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The man behind the Jedward factor (and it's not Simon Cowell)

2009-11-19T09:45:07Z

Video: Thirty years ago, Robert Stephenson brought U2 to London. Now it emerges he gave Jedward their first break � see an exclusive video of them singing here

Party is at that magical Blairy place where it applauds anything

2009-10-08T15:17:49Z

Here's one we tried earlier. William Hague arrived on the vast empty stage. �Let�s give a warm welcome to the shadow cabinet!� he cried. There followed an awkward moment, in which the shadow cabinet ambled on, looking splendidly ill-assorted, despite the best efforts of the stylists backstage. Eric Pickles had the lumbering walk of an alderman on school sports day

Stella McCartney perfume block bid fails

2009-08-20T10:42:20Z

A High Court bid to block this weekend's launch of Stella McCartney's latest perfume failed

Cheese! Pizza and pictures for Bono

2009-08-18T11:56:31Z

Bono proved he even wears sunglasses to dine with his family � at night

Noel Gallagher causes mayhem at U2 bash

2009-08-17T10:11:23Z

Still mad for it. Noel Gallagher did his best to upstage U2 last night as the Irish supergroup hosted a party at Home House in Marylebone to celebrate their weekend gigs at Wembley Stadium

Gigs of the week

2009-08-14T10:30:48Z

British Sea Power will play Regent's Park, Grizzly Bear comes to Koko and U2 are ready to fill Wembley Stadium.

Bono�s wife sues Stella McCartney for a scent

2009-08-12T11:52:58Z

The wife of U2 frontman Bono has sparked a legal battle with Stella McCartney in a row over a new perfume

Where is the novelist to do our city justice?

2009-07-31T07:17:58Z

Dickens�s novels seemed to encapsulate the entire city and London became the central character of his work

Making blue jeans greener

2009-06-23T09:48:34Z

There's a bright new way to see how ethical your clothes are. Just look on the label

Yusuf, U2 and Baaba Maal delight in Island Life

2009-05-28T23:00:00Z

Spine-tingling music from Baaba Maal and U2 before Yusuf melted hearts with his masterful songs and strangely affecting voice.

Bono sells slice of ethical clothing interest to LVMH

2009-05-14T15:30:02Z

Rock star Bono has sold a stake in his ethical clothing company Edun to luxury goods giant LVMH

Now BBC goes bonkers with Bono's bizarre ode to Elvis

2009-05-05T08:11:56Z

Radio 4 is to broadcast a "bonkers" 14-minute poem in tribute to Elvis Presley written by Bono

Bono: My daughters think I'm SO uncool

2009-02-27T11:37:50Z

Bono may have millions of fans across the world, but he still has trouble impressing his two teenage daughters.

Come on U2, let's go out for a family dinner

2009-02-18T13:28:34Z

Bono wasn't going to let a silly little detail like that stop him from wearing his sunglasses.

If London had a wash and brush-up we�d all feel better

2009-01-20T09:17:11Z

Last week my friend Lucy went to the JobCentre on the Clapham Road. She went in gloomy, and came out despairing

Beyonc� tops bill at Obama concert

2009-01-19T12:25:19Z

Beyonc� closed a star-studded concert in honour of Barack Obama attended by nearly half a million people.

CDs of the week

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Beyonc� Knowles, Nickelback and Tom Jones all return with new albums of varying success.

Campaign is on to quell barracks-plan rebellion

2008-11-07T11:15:52Z

It is nice to see the Qataris wish to be good neighbours with the residents of Chelsea and Belgravia. A very English representative of the oil-state's development arm, Qatari Diar, took morning tea last Friday with members of the Belgravia Residents Association

Bono keeps on giving

2008-11-04T13:58:12Z

Love him or hate him, Bono makes most other philanthropists look like Scrooge.

Don't get Vertigo up there! Bono gets a lift from his high heels

2008-08-11T15:34:49Z

Diminutive rocker Bono reached new heights yesterday as he and his wife stepped out in equally high shoes.

Unmasked: Bono ditches his trademark glasses for first time in years

2008-08-08T08:48:45Z

It's a sight for sore eyes as U2 frontman Bono steps out minus his trademark glasses.

Bono - up close and horrible

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

The very act of entering the cinema and donning 3-D specs to watch U2 3D made critic Richard Godwin want to spoon his eyes out in protest.

Bono's art auction raises �21m for Aids fight, making it one of the BIGGEST ever charity events

2008-02-16T15:43:36Z

Art collectors splashed out £21.6million at a Valentine's Day auction to benefit the fight against Aids in Africa, making it one of the biggest ever charity events

Banksy and Bono dial �29m for Aids

2008-02-15T12:42:01Z

A distorted British phone box by Banksy was sold in a night of frenzied bidding to help raise more than �29 million for charity.

Hymns of praise for Bono unplugged

2007-11-26T00:00:00Z

Bono's rich tenor filled the Union Chapel, while The Edge's guitar-playing, usually laden with effects, was still effective in acoustic mode.

Bono turns up at Beatles premiere

2007-09-27T07:31:09Z

Rock star Bono made a surprise appearance at the UK celebrity premiere of Across the Universe, a musical film featuring songs by The Beatles.

Guitar greats on display

2007-02-28T13:39:40Z

A free exhibition featuring photos of the world's greatest guitarists is on display at the Blink Gallery.

Spice Girls to reunite

2007-02-16T15:05:16Z

The Spice Girls are set for a huge reunion concert this autumn - six years after they split.

He's his own Man

2006-11-23T00:00:00Z

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man sees Bono, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and others sing some of the great man's songs. Performances don't quite match material.

Bono is just like Beethoven

2006-11-22T12:43:23Z

Despite an age difference of 200 years, 'huge similarities' have been noted between two very different musical icons - Bono and Beethoven - writes Daniel Bates.