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‘It is worth it and it is right’: A year of living dangerously for the prosecutor taking on the Mafia

A year of living dangerously for the prosecutor taking on the Mafia

Nino di Matteo’s life has been threatened by a jailed former boss of bosses over his investigation into links between the mob and the Italian state
'Tightrope walker' and 'trapeze artist': François Hollande is a wimp at home and a warrior in Africa

François Hollande: A wimp at home and a warrior in Africa

The French President has been criticised for his interventions in Mali and CAR but insists it is not old-fashioned paternalism but a mission to save lives
Film review: Bondage, surreal interracial sex and numerous sexual encounters, but Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is more Carl Dreyer than Russ Meyer

Film review: Von Trier’s cerebral study of sex packed with ideas

Bondage, surreal interracial sex and numerous sexual encounters, but Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is more Carl Dreyer than Russ Meyer
The Wolf of Wall Street: Scorsese's lurid account of white-collar excess is a rake’s progress on steroids

Film review: The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese's lurid account of white-collar excess is a rake’s progress on steroids
FAT’s all folks: Architecture’s biggest jokers sign off in style

FAT’s all folks: Architecture’s biggest jokers sign off in style

The London-based design collective which has stuck two fingers up at the modernists will call it quits at Venice
Matthew Perry: He'll be there for you

Matthew Perry: He'll be there for you

Until his appearance on 'Newsnight' this week, few of us were aware that 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry has a new role as a campaigner on addiction issues
The birds and the subsidies: What is the right balance?

The birds and the subsidies: What is the right balance?

In an agricultural reform due this week, the Government must decide how much funding to transfer from farmers to green schemes
The 10 best hair dryers

The 10 best hair dryers

Head out in style over the festive period with our selection of appliances that are guaranteed – only figuratively, thankfully – to blow you away
Barcelona and Real Madrid face state aid charge

Barcelona and Real Madrid face state aid charge

The Spanish giants' advantages amount to several billion euros, according to the European ombudsman
Ian Herbert: Luis Suarez's hand strengthened by fans' award

Ian Herbert: Suarez's hand strengthened by fans' award

The newly crowned Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year will be keen to leave Liverpool if the club cannot regain their Champions League pedigree for 2014-15
Pete Jenson: For Barça, the return of familiar faces with Manchester City will inject some much-needed edge into the season

Pete Jenson: A Different League

For Barça, the return of familiar faces with Manchester City will inject some much-needed edge into the season
Before Stonehenge - did this man lord it over Wiltshire's sacred landscape 5,500 years ago?

Before Stonehenge - did this man lord it over Wiltshire's sacred landscape?

How 21st-century science is recreating the life story of a neolithic leader
Where are the Superhumans? Despite the glorious success of the London 2012 Paralympics, its organiser Chris Holmes is still fighting for equality

Where are the Superhumans?

Despite the glorious success of the London 2012 Paralympics, its organiser Chris Holmes is still fighting for equality
Wave if you're cold! The amazing patterns that keep huddling emperor penguins protected

Wave if you're cold!

The amazing patterns that keep huddling emperor penguins protected
The alternative Sports Personality of the Year awards

The alternative Sports Personality of the Year awards

For those unfashionable types who don’t always make the headlines