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Making an ass of the law

22.09.09
The range of construction schemes ripped off demonstrates how builders operate: from the bare-faced cheeky to the downright disgraceful ... more

Lord Sugar conned by dodgy builders in Mayfair deal

22.09.09
NEW: Sir Alan Sugar was ripped off by dodgy builders in a multimillion pound redevelopment of a fashion market in the heart of London... more

Jesus and an unholy Union Flag

11.05.09
Gilbert and George dress Christ in a flag as they explore religion and patriotism in a major new exhibition... more

Greenbury heads for clash with son over bank bonus

06.04.09
Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Sir Richard Greenbury, the old Marks & Spencer warhorse, next meets his son, Adam, a director of Rothschilds.... more

Protest over lap dancing club near infants school

23.02.09
Residents are fighting plans to set up a late-night lap dancing club in a north London suburb... more

CDs of the week

05.12.08
Akon's third album drops most of the hip-hop, you can almost smell the dope in Neil Young's 1968 concert and David Byrne is unfussy. ... more

'Like your ringtone' - Karen Matthew's only comment after police found her daughter

13.11.08
Shannon Matthew's mother only comment to police after being told her missing daughter had been found was to remark on the mobile ringtone of one of the police officers... more

Good old days in Wink the Other Eye

24.07.08
Wink the Other Eye blinks and misses its chance; with a tedious, rambling narrative and not a flying trapeze artist or escapologist in sight.... more

Boys from broken homes join gangs to find an alternative family

08.07.08
Children turn to gangs to fill the gap left by poor relationships with their own families, a report said... more

Ian McEwan's long-lost brother tells the story of how he was given away at birth

27.06.08
It could be an Ian McEwan novel: an only child given away at birth tracks down his secret family and discovers he has a famous brother. The twist? It’s true ...and the brother IS Ian McEwan. Here,they tell their extraordinary story ... more

Watch your step with big business, Gordon

19.05.08
Prepare for another Government U-turn. Having tried various ruses to boost revenue, Gordon Brown has been forced to think again... more

Shaw's war of ideas is still sallying forth

05.03.08
Major Barbara, a great, ironic comedy by Bernard Shaw, speaks to us with even more chilling urgency than it did at its 1905 premiere.... more

The National's treasure

04.03.08
Simon Russell Beale, the average-looking actor with an above average amount of talent, talks to Claire Allfree about getting to the emotional core of the characters he plays.... more

'Fruit for lunch and the love of a young woman': Bruce Forsyth's recipe for a long life as he turns 80

22.02.08
In his eight decades in showbusiness, he has won the nation's heart with his extraordinary energy and charisma. And both talents were very much on show yesterday when Bruce Forsyth celebrated his 80th birthday. He turned up for a party in his honour at the Dorchester in Mayfair with Miss England on one arm and Miss Puerto Rico on the other ... more

The hottest tickets for the year ahead

04.01.08
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more

Crockett? Johnson is more Tubs as main Guy

19.01.07
Casting Don Johnson, best remembered as smoothie detective Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice, as Nathan Detroit in spiv musical Guys And Dolls was always going to be a high-risk gamble. ... more

Critic's choice: Top five plays

07.11.06
The stars of Dirty Dancing are kicking up their heels, Faustus offers a smorgasbord of theatrical delights and Faust provides an evening you're unlikely to forget.... more

Gunning for ideological purity

23.10.06
George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara is well revived at the Orange Tree and the audience never feels far from murderous gunfire in Sam Walters's production.... more

Debut lacks song and dance

08.08.06
Patrick Swayze's legions of fans will no doubt have the time of their lives seeing him in the flesh in Guys and Dolls, but lovers of musical theatre are unlikely to be impressed.... more

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