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Chelsea 6-1 QPR
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Talking Horses: The latest news from Punchestown and todays best bets
1pm Quevega and Voler will clash on heavy ground at Punchestown Greg Wood: Much against the expectations of most of us who were here on Wednesday, there will be...
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These magazine covers are graphic examples that sex can sell feminism
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TV highlights 26/04/2012
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Dementia 9pm, BBC2 Tonight, Louis is in Phoenix, Arizona, a city known as America’s “capital of dementia”....
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Featherstone Rovers 16-32 Wigan
Featherstone’s stirring Challenge Cup run came to an end against the holders but only after another gallant performance which restored much-needed lustre...
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Leveson inquiry: the special advisers mentioned in Fred Michels emails
Giles Wilkes Giles Wilkes came to work for Vince Cable after building up a career at the liberal thinktank Centre Forum, where he rose to become chief economist....
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Santanders UK business sees slowdown
Santander painted a gloomy outlook for its UK business on Thursday when it blamed regulatory change and the cost of funding its operations for a 40% fall in profitability...
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Cispa approved by House but critics urge Senate to block horrible bill
Free speech advocates are calling for the Senate to block controversial cybersecurity legislation they claim will give the US authorities unprecedented access to...
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Massoud Hossainis Pulitzer-winning photo: after the world stops looking
“Hard-working Afghan photographer wins Pulitzer” – that’s the general headline the international press ran with last week as Massoud Hossaini’s...
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Leonardos anatomy, Picassos etchings and spiders penises – the week in art
Exhibition of the week: Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist A human foetus nestles in a womb that is like the opened skin of a horsechestnut. Drawn with exquisite tenderness...
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BBC sports chief underlines commitment to the big events
The head of BBC Sport has acknowledged that it must face up to a “new reality” in the market for live rights against rivals with deep pockets but hit...
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TV highlights 26/04/2012
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Dementia 9pm, BBC2 Tonight, Louis is in Phoenix, Arizona, a city known as America’s “capital of dementia”....
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Massoud Hossainis Pulitzer-winning photo: after the world stops looking
“Hard-working Afghan photographer wins Pulitzer” – that’s the general headline the...
Leonardos anatomy, Picassos etchings and spiders penises – the week in art
Exhibition of the week: Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist A human foetus nestles in a womb that is like the...
La Fille Mal Gardee – review
Dance Royal Ballet La Fille Mal Gardee Royal Opera House, London In rep until 16 May Box office:...
Mughal art: might in miniature
At the peak of their power in the mid-17th century, the great Mughals were the richest and most powerful...
The Voice says it loud and clear: talent shows dont have to be nasty to succeed
After years of talent shows full of snide comments and nasty putdowns, the BBC’s latest hit, The...
Business
Santanders UK business sees slowdown
Santander painted a gloomy outlook for its UK business on Thursday when it blamed regulatory change and the cost of funding its operations for a 40% fall in profitability...
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BBC sports chief underlines commitment to the big events
The head of BBC Sport has acknowledged that it must face up to a “new reality” in the market...
Buying British: how to spend our way out of recession
The news that Britain has dropped into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s, makes us want...
Sorrells WPP reports revenues of ?2.4bn
Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP, the world’s largest marketing services group, has raised its profit...
Barclay brothers top Sunday Times Rich List in publishing and advertising
Sir David and Frederick Barclay have been named at the top of a list of the richest people in publishing...
The Dutch governments fall will mean political deadlock for months to come
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte today tendered his government’s resignation after seven weeks...
Environment
We need this key commitment to climate action
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TV show giving voice to climate sceptics is skewing evidence, scientists say
An Australian television documentary that gives equal weight to a climate sceptic and a believer has...
How wildlife is thriving in the Korean peninsulas demilitarised zone
A thin green ribbon threads its way across the Korean Peninsula. Viewed from space, via composite satellite...
UK to give ?60m to developing countries to build CCS plants
The UK will provide ?60m to developing countries to build carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants under...
Wet weather set to stay into next week
Much of England and Wales will experience further downpours on Friday while strong winds of up to 60mph...
Floating laboratory follows plankton around the world in 938 days
Last month a strange yacht with an aluminium hull returned to a warm welcome in the port of Lorient,...
Fashion
How women can stop cycling from being a pain in the arse
Women risk a loss of sensation, numbness and tingling in their undercarriage as a result of cycling in certain positions, the New York Times reports. In a study...
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Aquascutum to close Corby factory with loss of 115 jobs
Trenchcoat-maker Aquascutum is shutting down its factory in Corby with the loss of 115 jobs, after falling...
Tinie Tempah talks fashion, Prince Charles and aspiration
The Disturbing London collection is a surprise. There is not a bow tie (as worn to the Brit Awards 2011)...
Madonnas perfumer suggests the popstar remains a hard to woman to please
“Madonna has no patience for stupid people,” said expert perfumer Stephen Nilsen, at the...
Issey Miyake wins fashion prize at the Design of the Year awards
Issey Miyake’s 132.5 collection has won the fashion prize at the Design Museum’s Design...
