Barack Obama calls for unity with the Republicans in a State of the Union speech that laid the foundation for the second half of his presidential term... more
Robert Lindsay is hypnotic as the infamous Greek shipping magnate in Onassis - but the production is too static and might work better on the radio... more
James Ellroy, the ‘mad dog of American letters’, says he has finally exorcised his dark side. He tells Andrew Neather how a new book and woman have changed his life... more
Mad mothers, blue eyes and bitchy wit are just some of the prerequisites for Hollywood stardom, according to this year’s best film biographies, says Charlotte O’Sullivan... more
Edward Kennedy, head of America’s most famous political dynasty ever since the assassination of his two brothers, dies at the age of 77 after suffering a brain tumour... more
Caroline Kennedy pulled out of her bid for the US Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, and once held by her uncle, Robert F Kennedy, shocking her supporters... more
The story I'd been hearing for some time has finally come out in the open: Hillary Clinton, Bill, and many of her major financial supporters, known as "bundlers", are so livid at what they see as underhanded play by the Obama team that they intend to eviscerate what ought to be Obama's coronation at the Democratic Party Convention in Denver this week... more
Veteran journalist Sir Charles Wheeler - one of the BBC's longest serving foreign correspondents - has died from lung cancer at the age of 85.
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Emilio Estevez's directorial debut Bobby centres on the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968 while Shortbus focuses on the reactions of New Yorkers to the events of 9/11.... more
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
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan attempted to shake off her bad girl image by insisting that she is a serious actress with a keen interest in politics.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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