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Confessions of London's most dangerous woman

2009-07-15T09:33:40Z

When Farah Damji, notorious conwoman and serial mistress, decided to write a memoir, she spared no one's blushes. But how much of it is true?

A flawed result - but this poll gives me hope for a new South Africa

2009-04-24T07:48:14Z

Voters' queues snaked around many city blocks in South Africa on Wednesday in scenes reminiscent of the first democratic elections in 1994 - but the mood was less exuberant

From banker with a passion for change to the PM's fixer-in-chief

2009-03-25T08:38:41Z

Profile: Shriti Vadera has survived sexism, racism and her �green shoots� gaffe to build a uniquely powerful position at the centre of government

Presidential race shows our sporting lot are off the pace

2008-09-01T10:37:40Z

Matthew Norman puts Richard Keys forward for parliament, wonders what Nick Faldo sees in Ian Poulter, and celebrates Jimmy Bullard's England call-up

From M&S to a �4.4m Bombay food dream

2008-07-17T13:04:03Z

It is a marriage made in Bollywood heaven. Shilpa Shetty's favourite Indian restaurant joins forces with the takeaway Gordon Ramsay rates the best in London

My chapattis are made for love, not ego

2008-07-16T08:14:09Z

"Men think first about technique; women think first about their emotions," says Hélène Darroze, the top French chef now running the kitchen in the beautifully refurbished Connaught Hotel

Revealed: the turmoil of Tarique Ghaffur

2008-07-01T09:02:18Z

Britain's highest-ranking Asian officer is at the centre of rumours over the state of his marriage and faces a backlash from his former supporters

Sly men and monsters

2008-02-19T11:55:30Z

As the film version of the hit books The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency prepares to hit the screens, we chat to Zimbabwean actor Lucia Msamati.

Say it with a DVD this Christmas

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

Whether it's Bond, Borat or a seasonal classic, there's a wealth of choice for when the TV schedules let you down.

I didn't make a penny from my Hollywood blockbuster

2007-06-11T11:09:53Z

After mutiny and malaria on the set of The Last King of Scotland, producer and former heroin addict Lisa Bryer reveals how she struggled through illness to make the film she believed in.

The untold story of the lawyer who defends terrorists

2007-05-24T10:14:22Z

Barbet Schroeder tells how he has turned the life of Jacques Vergès, lawyer to terrorists and war criminals, into one of the most important and powerful documentaries for 40 years.

Protest artist nominated for Turner Prize

2007-05-08T08:18:16Z

The artist who recreated the Parliament Square anti-war protest in Tate Britain has been nominated for this year's £25,000 Turner Prize.

Dame Helen crowned Queen of the Baftas

2007-02-12T08:37:43Z

Dame Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the Baftas, but it was mission unaccomplished for James Bond.

More gongs for Mirren's Queen

2007-02-09T09:01:20Z

Dame Helen Mirren added to her clutch of awards for The Queen when she was named best British actress at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

How 007 made us love him

2007-02-05T12:05:57Z

Bond, Borat and British cinema - our Evening Standard film awards judges reveal how they chose the winners.

Brits sweep the Globes

2007-01-16T08:36:27Z

The Brits are celebrating their biggest ever haul of Golden Globes. Helen Mirren led the way at the Beverly Hills ceremony seen as a forerunner to the Oscars.

Hollywood's new royalty

2007-01-16T11:56:12Z

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.

The man who made Idi human

2007-01-11T12:03:11Z

While filming The Last King of Scotland, director Kevin Macdonald sat in tyrant Idi Amin's chair, used his pool and even blew up his old limo.

Truly, madly, brutally

2007-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Last King of Scotland, a riveting fiction about African dictator Idi Amin, boasts a terrifying performance from Forest Whitaker, says Derek Malcolm.

Mirren reigns supreme

2007-01-08T10:45:17Z

The Queen's Helen Mirren has been crowned best actress by the New York Film Critics Circle, while Forest Whitaker was named best actor.

Will the Brits get the gongs?

2006-12-21T11:06:23Z

British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.

Dame Helen crowned queen of film awards

2006-11-30T10:00:25Z

Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned queen of the British Independent Film awards after receiving a special award for film achievement.

The man who rewrites history

2006-10-27T13:34:51Z

Peter Morgan is Britain's hottest television, film and stage writer. His brilliance is in imagining the private conversations of the power players. Just don't call it docudrama, he says.

Amin, the tartan terror

2006-10-18T23:00:00Z

In The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitaker stars as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, giving him both the facile charm and the terrifying paranoia that many witnesses have spoken of.

An unreel line-up

2006-10-18T10:46:30Z

The 50th London Film Festival kicks off with its usual flashbulb-popping flair, as British stars stud the red carpet for The Last King Of Scotland at Odeon Leicester Square.

London's cinemas are most expensive in Europe

2006-10-17T08:01:20Z

Londoners pay more than three times the European average to watch a film, research showed today. An adult ticket for the Odeon in Leicester Square costs up to �17.50.

London Film Festival highlights

2006-09-14T15:40:08Z

Derek Malcolm chooses his highlights from the recently announced 50th London Film Festival line up.