Miss Liberia? West African beauty contest just might
It has ended its war and enjoyed two democratic elections, but for Liberia selecting a winner for its...
World
Cispa approved by House but critics urge Senate to block horrible bill
Free speech advocates are calling for the Senate to block controversial cybersecurity legislation they claim will give the US authorities unprecedented access to...
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French Socialists shun Dominique Strauss-Kahn after conspiracy claim
The French Socialist party has distanced itself from Dominique Strauss-Kahn after he made comments published...
Bo Xilai officials wiretapped call to President Hu Jintao
The spotlight on the Bo Xilai affair has turned back on to political tensions in China following reports...
French journalist goes missing during fighting with Farc in Colombia
A French journalist has gone missing along with five Colombian security force members after clashes...
Boko Haram suspected as bombs kill at least seven at Nigerian newspapers
A suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives on Thursday at the offices of ThisDay, an influential...
Ann Romney: the privileged housewife worth more to Mitt than his millions
Barack Obama is offering dinner with George Clooney at the actor’s palatial Los Angeles home as...
Travel
Chelsea 6-1 QPR
Roman Abramovich had been missing at the Camp Nou, the oligarch absent as Chelsea so defied the odds to eliminate Barcelona and progress to the Champions League...
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Talking Horses: The latest news from Punchestown and todays best bets
1pm Quevega and Voler will clash on heavy ground at Punchestown Greg Wood: Much against the expectations...
Rangers and Devils reach NHL conference semi-finals
Rangers 2, Senators 1 New York win series 4-3 New York defensemen Marc Staal and Dan Girardi scored...
NY Rangers and LA Kings claim playoff wins over Washington Capitals and St Louis Blues
New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 1 NY lead series 1-0 Rookie Chris Kreider scored and then set...
Vincent Kompany: Manchester derby is worlds biggest after El Clasico
Vincent Kompany is unequivocal when placing the Manchester derby in football’s constellation of...
Gareth Bale: Tottenham future may depend on reaching Champions League
Gareth Bale has suggested he may look to leave Tottenham if the club fail to secure Champions League...
Sport
Featherstone Rovers 16-32 Wigan
Featherstone’s stirring Challenge Cup run came to an end against the holders but only after another gallant performance which restored much-needed lustre...
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London city tips on Foursquare
According to many, there’s a very important sporting event taking place in London this year. Yup,...
Bayern Munichs penalty heroes relishing home match against Chelsea
Bayern Munich’s penalty shoot-out heroes Bastian Schweinsteiger and Manuel Neuer are both looking...
Washington Capitals knock champion Boston Bruins out of NHL playoffs
Washington’s Joel Ward slammed home a rebound in overtime to give the Capitals a 2-1 victory over...
Saturday Sundae: Graham Turner; lots of goals; and swearing on the BBC
MAN OF THE DAY Graham Turner: took Shrewsbury to promotion in 1979, and yesterday did it again –...
Wigan Athletic 4-0 Newcastle United
The way things are shaping up Newcastle United will be involved in most of the remaining Premier League...
Politics
Leveson inquiry: the special advisers mentioned in Fred Michels emails
Giles Wilkes Giles Wilkes came to work for Vince Cable after building up a career at the liberal thinktank Centre Forum, where he rose to become chief economist....
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Murdoch and the Cameron entourage: the shameful tale laid out for all to see
Could this scandal bring down the government? That’s not entirely fanciful. But even if not, their...
Making localism work through participatory budgeting
Participatory budgeting has been used across the country, often as a one-off or in response to a specific...
Shelter launches Rotten Homes Liverpool campaign
All eyes will be on Liverpool over the coming month as the city’s first elected mayor gets down...
Jeremy Hunt is a firewall for David Cameron, says Ed Miliband
The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has not been sacked by David Cameron because is acting as a “firewall”...
Newhams housing crisis is a warning sign
The news that Newham council has written to a housing association in Stoke on Trent asking it to house...
Lifeandstyle
These magazine covers are graphic examples that sex can sell feminism
Can you judge a magazine by its cover? Or to put it another way, should you judge a society by the images it circulates, or by the laws it enacts and the customs...
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Take a survey comparing the sleeping habits of Germans and Britons
Society plays an enormous role in shaping our attitudes towards sleep and this affects how much sleep...
In the company of women
How much should a man know about his family? I don’t mean in a deep psychological sense,...
How womens work has been pushed up the US political agenda
You can’t predict when a breakthrough will come your way, and from what quarter. For 40 years...
How open are you with your partner about your finances?
Child benefit changes mean that, from next January, high earners may be expected to declare their earnings...
Who wants the G-spot to be easy to find?
Of all the statements made by this week’s self-proclaimed locator of the G-spot, Adam Ostrzenski,...
