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Prince Charles stands out in the Glastonbury crowds
Making a cameo on the Pyramid Stage, the awkward royal could no sooner pull off the festival look as he could his dress.
Review: Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England
The Independent's Rob Sharp joins the masses at the UK's most famous music festival.
Factory farm revolution looms in Britain
A battle over factory farming in the UK is underway...
One year since his death, fans remember Michael Jackson
Global celebrations of Jackson's brilliant but troubled life kicked off with the unveiling of a memorial in London yesterday.
Wimbledon: England's slice of heaven
David Leggat visits London to check out one of the world's most famous sporting venues.
<i>Pirates 4</i> script found in cafe
A copy of the script for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides movie has been found in a cafe in central London.
James Bulger killer charged with child porn offences
Jon Venables was convicted with Robert Thompson of the 1993 murder of two-year-old James Bulger in the United Kingdom.
Wales: Writer's block
Dylan Thomas' final home is as lyrical and off-beat as his best-known work, writes Sankha Guha.
Sir Mick gets an earful from Winehouse
Being a musical icon doesn't mean you can talk through gigs - especially when you're standing behind the star's Dad.
The legacy of London's 'Mole Man'
An engineer who spent 40 years obsessively digging tunnels under his home has left council bosses to shoulder a massive bill.
'Happy slapping' craze caused pensioner's death
Members of a UK 'Happy Slapping' gang have admitted killing a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter.
Closure for 'Bloody Sunday' - 38 years later
Lord Saville's 12-year inquiry into 'Bloody Sunday' delivered the vindication that the people of Derry had been denied.
Designer labels plus-size models 'a joke'
Julien Macdonald, who is also a judge on Britain's Next Top Model, insists catwalk models should be "size six to eight".
World Cup ambush marketing stunt costs UK TV pundit his job
A TV pundit gave his World Cup tickets to ambush marketers...
Is this the start of a backlash against circumcision?
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.
<i>Stuart Dye:</i> England will win the World Cup
This is a fact - something I believe the way I believe I will die if there's no oxygen. Curiously, I also know it's not true, writes Stuart Dye.