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Spider-Man's comic timing
Broadway show plagued by technical faults and poor reviews delays official preview for a sixth timeThe bugs are still getting the better of Spider-Man. The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark...
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Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish former PM, dies at 85
Necmettin Erbakan served a year as prime minister before he was pressured by the secular military to step down in 1997Necmettin Erbakan, a longtime leader of Turkey's Islamic political movement and...
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Congo coup attempt leaves six dead, say authorities
President Joseph Kabila not at home as heavily armed group attacks presidential palace in Kinshasa, according to ministerSix people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in what authorities...
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The secret of Berlin's shine | Charlotte Higgins
Our orchestras would be as great as the Berlin Philharmonic if only they weren't worked so hardIn the horn players' dressing room at the Philharmonie, the home of the Berlin Philharmonic, there is a...
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Dolce & Gabbana stay on message for Milan fashion week
Designers add new twist by inviting audience to post their verdict on show on to screens above catwalkIn Milan, fashion is showbusiness, and the show must go on. Neither a head-on scheduling clash with...
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Hallé/Elder - review
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterMarking the centenary of someone's retirement would doubtless be regarded as eccentric in some quarters. The Hallé, however, is currently commemorating one of its greats,...
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Glencore stokes rumours of $60bn London listing with analyst briefing
Swiss-based commodity trading company Glencore has been hiring banks in apparent preparation for fundraisingGlencore, the world's largest commodity trading group, is holding a summit for investment...
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Indian women lead fight for prohibition in villages
Grassroots movement invokes little-known law in effort to tackle alcohol abuse in dozens of Punjab villagesJust off the main highway that slices through Badrukha village is Rajender Singh's liquor...
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Chernobyl, 25 years on: cash plea for new roof to contain deadly remains
Britain urged to contribute £43m of £640m cost as Ukraine marks anniversary of world's worst nuclear accidentBritain is coming under increasing pressure to provide Ukraine with an extra €50m (£43m) to...
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Drowning on Dry Land - review
Jermyn Street, LondonLong before it became trendy to attack celebrity culture, Alan Ayckbourn satirised it brilliantly in his 1988 Man of the Moment. He returned to the theme in this play, which had...
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Wisconsin is making the battle lines clear in America's hidden class war |...
The brazen choices of the Republican governor shows the real ideology behind attacks on unions – in the US and beyondYou can tell a great deal about a nation's anxieties and aspirations by the...
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Cleopatra - review
Grand, LeedsAnyone trying to put a version of Cleopatra on stage has the shadow of Shakespeare to contend with. Antony and Cleopatra still ranks as theatre's most extravagantly poetic lovers. One of...
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Foo Fighters/Cee Lo Green - review
Wembley Arena, LondonOne-off shows throw up some bizarre juxtapositions, and at this NME-sponsored Big Gig, Cee Lo Green was painfully aware he was not the support act that most Foo Fighters fans would...
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The Biting Point – review
Theatre 503, LondonPeering back 30 years to the clashes that took place on our streets between rightwing extremists and the Anti-Nazi League in the early 1980s, Sharon Clark's London debut is strong...
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Il Trovatore - review
Millennium Centre, CardiffThis opera by Verdi was always notorious for having a complicated, if not incomprehensible, plot, but surtitles help fix that – sort of. In 15th-century Spain, a baritone and...
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Pat Moran obituary
Our brother Pat Moran, who has died aged 63, was a record producer and engineer who worked with many top performers. He was the assistant engineer on Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera and was...
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Colin Barnett obituary
For anyone who lived through the winter of discontent or the "dirty jobs" strike in the late 1970s, the name of my friend Colin Barnett was synonymous with trade union intransigence. As the north-west...
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Fay Fransella obituary
Pioneer of a radical people-centred theory of psychologyProfessor Fay Fransella, who has died aged 85, devoted most of her life to promoting a view of psychology centred on people. Personal construct...
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Alan Uglow obituary
British-born abstract painter, he became a quintessential New York art-world figureAlan Uglow, who has died aged 69, was a British painter, installation artist, photo- grapher and musician, who,...
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Gerry Adams clinches Sinn Féin success in Irish general election
Party set for 15 seats in the Dáil after best performance in modern electoral historyGerry Adams easily won his West Belfast Westminster seat (which he has never taken up in the House of Commons) in...
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