Thursday, 1 September 2011

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Clooney opens in Venice with new film The Ides of March

In pictures: Actors and filmmakers gather on the Lido for the oldest film festival in the world

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The 9/11 conspiracists: vindicated at last?

Alexander Cockburn: There are enough real conspiracies in US politics without making up fake ones

Would Algeria help hide Gaddafi from rebels?

Algeria fears Islamist rebels and revolutionary contagion, but support for Gaddafi could bring greater risks

Anal inspections and mafia friends: Black’s jail days

Conrad Black tells Vanity Fair how prison made him a more ‘sensitive person’

Hollywood Leaks: the new hacking threat to celebs

Quake with fear, Hollywood: an offshoot of hacking gang Anonymous is on your case

Bank reforms: no excuse for delay

Vince Cable wants to force through reforms to the banking sector, despite the economic turbulence. Is he right?

Britain’s housing crisis: five possible solutions

How to beat the looming housing crisis that could 'lock out' millions from home ownership