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Arsenal fail to put the icing on the cake

21.10.09
Arsene Wenger prepares to celebrate his 60th birthday knowing this game should have been wrapped up... more

British victims of terrorism abroad could get £1m payout

15.10.09
Britons caught up in terror attacks abroad could get up to £1million in compensation from the Government, under plans revealed today... more

Take 'history' by artists with a big pinch of salt

09.10.09
Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall is a worthy winner of the Booker Prize but qualms have already been raised by some critics over the novel’s disservice to history... more

Ex-French president's novel hints at Princess Diana affair

22.09.09
Former French president causes literary storm by writing a fictional romance between a thinly disguised Diana, Princess of Wales, and himself... more

Russians arrest eight 'pirates' over riddle of missing ship

18.08.09
Eight men were arrested on suspicion of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter which disappeared near Sweden last month in circumstances that baffled marine authorities... more

Missing 'hijack' cargo ship Arctic Sea and crew found safe

17.08.09
The missing cargo vessel feared hijacked by pirates has been found after a huge search in the Atlantic... more

Missing ship 'was hijacked for secret cargo'

13.08.09
Ship reported to have been hijacked in the Baltic Sea may have been targeted for its secret cargo, it was claimed... more

Pirate fears after ship goes missing in the English Channel

12.08.09
Whereabouts of cargo ship is unknown amid fears that it travelled through the English Channel under the control of pirates... more

Brown falls for Prudence again

23.02.09
The Government's announcement that it will use Northern Rock to become a model of liberal lending to homebuyers is problematic... more

Three cheers for the Proms — now will the BBC learn?

12.09.08
Tomorrow night’s Last Night of the Proms is the finalé to a spectacular season — and a reminder to the corporation of what it can achieve... more

Good time Charley

08.09.08
In his new TV series which launched last night, Charley Boorman is back playing the intrepid, blokey traveller. Here he talks to Lucy Cavendish about living in his father’s shadow, his years as a failed actor and how Ewan McGregor rescued him ... more

Mapping out best bets in Europe as Buffett hits a new investments trail

19.05.08
While Britain will be lucky to see growth of 1.5% this year, data from the European Commission's Eurostat suggests the eurozone is buzzing at about 2.2%... more

Mission accomplished: David Walliams and James Cracknell finish swim to Africa in four and a half hours

08.03.08
Little Britain star David Walliams, Olympic rower James Cracknell and friend Greg Whyte completed their Sport Relief swim to Africa today. The triumphant pair crossed the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in four hours 36 minutes... more

Moss in Little Britain stage debut

22.11.06
Supermodel Kate Moss will make her theatrical debut in the Little Britain stage show for a special Comic Relief show.... more

What next for Matt and David?

29.09.06
As their live show arrives in London, the UK's favourite comedy duo talk about their private lives, public adulation and what the future holds after Little Britain.... more

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