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To regain trust, the BBC needs elevated ideals

Dominic Lawson

The downfall of Petraeus has set Obama free

Mary Dejevsky

Patten knows what to change. He must stay

Steve Richards

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A Murdoch who could help save the BBC

You can discount Rupert and James - but there's another to think of...

Andy McSmith

Monday 12 November

Sketch: Justin Welby doesn't scare easy

After Nigerian warlords, a Parliamentary Commission is no sweat.

Donald Macintyre

Monday 12 November

If you ask me...

...Christmas is in the air. I've sniffed it. And what's not to love?

Deborah Ross

Monday 12 November
Comment of the day
If he'd turned the other cheek, he'd've been completely deaf
Ulidian
Priest bites off ear in unholy punch-up

We need to talk about dying

After my mother's death I realised modern medicine fails to prepare us for the inevitable

Helen Jamison

Monday 12 November

Sir Cyril Smith hauled into child abuse row

My predecessor must be investigated, says Rochdale MP.

Brian Brady

Monday 12 November

Have you got a head for the high life?

Skyscrapers are piling into London in the wake of the Shard.

Rebecca Armstrong

Monday 12 November

Bridget Jones is in the diary, but no more Roth

The masterful novelist has announced he's written his last.

Simon Kelner

Monday 12 November

Politicians beware! It's live TV

Television is more important than social media for MPs

Janet Street-Porter

Sunday 11 November

You don't have to copy Bradley Wiggins

Walking has amazing health benefits.

Andrew Martin

Sunday 11 November
Letters
Letters: The BBC deserves to win through
Monday 12 November
Letters: How to make corporations pay up
Sunday 11 November
IoS letters, emails & online postings (11 November 2012)
Sunday 11 November
Editorials
Editorial: The Corporation's next DG should come from outside
Monday 12 November
Editorial: The answer for the BBC is reform, not a witch-hunt
Sunday 11 November
Editorial: Aid to India still has its place
Sunday 11 November

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THE JUICE YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

‘Destroy the sphynx and the pyramids’, says Egyptian jihadist

Al Arabiya

How to spot an extramarital affair

The Daily Beast

Crocsâ„¢ Bistro Mario Batali Edition

The ugliest shoes of all time

New York Magazine

Can methane hydrate solve our energy crisis?

huffingtonpost.com

The Wizard of Oz has become one of television's best-loved Christmas traditions

The $480,000 dollar dress

CNN

Man pees on pregnancy test, finds out he has cancer

Forbes

Priest bites off ear in unholy punch-up

Australia News Network

Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln

Perfect casting? Photos of Lincoln actors and their real-life counterparts

Slate

John Lewis's heart-melting advert launches

Youtube

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Be nice and you'll be happy

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Tea and sympathy

Tea and sympathy

For those with dementia and their loved ones, a café with a difference is providing a lifeline in a confusing world
A Bigger Splash: More a damp squib than a big splash

More a damp squib than a big splash

Tate Modern's exhibition of performance art features some fine names, but watching them have fun makes for an oddly fractured show
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The 10 Best diaries

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Roll up your sleeves

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Brian Eno: 'It's simply not my temperament to look back'

Brian Eno: 'I don't look back'

In a rare interview, Eno reveals why that long-awaited Roxy Music reunion tour is never going to happen.
Cult film 'Brand X' has been granted a surprising and timely second life

Second life for cult film 'Brand X'

The film from the heyday of hippiedom mysteriously disappeared.
Class act: The amateur-dramatics societies that could give the pros a run for their money

Class act: Amateur-dramatics societies

British community theatre companies put on 30,000 productions every year. Now they are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
New wave: What is life like for teenage cadets at Russia's Soviet-era naval academy?

In pictures: Russia's Soviet-era naval academy

The award-winning photographer Nelli Palomaki was granted exclusive access to the academy.
Northern soul: Bill Granger discovers what Scandinavian baking can teach us

Northern soul: Bill Granger's Scandinavian baking

Nordic cuisine's surge in popularity should extend to its baking with its liberal use of spices, nuts and fruits giving an earthy, homely feel.
Inside post-Castro Cuba: Can this complex country can ever be truly free?

Inside post-Castro Cuba

Capitalism is making small inroads, yet many Cubans still feel prisoners of the old regime.