Richard Prince ordered to destroy lucrative artwork in copyright breach
US federal judge rules against Gagosian gallery and Prince for unfair use of 'appropriated' Cariou rastafarian imagesThe celebrated American artist Richard Prince has been ordered to destroy works...
View ArticleJapanese geisha, 85, vows to continue performing in tsunami-hit home town
Chikano Fujima, who lost home in disaster, says she will stay in Kamaishi to help keep tradition aliveAn elderly geisha who lost her house and possessions in the Japanese tsunami has vowed to perform...
View ArticlePolice believe they are 'very close' to finding missing Sian O'Callaghan
Officers narrow down search of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire and say further searches will take place in daylightPolice searching for Sian O'Callaghan have said they are "very close" to identifying her...
View ArticlePurple patch: Medvedev meets his hard rock heroes
Russian president realises childhood dream by having tea with members of Deep Purple at his Moscow residenceDmitry Medvedev, a big heavy metal fan, has fulfilled a lifelong dream by getting to meet his...
View ArticleBudget 2011: Extra tax on beer attacked by brewers and publicans
Hundreds of pubs face closure as beer duty goes upBritain's brewers and publicans warned that the chancellor's decision to slap more tax on beer could lead to 10,000 job losses this year alone and see...
View ArticleBudget 2011: Osborne's tax avoidance 'crackdown' will have the opposite...
Tax Research UK condemns 'boost in the arm' for tax avoidance created by new rules for non-doms and foreign taxationChancellor George Osborne has been accused of providing a "boost" for the UK's tax...
View ArticleYemen passes emergency laws to quell protests
MPs back president's move to suspend constitution, ban street protests and give security agencies greater powers of arrestYemen's parliament has approved a sweeping set of emergency laws giving broader...
View ArticleWellcome Collection takes a filthy look at an age-old obsession
Baked excrement and elegant Dutch chamber pot among attractions at first exhibition devoted to the battle against dirtThe normally august Wellcome Collection is wallowing in filth, in the first...
View ArticleIsraeli-Palestinian tensions: a timeline
The bus attack in Jerusalem, which killed one person and left at least 25 others injured, follows days of escalating violence11 March Ehud and Ruti Fogel and three of their children, aged 11, four, and...
View ArticleLibya's biggest tribe joins march of reconciliation to Benghazi
Members of Warfalla deny plan to join civilians in carrying olive branches through war zone is a propaganda stuntBani Walid looks like any Libyan town with its breezeblock houses, unpaved streets and...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor: Hollywood mourns last of the greats
Elton John and Michael Caine lead Hollywood tributes to eight-times married Oscar winner, 79Hollywood is mourning Elizabeth Taylor, arguably the last great female star of the studio system, who has...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra
The life and times of Elizabeth Taylor, who will be remembered for her imperious beauty and many marriagesI had my first and final glimpse of the late Elizabeth Taylor suddenly last summer at the...
View ArticleRiyadh will decide the fate of Ali Abdullah Saleh – and of Yemen | Ginny Hill
The outcome of army and ministerial defections will reflect the internal politics of Yemen's patron, the House of SaudPassion for change in the Arab world is spreading to Yemen, where President Ali...
View ArticleSimon Hoggart: George Osborne says we're all in this jam together
Instead of being downbeat the chancellor presented his version of a 'pre-paradise' budgetIt was the paradise postponed budget. Gordon Brown – present by his absence – used to tell us that we were...
View ArticleBudget 2011: Tax breaks for businesses to boost brand Made in Britain
George Osborne cuts corporation tax for manufacturers and introduces new measures to encourage investment in the UKBusinesses will pay lower taxes on their profits in Britain than anywhere else among...
View ArticleBudget 2011: Fuel duty cut is 'Del Boy economics', warns Ed Miliband
Labour leader seized on figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility predicting a contraction for the UK economyEd Miliband said George Osborne's fuel duty cut in Wednesday's budget amounted to...
View ArticleLibya no-fly zone leadership squabbles continue within Nato
Turkey calls for an alliance-led campaign to limit operations while France seeks a broader 'coalition of the willing'A flotilla of warships has begun patrolling the Mediterranean under Nato command to...
View ArticleJerusalem's fragile peace destroyed by suitcase bomb
Woman killed and dozens injured in bus station blast that has damaged hopes for Middle East peace process A suitcase bomb exploded in one of the busiest parts of Jerusalem just before rush hour,...
View ArticleIsrael warns of 'aggressive' response to Jerusalem blast
Tension high after first bomb explosion in six years in the holy city leaves one dead and dozens injuredIsrael's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has vowed to react "aggressively" after a suitcase...
View ArticleBudget case study: The Ford Focus driver
Ford Focus driver John Crawford says while it's good that the chancellor has cut the fuel duty, 'it's only gone down a penny'John Crawford might spend hours every day sitting in a Ford Focus, the make...
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