Brian Eno: 'It's simply not my temperament to look back'

Brian Eno: 'I don't look back'

In a rare interview, Eno reveals why that long-awaited Roxy Music reunion tour is never going to happen.
Cult film 'Brand X' has been granted a surprising and timely second life

Second life for cult film 'Brand X'

The film from the heyday of hippiedom mysteriously disappeared.
Class act: The amateur-dramatics societies that could give the pros a run for their money

Class act: Amateur-dramatics societies

British community theatre companies put on 30,000 productions every year. Now they are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
New wave: What is life like for teenage cadets at Russia's Soviet-era naval academy?

In pictures: Russia's Soviet-era naval academy

The award-winning photographer Nelli Palomaki was granted exclusive access to the academy.
Northern soul: Bill Granger discovers what Scandinavian baking can teach us

Northern soul: Bill Granger's Scandinavian baking

Nordic cuisine's surge in popularity should extend to its baking with its liberal use of spices, nuts and fruits giving an earthy, homely feel.
Inside post-Castro Cuba: Can this complex country can ever be truly free?

Inside post-Castro Cuba

Capitalism is making small inroads, yet many Cubans still feel prisoners of the old regime.
The Blitz kids: How the New Romantics made London swing again

In pictures: The New Romantics

Late-Seventies Britain, and everything looked grim - until the New Romantics came along.
Sally Hawkins: 'You only do good work when you're taking risks'

Sally Hawkins: 'You have to take risks'

The actress Sally Hawkins doesn't find fame easy but is top of the wish list for directors such as Woody Allen and Mike Leigh.
The expat files: What is it really like to be a long-term stranger in a foreign land?

Expat files: Strangers in a foreign land

The number of Britons living abroad increases each year. But it's not all sun, sea and tax havens.
Views from the top deck: A photography project conducted on London buses reveals a fresh side to city life

Views from the top deck

A photography project conducted on London buses reveals a fresh side to city life
Core values: Mark Hix cooks with apples

Core values: Mark Hix cooks with apples

The bad weather didn't help the apple harvest, but there are still plenty of varieties with which you can make tempting late-autumn dishes.
Chinese President Hu Jintao: A parting Shot from the world’s most powerful man

A parting shot from world’s most powerful man

After hailing a ‘glorious decade’ in power, the outgoing Chinese President served a dire warning on his successors at Congress to tackle corruption and social unrest – or lose everything
A mammoth find in France provides evidence of a savage demise

A mammoth find in France provides evidence of a savage demise

Neanderthals may have dealt killer blow
Longchamp: A long way from pipes in Paris

Longchamp: A long way from pipes in Paris

Special report: The bag maker is trying to expand in China just as the luxury boom shows signs of flagging
Big thinkers unite to defend 'one of UK's greatest assets'

Big thinkers unite to defend 'one of UK's greatest assets'

New council aims to protect university values in the light of 'excessive and wasteful' reforms