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Here’s a double act that could be a winner for ITV

19.11.09
Jedward and upward: Archie Norman and John Cresswell could hit the right note... more

Canoe man’s wife agrees to pay back £600,000... but he can only offer £1

11.11.09
Video: Wife of the canoe 'death' conman today agreed to repay almost £600,000 she made from the elaborate scam she staged with her husband while he has offered just £1... more

Third of red-listed species on brink of extinction

03.11.09
A rare tree frog discovered four years ago which lives only in central Panama could soon become extinct, environmental experts warned... more

Worries lurk as London takes world number one finance spot

09.10.09
London was today declared the leading financial centre in the world despite the global crisis which has battered the City and turned bankers into pariahs ... more

How Lloyd's is coming face to face with the modern age

14.09.09
The Lloyd's insurance market is one of the last bastions of face-to-face business in the City... more

Awesome Usain Bolt destroys 200m world record

21.08.09
Usain Bolt celebrated his 23rd birthday today with his sights set on a knighthood after smashing his second world record in five days at the World Championships in Berlin... more

Canoe man’s diary reveals moment he decided to vanish

17.08.09
Back from the dead canoeist John Darwin has spoken of the 'eureka' moment he realised he could fake his own death... more

A world cruise: the ultimate travel trip

05.08.09
From the Queen Elizabeth to the grand Queen Mary, Cunard’s elite fleet has all the trappings of luxury you could want — so book now for next year’s itineraries... more

‘Canoe man’ Darwin and wife may keep £500,000 payout from his faked death

20.07.09
“Canoe man” John Darwin and his wife Anne may not be forced to pay back £500,000 they made from faking his death because they invested it in property in Panama... more

The Londoners with the chance to strut their hour upon the plinth

15.06.09
A teacher, an 'English gent with a twist' and a mother of two training to be a tour guide are just some of the Londoners who will form a “living monument” on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth... more

Five young challengers who could rival Tiger Woods for golfing supremacy

16.03.09
When Tiger Woods recently made his long-awaited return from knee surgery after eight months out, he may not have expected to see such a glut of young talent ready to challenge his dominance... more

Hat shop to stars may be tipped out after a century in Jermyn St

13.02.09
A store that is a favourite of Eric Clapton faces extinction in redevelopment... more

In Blood gives Euripides a kicking

12.01.09
Euripides called for the balance between the cerebral and sensualas that In Blood: Bacchae offers. ... more

Hats off to men in ... hats

19.12.08
From fedoras to flat caps and trilbies to toppers — even David Beckham can see that a man isn’t dressed without one ... more

Caution key for Candys as super-flats scene changes

10.10.08
Christian Candy, 35, and his brother Nick, 33, have had quite a week. ... more

Agent Fields is going undiecover...Bond girl Gemma gets caught out by the wind on set in Panama

06.09.08
Bond girl Gemma Arterton who was both shaken and stirred when the wind got up as she was filming a scene of the new 007 Quantum Of Solace in Panama - and she ending up revealing more than she bargained for. ... more

History of hat at V&A

27.08.08
A new exhibition at the V&A will celebrate the crowning glory of any outfit - the hat; tracing the evolution of millinery. ... more

Panorama threat to the Panama set

28.07.08
A new probe into the sport casts a cloud over the festival which is a favourite with the Pimm's brigade... more

Canoe wife forced to hand over cash

24.07.08
Canoe fraudster Anne Darwin has already been forced to hand back more than half the money she and her husband John obtained by faking his death... more

Canoe wife goes to jail - for longer than her 'dead' husband

23.07.08
The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was jailed this afternoon for six and a half years - three months more than her husband... more

'Our mother lied for years'

15.07.08
The sons of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin told a court of their anger at being "betrayed" by their mother... more

Canoe wife 'lied with aplomb over faked death'

14.07.08
The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin cruelly lied to her sons to ensure she pulled off a £250,000 fraud, a court heard ... more

All change at Yahoo in bid to boost sales

20.06.08
More senior staff are said to be heading for the exits at internet giant Yahoo as the company considers a complete overhaul aimed at boosting sales... more

Eva and Helena show they've still got their supermodel bodies 10 years on

11.06.08
More than a decade after they dominated the catwalk, Eva Herzigova and Helena Christensen proved they're still worthy of supermodel status.... more

007 Daniel Craig shaken and stirred by mad mayor's protest in Chile

02.04.08
Daniel Craig was shaken and stirred when an intruder sped past a police cordon to confront him as he filmed the new Bond movie. Carlos Lopez, the town mayor, sent two police officers flying as he drove past them in his Honda Accord and onto the set of Quantum of Solace ... more

Health and safety Bond is back: 007 Daniel Craig dons a lifejacket again

03.03.08
Detractors were quick to scoff at Daniel Craig when he was unveiled as the supposedly all-action and rugged new James Bond. Powered up the Thames in a Royal Marines speedboat, he was dressed awkwardly in a life jacket and looked distinctly green around the gills. Now two-and-a-half-years later, on the set of his second 007 film, the actor still looks to be rather ill at ease away from terra firma... more

Winning set for man in the sweatband

22.02.08
A living legend and a remarkably athletic figure at the drums, jazz-rock pioneer Billy Cobham looked ageless and superfit.... more

Country blues and Celtic soul

25.09.06
Jazz? Well, perhaps not specifically as we know it, but there's a gritty emotional validity and solid pulse about Van Morrison's music that always goes down well at Ronnie Scott's.... more

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