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The Liberal Democrats are planning to make home rule for Scotland one of their key policies at the next general election if Alex Salmond's quest for independence is defeated at the referendum, party sources have revealed.Lord Wallace, the …

Moving from Auntie Beeb to the Gray Lady may have a pleasing ring. But that Mark Thompson can swap the director general's chair of the BBC for a Manhattan chief executive's office also marks a significant, generational shift it is the mome…

Professor Roy Greenslade like other academic commentators before him broods over the disparity between Saturday and Sunday newspaper circulations, as revealed by new ABC sales audits. What's so soggy about British Sunday sales? he asks, ru…

ZAP! POW! KA-BLAMMO!!! Something very strange is happening on Planet Fashion comic-book style has made the leap from the printed page to the runway. Not quite in a single bound there was that all-important pitstop on the big screen. Hollyw…

Alexander von Humboldt, German scientist and explorer, travelled the new world at the turn of the 19th century and wrote his reports in quasi-Romantic prose. His Personal Narrative of a Journey is an odd mix of scientific fact, glum nostal…

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Chris Ronnie, the colourful former chief executive of JJB Sports, has been charged with a series of offences relating to an alleged £1m fraud, following an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.Ronnie, 50, who ran the sportswear chain …

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After more than a year of speculation the most high profile vacancy in fashion has at last been filled - the Belgian designer Raf Simons has been announced as the new artistic director at the Parisian fashion house.In a short statement on …

The official Formula One licence has a reputation for being one of the games industry's poisoned chalices. Before Codemasters acquired it in 2008, it had been in the possession of Sony and Electronic Arts, both of whom professed frustratio…

!-- Block 1 --9.00am As I left for my Easter break, MPs were still complaining about George Osborne's March budget. And a week later, as I return, the unravelling of the budget continues. As Patrick Wintour reports in today's Guardian, the…

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The English luxury fashion brand, Burberry, is to enter the fashion halls of fame in an unusual tie up with one of the worlds favourite blondes.Burberry has teamed up with Mattel to produce a Barbie doll dressed head to toe in its famous b…

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American fashion designer Tom Ford, the man who transformed Gucci from a bombed-out brand to a must-have label, is working his magic again. First-quarter financial results from the Italian fashion house showed a deeper than expected slump …

This is the third installment of a column that appeared Dec. 27 about the challenges of financing elder care.When you are considering your elder care options, it pays to enlist help on eligibility issues. Don't assume anything until you do…

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