TV review: Living With Brucie, Dragons’ Den and My Pet Shame

Bruce, Wilnelia and golf cart in Living with Brucie. Photograph: Channel 4 Bruce Forsyth has been performing for such a long time he’s forgotten how not to perform. He’s totally thrown by the unscripted world of the documentary, and namely this documentary, Living With Brucie (Channel... 

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Paul McCartney’s Designer Daughter to Outfit Team Great Britain at 2012 Olympics

© Mark Douglas/WENN Brits will be competing at the 2012 Olympics in style – fashion designer Stella McCartney has been selected to outfit the athletes at the international event. Sir Paul McCartney’s daughter has been appointed to oversee the designs... 

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Classical review: The Doctor Who Prom

Not a concert, but a pantomime … the Doctor Who Prom. Photograph: Ian West/PA One has to feel a little sorry for the musicians at Prom 10 – the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster and Grant Llewellyn, and the London Philharmonic Choir, plus solo singers Mark Chambers... 

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Gulf rig workers ‘concerned about safety before explosion’

The report cited at least 26 components and systems on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that were in ‘bad’ or ‘poor’ condition. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP Many workers on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were concerned about safety in the weeks before the 20 April explosion... 

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UK banks attack new bonus rules

HSBC chairman Stephen Green has warned the EU parliament’s new bonus rules could mean the City losing out to rivals. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters Britain’s top banks today hit out against new bonus rules being imposed by Brussels, warning that the City faced losing business... 

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