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We older fathers make a better go of parenting

13.10.11
We have just christened my new son, Lucien, at Saint Etheldreda's in the City. It's the same church where Fr Kit Cunningham baptised my other children. Lucien's baptism, however, comes 26 years after we baptised my last offspring, his sister Julia. I was 34. I'm 60 now... more

Page One: Inside the New York Times - review

23.09.11
Errol Morris's documentary should convince you that newspapers do not have a rosy future. Not even the esteemed New York Times... more

Journalists 'trapped' in Gaddafi hotel

22.08.11
Concern is growing for a group of journalists trapped in a hotel in the heart of Tripoli... more

City Spy: Something to make off in a Bull which outruns rivals

27.06.11
For sale. One bargain 88ft turbo-charged yacht awaiting your enjoyment, yours for as little as £1.3 million. The only catch is the previous owner - a certain B Madoff... more

Jets scrambled as passengers fight it out over reclining seat

01.06.11
Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an airliner when a fight broke out over a reclining seat... more

Curse of Spider-Man strikes again as show director is sacked

10.03.11
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, the most troubled and expensive musical in Broadway history, has become entangled in fresh disaster ... more

Content is king in Huffington deal with AOL

09.02.11
The reaction to the acquisition of the Huffington Post by AOL has run from sceptical to enthusiastic, with more than a dash of wonderment at the remarkable personal story behind the Post's founder... more

Compromise isn't a word in the Chinese lexicon

21.01.11
President Obama's cautious middle-ground instincts are wanting in the face of Asian superpower intransigence... more

'It's an invasion of liberty - don't touch my junk!'

26.11.10
In certain US airports, new enhanced scanning technology is in operation, giving a rather more vivid body image than has been hitherto possible... more

How Standard led world with royal engagement news

17.11.10
Evening Standard was the first newspaper to publish the announcement of the engagement... more

The Daily Beast finally gets its Newsweek merger

12.11.10
American news website the Daily Beast and magazine Newsweek agree a deal to combine, just weeks after abandoning merger talks... more

How Michelle Obama helped Miller Harris' business boom

12.08.10
Miller Harris is much loved by fashionistas but when Sam Cameron bought Michelle Obama a present from the fragrance house, business boomed. Here Lyn Harris talks to Liz Hoggard about her success... more

We can't banish poverty until we tear up its roots

21.07.10
Before they even start school, the marks of inequality for children are deep — and for the poorest, are starting to look unbridgeable... more

BBC top tier ponder a succession race

14.07.10
In The Air: There’s a jittery mood among the BBC’s top tier as some wonder if director-general Mark Thompson’s days are numbered... more

Barack Obama's woe with US economy turns off voters

14.07.10
President Barack Obama’s failure to revive the US economy undermines his standing among voters as he heads into congressional elections... more

Bob Bradley's future to be decided next month

28.06.10
United States coach will discuss his future with the US Soccer Federation next month... more

Plane lands upside down at US airport

09.06.10
Video: A Second World War plane flips over while landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC ... more

The Vietnam War finally ambushes a bogus veteran

21.05.10
View from America: Indulging in combat fantasies is surprisingly common in an America still haunted by its debacle in Indochina ... more

Reality TV wannabes gatecrash the White House and put it on Facebook

26.11.09
White House officials face embarrassment after it was revealed a pair of aspiring reality TV stars gatecrashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner... more

US forces chief: It will take 18 months to turn tide against Taliban

24.08.09
America's most senior military chief has admitted that the war in Afghanistan is 'deteriorating' and warned that it could take up to 18 months to turn it around... more

North Korea ‘going postal’ is truly scary

29.05.09
As the North Korea story unfolds, I wonder whether we are watching a nuclear state going postal. This is very scary stuff indeed... more

Today's James Naughtie says Gordon Brown 'is desperate'

26.03.09
Gordon Brown is in a desperate political situation at home and has gone abroad as he wants to be seen to be taken seriously, a leading BBC broadcaster claimed... more

Londoner to be freed from Guantanamo man set for return to UK

20.02.09
Binyam Mohamed, the former London resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years, may be returned to Britain next week... more

Watergate's Deep Throat, scourge of Nixon, dies aged 95

19.12.08
The FBI official who helped to bring down Richard Nixon as the anonymous source "Deep Throat" has died, aged 95... more

Stylish spies but little substance in Body of Lies

20.11.08
Body of Lies can't decide whether to be an all-out thriller or a savvy political drama but since it is directed by Ridley Scott, you can forgive a lot.... more

US 'on the road to shoring up banks with taxpayers’ money’

10.10.08
The US Government is weighing up its options on how best to support its crisis-hit banks.... more

A new Post for Journal ex-chief

08.07.08
Washington Post has named former Wall Street Journal managing editor as its new executive editor... more

Exactly how modern jazz is supposed to sound

02.05.07
Having won rave reviews in the American press, Jean Michel Pilc, one of the few cool Frenchman in New York, put on a formidable show at the Pizza Express Jazz Club.... more


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