Imogen Thomas: ‘What I did was wrong. But I was treated horribly’
Imogen Thomas's reportedaffair with Ryan Giggs was the talk of Twitter and the House of Commons, where the footballer was identified despite being granted a gagging orderIt's a slightly tricky business asking Imogen Thomas to talk about her year. She g...
Hope Powell: ‘I was the real-life Bend It Like Beckham Girl’
Back in the 70s, little girls just didn't play football, at least not seriously. But one south London schoolgirl wouldn't take no for an answer. Now – after 66 England caps and 13 years as England women's coach – Hope Powell is about to lead her co...
Carole Cadwalladr on TalkSport’s rise
Once known as redneck radio for white van man, talkSPORT is the underdog that barked its way to the top of the tree. Carole Cadwalladr meets the "renegades and ne'er-do-wells" behind one of Britain's favourite radio stationsAfter a couple of days of li...
James Corden, the History Boy, grows up after learning the perils of fame
First there were Alan Bennett's play and the hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Then the backlash. Now James Corden is backMost actors would happily admit to trampling their own mothers if it meant getting a part in a new play at the National theatre directed ...
Karren Brady interview: Having it all. Having a ball
Who's the opposite of Bridget Jones? The fearless Karren Brady, says Carole Cadwalladr, as she asks Britain's best-known businesswoman about ambition, three-day maternity leave, and what Alan Sugar really thinksI can't help thinking that I've arrived t...
Middlesbrough Ladies’ North Korean football tour guarantees place in history
Women's team from Teesside will become first from Britain to play on North Korean soilNorth Korea, the most secretive country on earth, the nation George Bush located on the Axis of Evil, where the flame of Marxism-Leninism still burns strong, will thi...
It’s despair, not grief, that can lead to suicide | Carole Cadwalladr
The stories linking Alexander McQueen's death to his mother's are coming to the wrong conclusion
What was it that drove Alexander McQueen to such depths of despair that he took his own life? It's the question at the heart of any suicide, one that only one person...