John Bishop – review
Royal Albert Hall, LondonJohn Bishop's last series of live dates "was less of a tour," he tells us, "and more of me just having a little drive around." But yesterday's nobody is today's BBC1 primetime...
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Greek government calls in Interpol over Citigroup trader's email as restructuring speculation mountsGreece's prime minister, George Papandreou, has launched a new attack on credit rating agencies amid...
View ArticleWeak dollar sends gold and silver prices soaring to record highs
Spot gold tops $1,500 an ounce fuelled by uncertainty in the US and global debt levelsThe price of spot gold hit a record again with prices above $1,500 an ounce on the back of a weak dollar and...
View ArticleMisrata rebels strike back against Gaddafi snipers
Libya rebels seize tallest buildings, favoured by pro-Gaddafi snipersRebels in the besieged city of Misrata have won a significant victory by retaking several key buildings that had been occupied by...
View ArticleBNP faces meltdown at local polls after defections and infighting
Party to field 450 fewer candidates that in 2007 as leader Nick Griffin comes under pressure over organisation's financesThe British National party is facing political meltdown in next month's local...
View ArticleFlorida suspect in Britons' deaths 'should have been in custody'
Sarasota paper says Florida police failed to attend court hearing – Shawn Tyson was freed hours before James Cooper and James Kouzaris were murderedA Florida judge warned that a teenager was "a danger...
View ArticleThe coalition's pledge to be the greenest-ever government has faltered
Government regards green policies as expensive luxuries rather than inescapable necessities, and that must changeAre you thinking of taking a walk in the fresh country air this weekend? Or are you...
View ArticleFaith schools: now even the church admits they're unfair | Polly Toynbee
The Bishop of Oxford has blown the whistle on unfair selectivity, bringing muscle to the social mobility debateThe Archbishop of Canterbury gave a pleasingly radical Thought for the Day, as the Queen...
View Article2012 Olympic tickets in high demand
Organisers say fears over the ticketing process have not been borne outLondon 2012 organisers say demand for tickets is high before Tuesday's deadline for applications, although they will not reveal...
View ArticleCrucifixion rite: 24 nailed to crosses to re-enact Jesus Christ's suffering
• Tourists throng streets to see 'nailings'• Catholic church rejects practice of self harmAt least 24 Filipinos were nailed to crosses to re-enact Jesus Christ's suffering in a Good Friday rite...
View ArticleBritons take to the sea for long, hot Easter break
Brighton expecting 400,000 people over holiday weekend as families seek seaside resortsThe weekend could be the hottest Easter on record, with temperatures predicted to peak in the south-east at 27C...
View ArticleGambling licence row in London Olympic-area casino bid
Regeneration requirement row near Olympic site as losing Newham bidder asks for judicial reviewA legal dispute over the awarding of a high-profile casino licence near the Olympic site in east London...
View ArticleThis will be the Arab world's next battle | Lester R Brown
Population growth and water supply are on a collision course. Hunger is set to become the main issueLong after the political uprisings in the Middle East have subsided, many underlying challenges that...
View ArticleSpeculation over royal wedding dress reaches fever pitch
Has Kate Middleton chosen classic Libélula, stalwart Bruce Oldfield or left-field McQueen? For once, the fashion world is flummoxedWill it feature flounce and frills? Will it be a naive Merchant Ivory...
View ArticleVote for AV to end Tory dominance – Vince Cable
Business secretary calls for 'progressive majority' of Lib Dem and Labour votersVince Cable today calls for a "progressive majority" of Labour and Liberal Democrat voters to join together and say yes...
View ArticleOur loyalty to the royals | Joe Moran
Republicans should prepare to be dismayed by the upbeat mood on royal wedding dayRoyal occasions have always offered rich pickings for anthropologists. It is no coincidence that the social research...
View ArticleAnne Robinson leaves the Weakest Link
• Presenter decides to leave quiz programme • BBC to take the show off air next springRead the full interview at midnightAnne Robinson is to leave the BBC quiz programme the Weakest Link and will not...
View ArticleGreg Mortenson's dizzying fall from grace
People in Pakistan featured in Three Cups of Tea dispute writer's recollection of events in memoirThe troubled world of book publishing has become almost wearily accustomed to receiving yet more bad...
View ArticleRoyal wedding: the woman in charge of policing
Lynne Owens may be softly spoken but she has done some of the toughest roles in policing - and few come harder than running Friday's operationWhen asked to describe the proudest moments of her career...
View ArticleA formula for fair voting | David Broomhead
The AV debate so far has been riddled with false assertions. Here's the mathematics to prove itPolitics, according to Bismarck, is the art of the possible; but what is possible when we try to design...
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