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Rosenthal says end stolen art claims
Sir Norman Rosenthal (pictured), the former Exhibitions Secretary at the Royal Academy, has called for a statute of limitations on the restitution of artworks, claiming that the zeal to reclaim works stolen by the Nazis from German Jews, for example, is more often fuelled by auction houses out to... [continued]
Bernie Ecclestone in a fighting mood
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone may have a big problem on the domestic front with the impending divorce from his wife, Slavica (pictured with Ecclestone). But he is not
letting his difficulties at the office – namely Honda's withdrawal from Grand Prix racing - trouble him too much. "Honda... [continued]
People: Bernie Ecclestone’s unusual divorce 
Nicole Kidman braves the cold for Australia premiere
Wearing a see-through, sparkly white dress, Nicole Kidman braved the cold in London last night to attend the premiere of Baz Luhrmann's Australia, the
sweeping epic set in the actress's native country. Kidman, who was accompanied by the film's hunky male lead, Hugh Jackman (pictured with Kidman), did not choose... [continued]
People: Will Nicole Kidman quit film?
People: Nicole Kidman ‘most overpaid’ star
David Blunkett: correction
On Tuesday December 2, The First Post carried an item which stated that David Blunkett had secured a UK work visa for a nanny working for Kimberley Quinn, the former publisher of the Spectator, and that this had subsequently led to his resignation as Home Secretary in... [continued]
‘Wise Man’ David Blanchflower quits
David Blanchflower (pictured), one of the nine 'Wise Men' at the Bank of England who set the nation's interest rates, has announced his intention to step down in the New
Year when his three-year term ends. His decision to quit next May will add to the pressure on Governor... [continued]
Mervyn King is failing the British economy
In brief: Zadie Smith presents Today
Novelist Zadie Smith (pictured) and former Pulp frontman singer Jarvis Cocker are to be guest editors on BBC Radio 4's Today programme during
Christmas. Smith will report from Liberia, while Cocker will investigate whether we get bland politicians because we are too censorious about their private lives………… Kylie... [continued]
People: Tennant gives up Dr Who
People: Jackson avoids battle with Sheikh
In Town Last Night: Katie Grand launches Love magazine
New magazine venture Love and its editor-in-chief Katie Grand were in a playful, festive mood last night as they hosted a Christmas Tea and Treasure Hunt at pop-up
restaurant Flash in the Royal Academy of Arts. Sipping cups of cha and ferreting out the hidden goodies were Conde Nast MD... [continued]
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Nicholas Coleridge on why Malcolm Gladwell's guide to success is not so clever
Pierre Boulez lays into his fellow composers
Pierre Boulez (pictured), arguably France's greatest living classical music composer, has defended his reputation as a bully – in times past he used to disrupt concerts at which the great violinist Stravinsky was playing – and delivered a coruscating blast at his contemporaries in a no-holds-barred interview with the... [continued]
Emperor Akihito gets sick over heir
All is not well with the Japanese emperor, His Imperial Majesty Akihito (pictured). According to reports, his ongoing spat with his son Crown Prince Naruhito over his failure to produce a male heir is said to have contributed to an alarming rise in his blood pressure and, far worse, internal... [continued]
David Cameron’s ‘Boden’ Christmas card will appeal to Angelina Jolie
David Cameron's Christmas card may not do much to lift the nation's gloom, but given that it looks like nothing more than a Boden catalogue advert it will certainly please his fellow
Old Etonian Johnny Boden, the founder of the eponymously-named mail order clothing business.... [continued]
People: Jolie to quit the movies to look after her children
In Town Last Night: Samantha Cameron at Katie Grand's new magazine launch
