The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review
A disturbing biography of the woman who married a superstar composer only to find herself in the Gulag The three volumes of Sergey Prokofiev's diaries, now complete in Anthony Phillips's compelling...
View ArticleThe physicist, the glamour model and the suitcase of cocaine
Paul Frampton is a particle physicist, Denise Milani a glamour model. They met online, fell in love, made plans to meet. But first she had a favour to ask: could he collect her bag from Bolivia? In...
View ArticleThe science behind the new foot-and-mouth disease vaccine
The creation of a new synthetic vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease is stranger and more impressive tale than reported in the media A paper describing a new synthetic vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease...
View ArticleJustin Bieber's pet monkey 'seized by airport customs staff'
The singer reportedly tried to sneak the monkey into Europe on a private jet. Reported by Digital Spy 7 hours ago.
View ArticleBrendan Rodgers confident lack of European competition will not hamper...
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers remains adamant he will be able to bolster the Reds squad even if they fail to secure a place in Europe for next season. Reported by Metro.co.uk 11 hours ago.
View ArticleEx-chancellor Schroeder praises political rival Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - In a gesture all too rare in election years, former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has lavished praise on his successor and political adversary Angela Merkel for "leading with...
View ArticleEverton 1-0 Stoke City | Premier League match report
Kevin Mirallas kept Everton's bid for Champions League football alive with the only goal to increase Stoke's worries as their slide down the table continued. The Belgium international struck from a...
View ArticleSwansea City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 match report: Gareth Bale puts Spurs back...
Is there anything Gareth Bale cannot do? Not only did the Welshman produce a superb attacking performance here with one wonderful first-half goal as well as setting up Jan Vertonghen's opener, the...
View ArticleEU warns Cameron over 'knee-jerk xenophobia'
Employment commissioner condemns prime minister's speech Brussels has launched a ferocious counterattack against David Cameron over immigration, saying his talk of benefit tourism and a...
View ArticleRangers rejoice in Third Division title but still have much to do
Becoming champions was not without difficulties and Rangers, along with Ally McCoist, have yet to really prove themselves Whatever else can be said about Rangers' 55th championship, it can safely be...
View ArticleGalatasaray's Fatih Terim relishes José Mourinho and Real Madrid test
The 'Emperor' is preparing for a Champions League quarter-final showdown against the Spanish side and the 'Special One' Fatih Terim is known as the 'Emperor' in Galatasaray, and it is easy to see why....
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Car crash racket is curbed - but innocent are forced to pay
New laws to tackle the compensation culture that has turned the UK into the ‘whiplash capital of Europe’ will hit genuine victims, say lawyers. Anne Spoor (pictured) made a claim after being hurt...
View ArticlePolitical rhetoric ignores immigration facts| Observer editorial
MPs of all parties need to choose their words wisely before stoking fears on immigration Andrew Lansley, leader of the House of Commons and former Conservative health secretary in the coalition, has...
View ArticleRewind TV: The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass; Our Girl; Keeping...
Whoever thought the magic ingredient in Bake Off would turn out to be Mel and Sue? *The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass *(BBC2) | iPlayer *Our Girl (BBC1) *| iPlayer *Keeping Britain Alive:...
View ArticleEugene Jarecki and the campaign to end America's war on drugs
The US war on drugs has cost one trillion dollars and resulted in 45m arrests. And yet nothing has changed, argues film-maker Eugene Jarecki, a polemical campaigner to reform America's drugs laws. So...
View ArticleBristol's festival of ideas: inspiration, debate, innovation
Bristol's ninth Festival of Ideas takes place in May, once again in association with the Observer. Festival director Andrew Kelly talks about the city's rebirth, plus there are details of some of the...
View ArticleGermans greet Cyprus deal with a mixture of relief and fear
Angela Merkel is beset by anger abroad and mistrust at home – and there's an election looming Angela Merkel referred to it as "successful", not least because it had, she said, "managed a fair...
View ArticleA glorious winter, but the Alps face a warmer world – bringing huge change
Under Mont Blanc's glittering peak, mountain guides and scientists tell the same story: the Alps are warming, the evidence of climate change is clear and the golden years of ski tourism will soon be...
View ArticleAccelerating car sales fuel confidence
Growing divergence between UK and Europe markets has its foundations in a combination of strong consumer demand and aggressive deals Reported by FT.com 13 hours ago.
View ArticlePaywalls for all or not? The real issue is what's the core offering
News is almost a commodity – but the trick is to work out what you've got that will make people want to pay Begin talking about putting paywalls around online news content and all sorts of things...
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