We need this key commitment to climate action
This week ministers from across Europe are meeting to tackle a threat to our shared prosperity: the crashing price of carbon. The EU has the world’s largest international emissions trading scheme (ETS). The amount of carbon that companies can emit is capped, and each firm …
Chelsea 6-1 QPR
Roman Abramovich had been missing at the Camp Nou, the oligarch absent as Chelsea so defied the odds to eliminate Barcelona and progress to the Champions League final. Yet, restored to his private box high in the west stand here, he still ended his week …
Talking Horses: The latest news from Punchestown and todays best bets
1pm Quevega and Voler will clash on heavy ground at Punchestown Greg Wood: Much against the expectations of most of us who were here on Wednesday, there will be racing at Punchestown on Thursday, though once again the chase course is unraceable. The banks course …
These magazine covers are graphic examples that sex can sell feminism
Can you judge a magazine by its cover? Or to put it another way, should you judge a society by the images it circulates, or by the laws it enacts and the customs it lives by? These two covers of current American magazines might mistakenly …
TV highlights 26/04/2012
Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Dementia 9pm, BBC2 Tonight, Louis is in Phoenix, Arizona, a city known as America’s “capital of dementia”. He’s here to see how relatives cope as their loved ones slip into a “twilight world of half-remembered reality”. Selinda, who is just …
Featherstone Rovers 16-32 Wigan
Featherstone’s stirring Challenge Cup run came to an end against the holders but only after another gallant performance which restored much-needed lustre to the game’s oldest competition. Fears have been growing throughout the Super League era that the gulf between the big clubs and the …
Leveson inquiry: the special advisers mentioned in Fred Michels emails
Giles Wilkes Giles Wilkes came to work for Vince Cable after building up a career at the liberal thinktank Centre Forum, where he rose to become chief economist. It was there that Wilkes kept a personal blog called the Freethinking Economist – subtitled: “A voice …
Santanders UK business sees slowdown
Santander painted a gloomy outlook for its UK business on Thursday when it blamed regulatory change and the cost of funding its operations for a 40% fall in profitability in its once rapidly expanding high street arm. A more “cautious risk stance” is being adopted …
Cispa approved by House but critics urge Senate to block horrible bill
Free speech advocates are calling for the Senate to block controversial cybersecurity legislation they claim will give the US authorities unprecedented access to online communications. The House of Representatives on Thursday ignored the threat of a White House veto to pass the Cyber Intelligence Sharing …
Massoud Hossainis Pulitzer-winning photo: after the world stops looking
“Hard-working Afghan photographer wins Pulitzer” – that’s the general headline the international press ran with last week as Massoud Hossaini’s photograph, the girl in green, won the Pulitzer prize. In the days that followed, the photo would be widely republished; Hossaini himself became the subject …
Leonardos anatomy, Picassos etchings and spiders penises – the week in art
Exhibition of the week: Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist A human foetus nestles in a womb that is like the opened skin of a horsechestnut. Drawn with exquisite tenderness and humanity, this homunculus expresses the wonder and fragility of who we are. I find it more …
BBC sports chief underlines commitment to the big events
The head of BBC Sport has acknowledged that it must face up to a “new reality” in the market for live rights against rivals with deep pockets but hit back at critics who claim it is low on morale and showing signs of giving up …
London city tips on Foursquare
According to many, there’s a very important sporting event taking place in London this year. Yup, that’s right, the first annual Finsbury Park Spring Tag Rugby Competition!!!!!!* What, that’s already happened? Oh for goodness sake. Either way, in its honour, we’ve sprinkled hundreds of tips …
Take a survey comparing the sleeping habits of Germans and Britons
Society plays an enormous role in shaping our attitudes towards sleep and this affects how much sleep we get. Sleep, in turn, has a major impact upon society, influencing childhood learning and development, affecting workplace safety and efficiency, and even risk-taking behaviour. Sleepiness and sleep …
Buying British: how to spend our way out of recession
The news that Britain has dropped into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s, makes us want to batten down the hatches. But that’s not the way to economic recovery. Avoiding the shops will never bring us out of recession: instead, perhaps the time has …
Bayern Munichs penalty heroes relishing home match against Chelsea
Bayern Munich’s penalty shoot-out heroes Bastian Schweinsteiger and Manuel Neuer are both looking forward to taking on Chelsea on home soil in the Champions League final. Schweinsteiger scored the decisive penalty which knocked out Real Madrid in the semi-finals on Wednesday night, and Neuer saved …
La Fille Mal Gardee – review
Dance Royal Ballet La Fille Mal Gardee Royal Opera House, London In rep until 16 May Box office: 020-7304 4000 Venue website Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg are not an obvious fit for the blithe farmyard lovers in La Fille Mal Gardee. Kobborg’s dramatic gifts have …
French Socialists shun Dominique Strauss-Kahn after conspiracy claim
The French Socialist party has distanced itself from Dominique Strauss-Kahn after he made comments published in the Guardian alleging that political enemies linked to Nicolas Sarkozy’s rightwing party helped discredit him when he was accused of the attempted rape of a New York hotel housekeeper. …
Sorrells WPP reports revenues of ?2.4bn
Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP, the world’s largest marketing services group, has raised its profit target for this year after reporting a better-than-expected 4% growth in underlying revenues to ?2.4bn in the first quarter. WPP – which outperformed first quarter growth reported by rival Havas, matched …
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