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Are absolute clandestine members' clubs artlessly two a penny now?
Posted:01/19/2011As the Ivy Club 'prunes' its associates list, Bryony Gordon wonders why bodies pay added to accompany a bar to shop for a drink. Still Exclusive?: the exoteric of The Ivy, London. Photo: REX FEATURES To get into the Ivy Club, you accept to admission through a buried admission …...[Full story]
Make reading an adventure
Posted:01/19/2011Two former teachers are on a mission to make reading fun, says Christopher Middleton Return to the Lost World features goodies, baddies, danger, exotic locations and dinosaurs. Photo: SAM HADLEY Peep show: Steve Skidmore, left, and Steve Barlow…...[Full story]
David Tennant to marry the daughter of former Doctor Who
Posted:01/19/2011David Tennant, the tenth Doctor Who, Georgia Moffett will marry the daughter of fifth Doctor Who, Peter Davison. Georgia Moffett and David Tennant photo: REX FEATURES Tennant, 39, met Miss Moffett, 26, when she was a guest role on an episode of the series in 2008, playing the do…...[Full story]
We are putting our children under too much pressure?
Posted:01/19/2011Has there been a more difficult time being a child growing up in Britain? Through a series of special reports on the lives of the youth of the nation, broadcast on ITV1 for three nights starting Tuesday, which traveled the country speaking to children and parents about the growing pressures facing …...[Full story]
"Panels of Death" U.S. could be reintroduced
Posted:01/19/2011A controversial proposal was dropped from the reform of President Barack Obama health care after being taken to the demands of the whole 'panels of Death' that to be presented with new rules the U.S. government. Under the new policy, contained in the Regulations for Medicare, the U.S. government he…...[Full story]
WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell purchasing agency for the campaign of Barack Obama
Posted:01/19/2011The advertising agency that worked on the presidential campaign of Barack Obama has been bought by WPP, headed by Sir Martin Sorrell, for an undisclosed sum. Blue State Digital, that "Obama for America" online campaign is credited with mobilizing millions of voters in 2008, has also worked with the…...[Full story]
Elaine Paige says West End is blah
Posted:01/19/2011Elaine Paige, the West End star, says she wishes that London's theatreland would put on added aboriginal shows Elaine Paige has alleged for the West End to put on added aboriginal shows Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley Elaine Paige has had alloyed fortunes in the West End in contem…...[Full story]
Lady Antonia Fraser, the columnist and added of Harold Pinter
Posted:01/19/2011Honours ListLady Antonia Fraser, the columnist and added of Harold Pinter, has been accepted a damehood in a New Year Honours account burdened with names from the arts world. Lady Antonia Fraser, columnist and added of Harold Pinter Photo: Andrew Crowley She accustomed the accol…...[Full story]
30 Minute Meals' recipes criticised for 'taking an hour
Posted:01/19/2011Food and Drink News The dishes in Jamie Oliver's acknowledged baker book 'Jamie's 30-Minute Meals' absolutely booty added than an hour to adapt and are too expensive, according to abounding readers. Readers claimed that not alone did Jamie Oliver's commons booty too long, but coo…...[Full story]
Noel Gallagher came to appear on American X Factor'
Posted:01/19/2011Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher was approached for the role of a judge on the U.S. version of The X Factor. Noel Gallagher (left) and Simon Cowell Photo: Rex Features / Getty Images The guitarist was asked to consider working in the program when Simon Cowell takes him across the…...[Full story]
Camping skills on the way out for scouts as badges for recycling and gaming are considered
Posted:01/19/2011Many Scout badges awarded for traditional activities could be scrapped as the movement considers new awards for recycling and computer games. Scouts at camp, cooking up some supper, 1958 For generations who grew up with Lord Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys, splicing ropes…...[Full story]
Government plans to put services online 'could widen the digital divide' "Broadband"
Posted:01/19/2011Millions of elderly people could lose out on important health and education benefits as the Government plans to put major Post Office services online. Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, says more Post Office services need to go online. Photo: CHRISTOPHER PLEDGER …...[Full story]
Middle class guilt fuels boom in beekeeping"Beekeeping"
Posted:01/19/2011Middle class guilt about the decline of the countryside is fuelling a boom in amateur beekeepers, with a doubling in the number of hives over the last couple of years. Bees have been around for 110 million years or so, but it was only a couple of thousand years ago that we started …...[Full story]
Britons spent record £2.72bn on National Lottery in six months, Camelot reports"Leisure"
Posted:01/19/2011Camelot, the National Lottery operator, said that a record £2.72bn was spent on its games in the six months to September 25. Camelot says it has increased lottery sales by 14pc over the past five years Photo: PA The group, which was sold to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension…...[Full story]
Chinese vase sale: vendors to receive £12m tax bill
Posted:01/19/2011The pair who sold their dusty old Chinese vase for a world record £53 million should perhaps wait a while before starting to spend it as they will soon be hit by a polite but firm request from the taxman for several million pounds. The vase is 16 inches tall, decorated with f…...[Full story]
Chinese vase sells for £53m: the taxman wins again(Art Sales)
Posted:01/19/2011The lucky pair who auctioned an inherited Chinese vase for a record £53m are not the only winners in the sale, it has emerged, as accountants estimated the Government will take around £14m from the purchase in tax. The vase is 16 inches tall, decorated with fish and dat…...[Full story]
the suburban auction house that made £12m(Chinese vase)
Posted:01/19/2011The small local auction house has never known anything like it but Bainbridges, the firm which sold a Chinese vase for £53m, made around £12m yesterday in half an hour from a single sale. Chinese vase and detail Photo: BLOOMBERG The firm employs eight people, in…...[Full story]
Chinese vase sells for £53m: the ultimate cash in the attic(Art Sales)
Posted:01/19/2011Mystery surrounds the identities of the mother and son who sold a rare Chinese vase they found in their parents' loft for £53million. Image 2 of 2 Chinese vase and detail Photo: BLOOMBERG Image 2 of 2 Ch…...[Full story]
(Space)Paper aeroplane launched into space captures breathtaking images
Posted:01/19/2011British space enthusiasts have made history by launching a paper aeroplane into space which captured a series of breathtaking images on its glide back to earth. One of the pictures taken by the paper aeroplane (inset) from space Photo: SWNS The team crafted the aeroplane fr…...[Full story]
Tories gear up for a showdown on Europe Bill(Conservative)
Posted:01/19/2011As many as 100 MPs could challenge David Cameron's Europe policy in an attempt to stop further powers being ceded to Brussels, it has emerged. Critics complain that the Bill only allows the British people a say if ministers deem the change significant enough Photo: Corbis T…...[Full story]
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