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Peter Oborne reviews Blair Inc. by Francis Beckett, David Hencke and Nick Kochan - an investigation of the former PM's business dealing...

Fire extinguisher factory left burning for 30 minutes as firefighters could not find water

The Independent wins Headline of the Day . Don't worry: the fire was in Chicago.

Traffic: Gimme Some Lovin'

The Glastonbury Festival did not become a regular event until the 1980s, but it began to take a fixed shape in 1971 with the first appearanc...

King Richard III Day at the University of Leicester

I spent some time today at the University of Leicester's King Richard III Day . There was plenty of Medieval-type fun for the kiddies an...

Horrible Histories' Richard III song

See King Richard in Leicester for information on the coming week's events.

Cat One, Dog Won

One late summer afternoon as I was strolling down the streets in a tiny town located along the shore of Torch Lake in Michigan, a tiny kitte...

What the Liberal Party knew about Cyril Smith

Ruth Bright calls for those investigating the late Cyril Smith to be allowed to scrutinise the Liberal Democrats; archives, I don't kno...

Cancer documentary

An educational three-part documentary about the history of cancer, produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, will begin airing...

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