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The Independent Twenty years ago tomorrow, the term ‘Essex Man’ entered the language to describe a brash new figure on thecultural horizon. But that was just the beginning of the story, argues Pete May
Twenty years ago tomorrow, the term ‘Essex Man’ entered the language to describe a brash new figure on thecultural horizon. But that was just the beginning of the story, argues Pete May
The Independent Liverpool agrees sale to Boston Red Sox owners
Liverpool's board of directors have agreed the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, subject to Premier League approval and the resolution of a board dispute.
The Independent He will be chaperoned to and from lectures by his father, and cannot enter bars to drink with his fellow students. It might not resemble normal student life, but Arran Fernandez, the youngest Cambridge fresher since 1773, is not a typical undergraduate.
Arran Fernandez is the youngest student to grace the quadrangles of Cambridge University for 237 years, since the future prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, matriculated in 1773 at the age of 14.
The Independent Julie Burchill: An up-itself language that deserves to be thrown in the dustbin of history
As someone who has always believed that the Italians do the things the French are famous for (vino, vittles, va-va-voom, First Ladies of the French Republic) far better anyway, I was pleased to hear that the incredibly up-itself French language suffered another blow this week when a Eurostat survey ...
The Independent As the crucial midterm elections approach, President Obama faces an outpouring of anger unmatched since Jimmy Carter held office. And the parallels with another 'White House failure' don't end there, writes Rupert Cornwell
Aliving ghost stalks American politics. At the age of 86, Jimmy Carter the man is very much with us, more prolific than ever. His just-published White House diaries cover swathes of bookstore shelves, among their main selling points the claim that Ted Kennedy – yes, the same Saint Ted of universal c...
The Independent Today's cartoon by Dave Brown: "A Radical New Welfare State". Read more at http://ind.pn/ahWuA8
The Independent With the competition down to the final 12 contestants and pressure mounting on Cheryl Cole following a controversial rejection, what do you make of this year's X Factor?
Claims that X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu was kicked off the show because of worries over her immigration status were rubbished today as the clamour for her to be re-instated grew.
The Independent George Osborne imposed the pain of his spending cuts on the Conservative Party's natural supporters yesterday by announcing that child benefit will be axed for families where one parent pays the 40 per cent tax rate.
George Osborne imposed the pain of his spending cuts on the Conservative Party's natural supporters yesterday by announcing that child benefit will be axed for families where one parent pays the 40 per cent tax rate.
The Independent As the first series of Fox's high-school hit is released on DVD, the cast tell James Rampton about the show's runaway success – and the thrill of discovering Gleeks in the White House
How do you know that your musical TV show has become a global hit?
The Independent Pink Floyd star responds after Jewish group criticised his use of Star of David
Thirty years after being forced to fight off claims he was corrupting children with Pink Floyd's The Wall album, Roger Waters has been driven to defend himself from allegations of anti-Semitism.
The Independent Maggie is marvellous but this period-lite drama shows that where there's a will there isn't always a plot, writes Robert Epstein of Downton Abbey. What do you think of this Autumn's ITV blockbuster?
As befits a series from the pen of Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey begins with the hustle and bustle of those
The Independent Europe's most persecuted minority has become the subject of increasingly draconian laws. But recent treatment of the Roma shames our continent, argues Peter Popham
This Thursday, in a hall in the Council of Europe's headquarters in Strasbourg, a group of academics, government advisers and gypsy representatives will get together to discuss the next steps in a pan-European project entitled
The Independent British researchers set out the economic impact of species destruction - and their findings are changing world's approach to global warming
British scientific experts have made a major breakthrough in the fight to save the natural world from destruction, leading to an international effort to safeguard a global system worth at least $5 trillion a year to mankind.
The Independent If Sir David Attenborough and his camera crews weren't intrusive enough, the penguins of Antarctica now face having their privacy invaded by the billions of internet users, as Google brings Street View to Antarctica.
From today, users of the search engine will be able to access spectacular views of the coastline of Half Moon Island, which is relatively accessible and well-trodden by Antarctic standards, since it provides a popular stopping-off point for cruise ships carrying high-end tourists.
The Independent Wanted by the Hague for genocide... and by William Hague as a trading partner
The Government is courting the regime of the indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir by declaring that relations with Sudan have entered a
