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Susan Boyle Susan Boyle surprised the world with her incredible voice when she auditioned for "Britain's Got Talent". Despite an overwhelming opinion that the Scottish songstress would take the top prize, she finished in second. Judge and music mogol Simon...

Paradoxically, since David Cameron became leader of the Conservative Party, it is the political right, rather than the left, that has made the running on questions of social cohesion and reducing poverty. This has had much to do with the...

Thirty global financial institutions have been selected for cross-border supervision exercises by regulators, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Compiled under the guidance of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body of regulators and central bankers, the list is...

Anyone who had suffered the full three weeks of misery at Twickenham, that dark dungeon of the rugby spirit, might have been forgiven for abandoning even the faintest hope of a weakened Wales and a mortified Australia redeeming the autumn...

In an ominous sign of an approaching "double dip" recession, and a bitter blow to hopes that the British economy might be about to stage a vigorous recovery, the CBI's latest survey of service-sector confidence suggests firms saw an unexpected...

Tony Gallagher , the new editor of the Daily Telegraph, is a brilliant newsman admired by many for his work ethic and determination to break stories, both as a reporter and an executive. But that doesn't mean he is well-liked...

This is an extended extract of a phone interview with biologist, author and conservation campaigner EO Wilson . The problem of biodiversity loss has been "eased off centre stage" as the spotlight has focused on climate change , according to...

Sir Christopher Wren is remembered today for the architectural wonder of St Paul's Cathedral, but he was also one an architect of one of the oldest scientific institutions in the world, the Royal Society, which today begins a celebration of...

Buses and taxis have returned to Princes Street, Edinburgh, in time for the busy Christmas shopping period...However, retailers and transport groups were delighted shoppers could once again easily access the street, which has been blocked off by large barriers since...