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Are the Liberal Democrats - once renowned as the best on-the-ground fighting
force in British politics - missing a trick in the forthcoming Henley
by-election, Portcullis wonders.

The BBC talent show I’d Do Anything and ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent
both concluded their hugely successful runs with live finals in what was
billed as the television showdown of the year.

Jodie Prenger has won the right to play the starring role of Nancy in Sir
Cameron Mackintosh’s forthcoming West End production of Oliver! following
the conclusion of the BBC’s I’d Do Anything.

Once Sir Peter Hall could take his pick of West End theatres eager to stage
his productions but, after a distinguished six-decade career, things are
rather different. Now he says what’s wrong with theatre - and politics - in
this country.

A new initiative sees ’street pastors’ waiting outside high street bars and clubs to make sure young revellers find their way home safely.

A popular newsagent, who was the father of six children, has been shot dead in
his store.

Detectives in Glasgow have launched separate murder inquiries after two women
were found dead in the city within 24 hours.

In response to the rising tide of violence among teenagers, The Sunday
Telegraph has set out a series of proposals to combat knife and gun crime.

A mother of three has described how she watched helplessly as her husband lay
bleeding in her daughter’s arms after he was attacked by two burglars.

As revealed by The Sunday Telegraph earlier this year, Lord Snowdon has been co-operating on a sensational book likely to outrage the Royal Family. ‘I am now happy for people to know about my life and I want to put the record straight on some things,’ he tells Andrew Alderson.