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Sunday, January 29, 2012
My favourite music venue - in pictures
Just like fans, musicians have their special places. Here, Johnny Marr, Hayden Thorpe, Roots Manuva and Anna Calvi celebrate the venues they love
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
News International's email to staff – full text
Tom Mockridge, the NI chief executive, sent this message after four current and former Sun journalists were arrestedFrom: Communications, Internal Sent: 28 January 2012 14:57Subject: Message from Tom MockridgeDear all,This morning four of our colleagues were arrested by the Metropolitan police…
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Dance Review: Men In Motion @ Sadler’s Wells
Celebrating the beauty and expressiveness of the male form through dance sounds like a delightfully un-British concept. Being open about emotions and physical expressiveness is not something our men are famous for (the French usually take on this role). So, Men in Motion at Sadlers Wells is a new,…
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RBS chairman gives up £1.4m bonus
Bank announces that Sir Philip Hampton will not receive bonus amid controversy over decision to award RBS chief executive Stephen Hester £963,000Sir Philip Hampton, the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has given up a £1.4m bonus he was due later this year, the bank has announced.The RBS…
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UK Uncut stages central London protest against welfare reforms
Members of direct action group and disability campaign groups demonstrate against 'cruel and unnecessary' measuresLondon's busiest shopping area was brought to a standstill as people in wheelchairs chained themselves together to protest against the government's welfare reforms on Saturday.Members…
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Slimming clubs are a 'straitjacket'? No | Leila Morris
I didn't go to Weight Watchers to look like Beyoncé – I just wanted to be healthy again. What's so wrong with that?The author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach wrote recently that she thinks slimming clubs give women unrealistic expectations about weight loss. Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry…
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Screening Of Coriolanus Plus Q&A With Ralph Fiennes
Planning on seeing the acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s only play with ‘anus’ in the title? The place to see Coriolanus is the Curzon Mayfair, Sunday 29 January at 8pm (i.e. tomorrow). After the film, director and star Ralph ‘it’s not pronounced Ralph’…
Sun journalists arrested in corruption investigation
Met police search News International's headquarters in Wapping as four current and former Sun employees are arrestedFour current and former senior Sun journalists and one serving police officer have been arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into police corruption.The Metropolitan…
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London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 29 January-4 February
Andrew O'Neill / photo by Joe Brown Where to find funny next week Sunday: The utterly brilliant Andrew O’Neill (pictured) headlines An Event of Some Kind (6.30pm, £7) at Camden’s Black Heart. Never seen him? We have and we like him lots. Also on the bill, and very much keeping…
Decapitated body case: brothers remanded in custody
Body of victim John Grainger was discovered by firefighters extinguishing blaze in Stockport, Greater ManchesterTwo brothers have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose decapitated body was found on fire.The body of 32-year-old John Grainger was discovered by firefighters in…
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Steven Spielberg's Holocaust archive arrives in UK
Academics hope emphasis on survivors' testimonies will change the way in which war history is studiedThe arrival in Britain of an archive of tens of thousands of Holocaust testimonies will give much needed historical weight to the experiences of survivors, according to a leading scholar.David…
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Archbishop of York: don't legalise gay marriage
Dr John Sentamu says government should not alter centuries-old social structures, but rights campaigner accuses him of being 'religious authoritarian'The government should not overturn centuries of tradition by legalising gay marriage, the archbishop of York has said.Dr John Sentamu, the second…
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Olek’s Crocheted Sculptures At Tony’s Gallery
Tony’s Gallery on Sclater Street, Shoreditch is currently a little fluffier than usual. The small art space is packed to the pelmet with the woolly creations of Olek, a Polish-born, New York-based artist whose creativity finds an outlet in yarn. This show, her first UK solo…
NHS 'faces peril' if reform plans are derailed
Group of 50 GPs managing health services through clinical commissioning groups say they are 'already improving services'The NHS could be "in peril" if the government's plans to overhaul it are derailed by doctors and nurses' organisations, a group of GPs piloting the reforms has warned.The health…
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Exhibition Review: Hajj: Journey To The Heart Of Islam @ The British Museum
The Hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca — is central to Islam, yet as only Muslims are allowed to perform the Hajj, it remains a mystery to most people. The British Museum seeks to remedy this by offering a unique insight into the origins, history and rituals of the Hajj. A wealth of…
Escaped prisoner back in custody
Andrew Farndon, who escaped en route to hospital, has been arrested following a nationwide manhuntA prisoner who went on the run when two guards taking him to hospital were threatened at gunpoint has been arrested. Andrew Farndon, 26, has been at the centre of a nationwide manhunt since an armed…
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Martin Rowson on David Cameron and RBS chief's bonus – cartoon
Row erupts after prime minister claims that MPs had no choice but to agree to Stephen Hester's bonus are challenged by LabourMartin Rowson
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Men in Motion – review
The media storm around one of its dancers doesn't stop this tribute to male movement from leaping with playful charmThere was a raw emotional edge to the applause that greeted Sergei Polunin on the opening night of Men in Motion.Just three days ago the young, gifted Ukrainian dancer had made…
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Unthinkable? A federal upper house of parliament | Editorial
If Scots vote for independence, England's political will would shape that of the UK even more decisivelyAlex Salmond's plans for a Scottish independence referendum in 2014 are concentrating minds on the future shape of the United Kingdom. If Scots vote yes, the country they leave will consist of…
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Buying now cheaper than renting, Halifax says
Halifax report comes amid claims that first-time buyers are beginning to return to the property marketBuying a house is now much cheaper than renting, mortgage lender Halifax has claimed, in a remarkable turnaround from three years ago when the soaring property market priced out all but the…
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From the archive, 28 January 1971: Pill for men 'on trial in a year'
Originally published in the Guardian on 28 January 1971Successful trials of a contraceptive pill for men have been carried out on rats in a London hospital medical school and, subject to approval, clinical trials may be carried out within a year.Professor Denis Lacy, of St Bartholomew's Hospital…
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Interview: architects Richard Rogers, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour
Celebrated architect Richard Rogers and his partners discuss £140m penthouses, John Prescott's ministerial 'flair' and Prince Charles's strange ideas about architectureRichard Rogers, at 78, is not about to slow down. "I am enjoying myself, so why would I retire?" says the architect of the…
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Why did Sergei Polunin, a star of the Royal Ballet, give it all up at 21?
Resignation of young Ukrainian billed as the next Nureyev has stumped the ballet worldIt's a story that could have been written if Noel Streatfield went over to the dark side. Sergei Polunin was a young Ukrainian dancer of striking talent. He is 21, and was billed as the next Nureyev. And he…
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Nicolas Sarkozy by Nicole Jennings
President of the French RepublicNicola Jennings
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Friday, January 27, 2012
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George Osborne wants business to make the case for scrapping top tax rate
Make the argument for how detrimental the 50% tax rate is for jobs and investment, chancellor tells British executives in DavosGeorge Osborne urged business to make the case for the scrapping of the 50% income tax rate as he gave his clearest signal yet of his desire to reduce taxes on the…
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Occupy activists attempt to take over Davos debate
Movement tries to stage its own debate on 'remodelling capitalism' at World Economic Forum venueActivists from the Occupy movement attempted to disrupt a debate in Davos attended by the Labour party leader, Ed Miliband, calling on him and the other delegates to leave the stage and join them on the…
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Occupy protesters evicted from empty London office block - video
Police evicted activists who occupied a disused office block in London as part of plans to establish another Occupy camp
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Stephen Lawrence's mother says No 10 must do more on race
• Cameron 'not doing enough to tackle racial prejudice'• Murdered boy's brother stopped and searched 20 times• Trust set up to help deprived youth has money problemsDoreen Lawrence has said David Cameron's government is not doing enough to tackle racial prejudice, which continues to blight…
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Can London 2012's opening ceremony beat its predecessors?
Danny Boyle is up against faked footprint-shaped fireworks, aliens in flying saucers and spectacles with artillery fire and pigeonsAnyone concerned that Danny Boyle faces a daunting, Newton-like climb on to the shoulders of choreographic giants in his role as the Olympic opening ceremony organiser…
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