Archie Bland

Archie Bland joined The Independent in 2008. He's currently Foreign Editor. Besides foreign news he's interested in British politics, books, football, and technology.

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Archie is grilled by Anne Robinson on the final edition of The Weakest Link

‘You are the weakest link, goodbye!': What’s it like to face Anne Robinson on the cult quiz show?

When he was voted off the cult TV quiz show The Weakest Link nine years ago, Archie Bland thought he'd seen the last of Anne Robinson. Then he got invited back for its final broadcast...

Archie Bland: The tall task for South Africans wanting Mandela role

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Archie Bland: Shooting dilemma presents an ugly double standard

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A brutal business: Joseph Kony

When villains go viral

A film that challenges a Ugandan warlord is an internet sensation, but is collective outrage the best way to call for change?

Archie Bland: Exactly what kind of an idiot is Rush Limbaugh?

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Archie Bland: When it comes to happiness, we're all fantasists

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Archie Bland: People hurt other people; sometimes it's that simple

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The cheerleaders; just one part of a remarkable national event.

Archie Bland: The Super Bowl

American exceptionalism at its best

Archie Bland: Forget music – financial wars are the route to power

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Archie Bland: Let's make the Oscars a ceremony you can sit through

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Readers' photo gallery: Fun in the UK sun

Fun in the sun pictures

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'I thought I could never live a normal life'

'I thought I could never live a normal life'

An interview with The Independent marked the start of a remarkable change in Kevin Dooley's fortunes
Trayvon killer insists he was acting in self-defence

Trayvon Martin rally

A Million Hoodies March in Los Angeles
Sell up now before it's too late, expert tells Damien Hirst fans

Sell your Hirsts now before it's too late

Expert claims the penny will soon drop that "con art" has no place in top galleries
The 10 Best Pillows

The 10 Best pillows

From pillows for side-sleepers to pillows with memories
The true price of Egypt's freedom

The true price of Egypt's freedom

Mubarak is long gone – but fear of crime and poverty have soared
This will be the Age of Old Age

This will be the Age of Old Age

One in three children born today will live to be 100. Good news or bad?
Trending: The butler does it... and for peanuts

The butler does it... and for peanuts

Who'd wait on the rich for less than the minimum wage?
Aqua fitness: Cool in the pool

Aqua fitness

A new wave of workouts is making a splash
Iconic Diana dresses on display at Kensington Palace

Iconic Diana dresses

Kensington Palace exhibition of Princess's frocks
Glenn Hoddle: 'I'm ready to be England's caretaker at the Euros'

'I'm ready to be England's caretaker at the Euros'

Glenn Hoddle on what it's like to manage England, why he wants to do it again
Joanna Page: Back on a winning streak

Back on a winning streak

New drama The Syndicate sees Joanna Page in her first starring role since Gavin & Stacey.
Sam Wallace: Madrid fantasy island brings dystopian satire into the Real world

Welcome to Real Madrid Resort Island

Madrid fantasy island brings dystopian satire into the Real world
Maggie Aderin-Pocock: A woman on a mission, proving science isn't just for rich, white men

Science isn't just for rich, white men

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on why inner-city kids should build a hi-tech economy
Trending: Here's the pitch: Britain's mad men

Here's the pitch: Britain's mad men

As a new series of TV's favourite advertising drama starts, we should remember our part in the history of the industry