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City lawyer jailed for drink-driving
Francis Bridgeman told police he was victim of a kidnap to avoid being arrested after crashing Land Rover into telegraph poleA City lawyer who claimed he was the victim of a kidnap to avoid being...
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Rail fares to rise up to 8% above inflation in next two years
Government intends to revert to intended RPI plus 3% formula for 2013 and 2014, document showsRail passengers will face further fare rises of up to 8% above inflation over each of the next two years, a...
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Daylight saving bill scuppered by small group of MPs
Supporters had claimed time change would cut road deaths and energy use and would boost jobs and tourismCampaigners hoping to get UK clocks moved forward by an hour all year round have accused a small...
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Greece's ancient sites to play starring role in recovery
Archaeological treasures including the Acropolis and the temple of Delphi will be available as backdrops for filming and photographic shoots for as little as €1,600 (£1,339) a dayCrisis-hit Athens has...
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Yorkshire Wolds cash in on 'David Hockney effect'
Trail of Bradford-born artist's favourite spots set to launch as tourism officials make the most of Royal Academy exhibitionJames Herriot brought the wonder of the Yorkshire Dales to millions, and the...
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Etta James obituary
Blues and soul singer with a raw, emotional vocal styleEtta James, who has died aged 73 after suffering from leukaemia, was among the most critically acclaimed and influential female singers of the...
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How Ed Miliband's cuts policy is dividing Labour's heartlands
While Liverpool city councillors are closing libraries and swimming pools, voters are asking who will fight the coalition?In Woolton's 19th century public library, the reality of Ed Miliband's...
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Glyndebourne wind turbine launch met with cheers and jeers
Sir David Attenborough helps launch first wind turbine to power a major UK arts institution, after years-long planning battleWhen the wind blows at Glyndebourne this year, it won't just cause the...
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Seville's Unesco status threatened by 600ft Pelli tower
Spanish city could lose world heritage status over plans to build 40-storey skyscraper amid cluster of 13th-century buildingsSeville faces being added to a Unesco blacklist as building work on a...
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Sherlock: vital missing clue behind death fall
BBC show's creator Steven Moffat says viewers trying to uncover how Sherlock survived fall are missing a vital clueMillions of viewers of the hit BBC TV drama series Sherlock failed to spot a vital...
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Three Muslim men convicted over gay hate leaflets
Jury rules that men who handed out leaflets calling for gay people to be killed breached hate crime legislationThree Muslim men from Derby have become the first people in Britain to be convicted of...
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Costa Concordia: cruise ship hostess denies being captain's lover
Domnica Cemortan says she was dining with friends before crash and Francesco Schettino stopped at table only brieflyDomnica Cemortan, the Moldovan cruise ship hostess sought by Italian prosecutors...
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Sundance 2012 reflects on hard times and paradises lost
Largest indie film festival in US opens with credit crash doc The Queen of Versailles but Robert Redford says it isn't all grimAt the opening night of the Sundance film festival, the celebrities and...
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Lord Ashcroft offers to pay £5m towards royal yacht
Controversial Tory peer says he will donate money as part of a plan to give away much of his fortune before he diesA controversial Conservative peer has promised to pay up to £5m towards a royal yacht,...
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Constellations – review
Royal Court, LondonNick Payne is the latest in a long line of dramatists to use advanced physics as a metaphor for life. The result is a brain-teasing 70-minute play that packs an enormous amount in,...
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France threatens troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Nicolas Sarkozy says security conditions must be clearly established after four soldiers were shot deadNicolas Sarkozy has threatened to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan after four French troops...
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Breast implants: 'There are some very frightened women'
Hospitals are facing a flood of inquiries from patients concerned they may have been given faulty productsThe phone calls started in mid-December – just a handful at first, but increasing so rapidly...
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Hallé/Elder – review
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterThe Sixth is possibly the simplest of Beethoven's symphonies to listen to, yet the most challenging to present. By interpolating a storm into an unusual five-movement...
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A380 superjumbos to undergo checks after regulator finds cracks in wings
European safety regulator says cracks in British-made wings could 'affect structural integrity of planes' if not fixedA380 superjumbos are to undergo safety checks after new cracks were found inside...
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'There is a clue everybody's missed': Sherlock writer Steven Moffat interviewed
So, Steven Moffat, writer of Sherlock and Doctor Who, what really happened when Holmes plunged to his death last Sunday? We have all, he says, missed one vital clue ...How did Sherlock Holmes survive...
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