‘Princess’ Anastacia
FROM THE unimaginable highs of multi-million selling records to the devastating lows of Crohn’s disease and breast cancer, Anastacia has seen it all. Since releasing her debut album Not that
Sting – a man of the world
AFTER DISBANDING the Police at the peak of their popularity in 1984, Sting quickly established himself as a viable solo artist, expanding the boundaries of pop music. He incorporated elements
The folly of the travelling peace activist
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN NORMAN KEMBER has now returned to Britain after a four-month ordeal at the hands of Iraqi kidnappers. Special Forces in Iraq rescued Kember and two others shortly
A dog’s life
CRUFTS DOG Show is considered a typically British institution, patronised by the best of British dogs. But, this year, something very un-British happened: the Best in Show Supreme Champion accolade
French rioters resist the tide
RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS against new labour laws in France saw some of the worst violence since last autumn’s race riots. Police made 160 arrests, mostly near Paris’ Sorbonne University, where protestors
HAITI
Skulls found in capital ELEVEN HUMAN skulls were found dumped in Haiti’s capital earlier this week, two days after 17 were discovered in a separate rubbish tip. Local police and
High fidelity
IN RECENT months, newspapers and magazines have been full of articles dealing with the rise in teenage pregnancies, both here and in Britain. The decline of man-kind, a change of
BELARUS
Police detain protesters BELARUS OPPOSITION have said that four leading activists were arrested by police in Minsk during a protest against the election result. Opposition supporters defied police and braved
Great reads for teens and younger children
THE DOYENNE of children’s literature, Jacqueline Wilson, has two new books out this month, one in paperback and one in hardback. But first, two other titles aimed at the teen
The grapevine’s legacy
RUMOUR AND gossip are dangerous, infectious and spread faster than they can be denied. Word of mouth has as much power to frighten as the reality to which it refers,