair's breadth of hope for Gordon and Sarah

29.10.08
With a week to go before the Glenrothes by-election, Team Brown has closed on the Scottish nationals. But defeat in Fife will scotch all the talk of Mr Brown’s political recovery... more

KT Tunstall weds her drummer boy on the Isle of Skye

07.09.08
It resembled a music festival rather than a wedding, with folk-singing guests and outdoor chemical toilets. But yesterday Scots singer KT Tunstall married her fiance, drummer Luke Bullen, on the Isle of Skye.... more

CDs of the week

29.08.08
Brian Wilson rehashes the Beach Boys, James Yorkston puts out a hypnotic album and Charles Lloyd is captured on record.... more

Black Watch wins hearts

25.06.08
Gregory Burke's play showing the venerable Black Watch under fire in Iraq and under threat at home is rich, exciting, humane and moving.... more

Mavericks of malignance

29.10.07
The 10 plagues visited upon Egypt revisited the Barbican in song form, making for an unparalleled evening of pestilence.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

27.07.07
Basement Jaxx warm-up for the imminent V Festival and the Scissor Sisters play two giant Dockland shows this weekend.... more

Critic's Choice: Top five gigs

08.09.06
Rowdy Scottish rock quartet The View, supercool Brazilian band CSS and hard-working Toronto punk band Billy Talent are among the highlights of this weekend's live music in the capital.... more


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