Forty pictures reputed to be "lost" Van Goghs are to go on public display this week in an exhibition that will throw open one of the longest-running and most acrimonious controversies in the art world.A museum in the...

I want it to be the focus of my life."He also conceded: "Giving money like this is a pretty tax-efficient way of doing things They don't leave you with very much when you are demised. in the late 19th century going...

On a crystal-clear November afternoon in Washington DC, tourists trickle slowly past the Vietnam War memorial, as usual Some take photos. His sister-in-law, Cheryl Redden, said: "He's become a movie-star overnight...

"This has been a total nightmare," one of the film's subjects told The New York Observer recently on condition of anonymity. "I look like a total moron, and that's not who I am." Certainly, finding the moron element...

Half an hour earlier, we had been sitting with a former colonel from Saddam Hussein's army, a man who - at the very least - sympathises with the guerrillas fighting the the US, but speaks like one who has ties with...

Every time you open a hotel, you in some way impact on exclusivity, so you have to be a little bit careful." The deal will also bolster the US chain's European growth plans: in certain parts of Europe, such as London,...

Solve your trade problem at a stroke.In fact, China is following a very successful blueprint for success. This is a key reason why China will resist US attempts to revalue the yuan. Shipping costs are up fourfold,...

Details of an investment in Turkey are also imminent.At the time of the deal with Reemtsma, Imperial said it was bowing out of industry consolidation, but Davis is now gearing up for a return to the acquisitions fray....

But investors will be eager to learn if business is picking up in the West End and the City.The market will want to focus on the fundamentals at Royal & SunAlliance now that it has completed its £960m rights issue....

Margaret Hodge, now minister for children, led Islington Council in the years when Demetrious Panton, the man at the centre of Mr Stickler's story, tried to bring his case to public attention.In his Today reports, Mr...

It makes for more interesting television viewing - 80 per cent of the matches are won and lost at the very beginning - and means corporate hospitality events can be fitted in more easily.And that surely must be the...

The new Doctor Who will be one of the BBC's flagship programmes. "We don't care, do we?" declared Mark Gatiss, the League of Gentlemen star, as he compered one of the events. "It's coming back on the telly!"There'll...

I have no doubt that drugs are a significant temptation to our pupils," said Mr Little. "We are revising our policy so that pupils of concern can attend counselling and rehabilitation programmes."The move comes after...

Doesn't have much conversation, but good for a photo-opp.Security at Buckingham PalaceOur secret servicemen should try to avoid frisking the Queen. We have conducted enquiries into her background and have concluded...

We have become accustomed to low standards in mental health that would be regarded as unacceptable in other specialties.It is time to draw a line and demand the same priority for mental health that is given to cancer...