A top Italian ballet dancer has been fired by her company after highlighting the dangers of anorexia – as young dancers are pressured to strive for the perfect body.
Birmingham’s ambitious new public library is due to open next year – providing another architectural landmark in the very heart of the city, and a cultural treasure trove for generations to come.
Young black actors should head for America if they want to make it, according to acclaimed National Theatre star David Harewood – who says opportunities here are thin on the ground.
Hedge fund bosses, business tycoons and big corporations are revealed as the big donors supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. Friends in high places, indeed.
The fight for the Republican presidential nomination has become submerged in a negative advertising blitz. So who’s saying what – and with whose dollars?
The Republican rivals are ripping each other to shreds in tonight’s Florida primary. But it’s not just the politicians who are getting up to some monkey business over the outcome of this race.
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is wooing Florida voters by calling for a bold new frontier in space travel – including a manned colony on the moon.
Microsoft boss Bill Gates pledges a multi-million pound donation to the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and malaria – but his philanthropy means far more than just immediate cash.
The frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney, has finally bowed to pressure and released his tax returns for 2010 and 2011.
The giant coffee chain is turning its baristas into bar staff by offering wine and beer in a selection of US stores. But do customers really want alcohol alongside their soy decaff latte?
President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to both Houses of Congress on Tuesday night – the start of his bid for another four years in charge.
As Newt Gingrich scores a convincing win in the South Carolina primary, Felicity Spector writes about the Republican race that is making history and why it ain’t going to be pretty.
It’s been one of the most dramatic days yet at the Leveson inquiry into press standards and ethics – as the owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star, Richard Desmond, gave evidence.
It’s the UK’s biggest supermarket chain – but £4bn has been wiped of Tesco’s market value, after it reported “dire” Christmas sales. So what’s gone wrong? Sarah Smith takes a look.
What matters isn’t the victory. It’s whether Mitt Romney’s rivals still have any hopes of knocking him off course, or whether he’s unstoppable, writes Felicity Spector.