In the other - supposedly laughing - an expression of almost Goyaesque vacuity But it also gets more elusive. He etches himself in oriental dress and...

This magazine, the hype suggested, was going to be their cultural dealer. It was going to be the very fuel, rolled up in the back pockets of a...

But this must have weighed heavily on Geefe, for despite being "an Observer columnist", no one could remember ever having come across him or anything...

Certainly, historical evidence from Byzantium, western Europe, China, Japan and Korea - supported by data from the growth rings of trees - reveals...

The British Council works in more than 100 countries, providing access to the best of British education, arts, science and governance to both the...

I prefer elephants alive.Now that you have been convicted of animal cruelty, isn't it time to bow out gracefully and retire?Allan Major, Glasgow,...

THE REIGNING British champion, Rickard Rydell, returned to winning ways here yesterday as James Thompson top-scored and took another bite out of...

At regular intervals the horses must undergo stringent veterinary checks - a human marathon runner can make the decision not to go through the wall,...

He looked as if he expected nothing less.By journeying to the turn in 33, Garcia took a one-stroke lead as Cabrera bogeyed the ninth. He might have...

The Duchess of Kent, who was showered with Novotna's tears last year, surprisingly had a moisture- free afternoon."The Duchess told me: `That's...