Cruises to snub Oscars after Anne Hathaway makes bad impression The impression by Hathaway was actually spot-on.

The head of the state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland is set to be awarded a £2.5m bonus despite warnings from the Prime Minister not to be ‘over-generous’ in payments.

Presumably exhausted after a morning protesting how the UK VAT hike will affect the poorest members of society, Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson could only manage a two hour lavish lunch at the luxurious Savoy Bar and Grill.

‘Our marriage is in crisis’: Katie Price and Alex Reid in last-ditch holiday bid to save relationship

Province’s reservoirs awash with water What did they expect, lakes of Moscatel wine?

Civilian deaths drop in Iraq in 2010… as suicide bombers kill top police commander

Beijing has run a highly publicised drive against lewd online content which it claims is the emotional health of children….DM

Neuroscientists are examining whether political allegiances are hard-wired into people after finding evidence that the brains of conservatives are a different shape to those of left-wingers.

Vince Cable blasts undercover reporters who secretly taped him criticising the coalition If he doesn’t like something, he should say so. Whatever happened to principles? ….admitting he would need to be ‘more guarded’ in future. Translation: more economical with the truth

Miner agrees to buy African coal miner Riverdale but faces rivals. Wonder what Mr Riverdale thinks of it all, being treated as a commodity?