Lara Ellington-Brown

is a journalist based in London who has written for the Financial Times and The First Post.

Pixie Lott's route to the top

Despite being only 18, the singer has paid her dues on the music circuit

First Posted June 15, 2009

The British number one has an easy start to the French Open, but Anne Keothavong faces the world number one.

First Posted May 23, 2009

Private investigators are seeking a British paedophile who was staying near the resort where Madeleine disappeared

First Posted May 22, 2009

With 11,000 cases confirmed in 41 countries, governments must stay vigilant

First Posted May 22, 2009

Middle East astonished as Hisham Talaat Moustafa, a powerful figure in Egypt, is found guilty of murder of Suzanne Tamim

First Posted May 22, 2009

Miss Beautiful Morals judges only the perfection of contestants' Islamic morals

First Posted May 8, 2009

Roman Polanski would have to return to America – and face imprisonment – to have his case heard

First Posted May 8, 2009

The heir to the fifth Baron Delamere was charged with manslaughter in Kenya

First Posted May 8, 2009