Profiles
Vince Cable: an aura of quiet authority
A year ago, Vince Cable was told he was too old to lead the Liberal Democrats. But since standing aside, he has fast become the trusted, straight-talking prophet of recession.
Inside Profiles
Ed Miliband: You Ask The Questions
Monday, 15 December 2008
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change answers your questions, such as 'How have you lightened your carbon footprint?' and 'Do you want to be PM?'
Maia Norman: Move over, darling
Sunday, 14 December 2008
She is Damien Hirst's partner, and enjoys all the trappings of life with one of the world's most bankable artists, but now Maia Norman wants to find fame on her own terms: as designer of a new high-octane fashion range
Mickey Rooney: The Mickey show
Sunday, 14 December 2008
Mickey Rooney has eight wives and 320 films to his name. So why is the 'greatest actor America has ever seen' playing second fiddle to Bobby Davro in a West Country panto? Nick Duerden is granted an audience
Edward Stourton: Bolt from the blue
Sunday, 14 December 2008
After 10 years on the 'Today' programme, the BBC presenter found out he was being dropped – but only when The Independent on Sunday called him.
Sid Waddell: The Lynemouth Lip who always hits the target
Sunday, 14 December 2008
He's the Voice of Darts but so much more – a sprint champion, Cambridge graduate, writer of a BBC1 hit... and singer with the Steaming Hot Gravyboatmen.
How We Met: Kate Nash & Laura Dockrill
Sunday, 14 December 2008
'She had this frame saying "magical" with a picture of me inside. It seemed a bit stalkerish'
Cheryl Cole: Angel of the North
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Millions will tune in to the climax of 'The X Factor' tonight – in large part because of the Geordie judge who herself embodies the quest for fame
My Secret Life: Samantha Bond, Actress, 47
Saturday, 13 December 2008
The home I grew up in ... Was a flat just on the Barnes side of Hammersmith Bridge. It had a communal garden that ran the length of the street and overlooked the river, where all the children played together. It was absolutely fantastic.
The meaning of life by the Reverend Nicky Gumbel
Saturday, 13 December 2008
The Reverend Nicky Gumbel is described as the most influential vicar in England, and perhaps the world. From Brompton Road to Beijing, millions have attended his Alpha Course. But would Deborah Orr be converted?
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