The results of one collector's passion may be random but the wild scenes make for a ravishing display in Forests, Rocks, Torrents: Norwegian and Swiss Landscape Paintings from the Lunde Collection... more
Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper today defended the state of the sport in Britain and claimed "negativity" affects the players... more
From sheep-tail kebabs in Fallujah to engine-oil crisps in Baghdad, Wendell Steavenson has eaten her way round the world's trouble spots and survived... more
The Armenian-born Arshile Gorky was fêted as the father of American Abstract Expressionism — but his art is compelling only when he draws on the tragic history of his native land.... more
Group Seven leaders Serbia were warned by FIFA today they could be docked points if there is further crowd trouble in their two remaining World Cup qualifiers... more
A thousand years of Byzantine history have been crammed into the Royal Academy – but visitors looking for the wow factor will need to travel further, says Brian Sewell.... more
Damian Hirst's latest work, a sculpture which shows a man holding his own skin over his arm while holding a scalpel and a pair of scissors, has gone on display.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports