The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…

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Why do people do the things they do? It’s a question the world’s greatest philosophers, theologians, scientists and doctors…

The biggest television hit in the USA since ER first aired has hit UK screens this year. Set in a wealthy and pristine suburban cul-de-sac,…

Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the…