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Story of Amelia lacks passion

13.11.09
Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart with a great big smile and looks a treat in her flying outfits... more

Adam and Eve is very pleasant and modern

30.09.09
No more a mock Horror pub, the test-tube cocktails and Gothic furnishings have been cleared aside as part of a Geronimo pubs refit at the Adam & Eve.... more

Brandon Stokley's touch of luck stuns Cincinnati Bengals

14.09.09
Wide receiver Brandon Stokley caught a deflected pass and ran for an 87-yard touchdown with seconds to play as the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals 12-7 in the NFL... more

Post-crisis bankin' just got a whole lot 'funner'

11.06.09
Strange noises are emanating from America's banking industry as it undergoes its post-crisis makeover. Wall Street's titans are rejoicing at repaying the money lent to them by the government at the height of the crisis late last year ... more

WORLD: Obama condemns church murder of abortion doctor

01.06.09
Barack Obama has condemned the murder of one of America's most controversial abortion doctors... more

London Gig Guide

22.05.09
Britney Spears brings her circus to the 02 and Daniel Merriweather comes to the Bloomsbury Ballroom.... more

Excitement a long way from Kansas

30.04.09
You may think for a moment you are Dorothy in the black-and-white opening scene of the Wizard of Oz at the Louise Nevelson show.... more

Pandemic warning as flights are cancelled

27.04.09
Britons are warned to avoid all but essential travel to Mexico as the deadly swine flu virus can no longer be contained... more

The president’s key men and women wait for call to office

05.11.08
Barack Obama lost no time in planning the key appointments that will shape his presidency... more

Police foil 'racist plot to assassinate Obama'

26.08.08
Four people are being questioned about a suspected racist sniper plot to assassinate US presidential candidate Barack Obama... more

Oz gets news look in Westway

14.08.08
A lot more heel-clicking from the heavily pregnant Dorothy is needed to rectify the rest of Somewhere over the Westway, says Fiona Mountford.... more

Wizard of Oz is somewhere over the dog bowl

30.07.08
Toto the terrier saves a dull and overlong stage version of Wizard Of Oz at Royal Festival Hall, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Barack Obama's broken promise to African village

25.07.08
The Evening Standard reveals that would-be US President Barack Obama has failed to deliver pledges to improve life in a poverty-stricken Kenyan community he insists has a special place in his heart... more

We're off to sing The Wizard

24.07.08
Director Jude Kelly has worked some magic with London revivals of Carmen Jones and On the Town. But can The Wizard of Oz succeed as a musical?.... more

Great Days Out: S-Z

22.07.08
Here is the last segment of the A-Z of fun things to do this summer from dressing up as pirates to the new British Musuem blockbuster exhibition about Hadrian the Roman Emperor.... more

Hannah Montana teen star Miley Cyrus gets a smile makeover

11.07.08
It appears Hollywood teen sensation Miley Cyrus has dipped into her estimated £500million fortune for a spot of dental work.... more

Obama cashes in on support from a host of Hollywood stars

25.06.08
Hollywood stars from Britain and America have thrown their support and abundant cash behind U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama.... more

Mad, bad and dangerous to know

10.03.08
Part-performance art, part-unhinged car crash lunacy, wild-eyed American Rick Shapiro makes riveting comedy-as-therapy stuff.... more

CDs of the week

30.11.07
Rufus Wainwright's Carnegie Hall tribute to Judy Garland, U2's Joshua Tree sprouts once more and the distinctive Souad Massi in CDs of the week.... more

A piece of Italy in the capital

23.07.07
La Cantina is as Italian as Pavarotti and mozzarella and as corny as Kansas - but utterly charming, says Mark Bolland.... more

What on Middle Earth?

20.06.07
People said it couldn't be done - and they were right. The Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal is a costly, messy folly that will appal Tolkien fans..... more

Capote returns to the screen a changed man

18.01.07
Douglas McGrath's Infamous is a warmer, more emotional film, quite different in style from last year's Capote. ... more

The vice man cometh

05.01.07
On Monday Don Johnson takes the lead in the West End production of Guys and Dolls. The fallen idol of Miami Vice says he has cleaned up his act - and isn't just here for the money.... more

It's Toto-ly bizarre

06.09.06
It is one of the great unwritten laws of theatre: work that shines brightly in Edinburgh often appears dull in London. The curse strikes once more with Particularly in the Heartland.... more

An old charmer delivers

03.08.06
Jazz review: No synths, samples or electronica were heard in this set from US trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Instead, says Jack Massarik, the audience got pure acoustic jazz, but of typically wide range.... more

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