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Dancing with ravens: how pleasant to remember Edward Lear
On the 125th anniversary of his death, the biggest controversy surrounding Edward Lear remains this:...
Austen’s Powers: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ turns 200 today – and the girl’s still got it
Today and for the rest of 2013, bookish bonnet-lovers all over the world are celebrating the bicente...
Review of Ripper Street ‘The Weight of One Man’s Heart’
On this week’s instalment of CSI: Whitechapel or “Ripper Street” as it is more commonly referred to,...
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Good or bad Jobs? Mixed reviews for Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
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Movie 43 director tells press to 'lighten up' after his film is savaged by the critics
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The 10 best audiobooks
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Video: Jennifer Lawrence suffers wardrobe malfunction
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It's 11.30 all over again... the Diet Coke dude is back
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Student executed for 'peasant' murder that outraged China
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Pep Guardiola to lure Luis Suarez to Bayern Munich
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Teenager found alive after spending nine weeks in Australian outback with no shelter and virtually no food or water during record breaking heatwave
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North Korean cannibalism fears amid claims starving people forced to desperate measures
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The 10 Best hiking hoots
Whether your tackling the Pennine Way or just rambling around, it’s well worth investing in the right footwear for the job
Should we cuddle babies or leave them to cry?
Changing baby care fads are confusing, says celebrity supernanny Rachel Waddilove, but her own approach can be controversial...
Motor neurone disease: 'I try to live from week to week'
An inspiring and energetic English teacher, Lindy Jones now has motor neurone disease and has written a moving and funny memoir
Miracle of Konna
The baby boy who survived an air strike despite being on his mother's back when the bombs hit
Let's hear it for the boys
Designers veer between conservatism and courage for next season
Pop Art pioneer is back in the picture
Kurt Schwitters inspired artists from Hamilton to Hirst
Murray has only one real problem – Djokovic
James Lawton on The Australian Open final
'Coalitions can deliver both good government and radical decisions'
David Laws interview
Child stars: The perils of growing up in public
Child actors have never been in greater demand – so how do they set themselves apart? And more importantly, how do they ensure that their fame isn't fleeting?
Man crush: When Man Ray met Lee Miller
A major new exhibition finally explores the extraordinary effect an unlikely meeting with the model Lee Miller had on the Surrealist Man Ray.
In pictures: Mongolia's Kazakh eagle-hunters
Amid the harsh splendour of Mongolia's arid plains, nomadic eagle hunters still follow a traditional way of life that has defied history, geography and political change. The photographer Christo Geoghegan offers an insight into their lives.
Pumped up and in their prime
Djokovic v Murray is now the most intense rivalry in tennis
Medallion man... and other great football fashions
A new exhibition shows how the beautiful game can be anything but
Piece of cake: Bill Granger's sweet treats
Our chef's cakes are much more in tune with old-school family baking than with those that are iced to within an inch of their lives.
Live on screen
Live screenings of opera and ballet are the British new wave
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