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Shareholder watchdog defends Telecom salaries
The chairman of the Shareholders Association has defended Telecom executives' high salaries, saying the company operates in a global market.

Gattung swipes at Telecom's big salaries
Former Telecom head Theresa Gattung has attacked the company for paying its executives much bigger salaries than when she was in charge.

An edition to savour
David Eggleton, who has edited the latest Landfall (it now has a revolving editor), has produced a mix of writers that is immensely satisfying.

A lover's guide to older women
The Independent's John Walsh speaks with the author of In Praise of Older Women as his erotic coming-of-age novel joins the ranks of Penguin Classics.

You are not going out dressed like that!
You wouldn't expect a parenting guide to include explicit graphic descriptions of a hardcore porn slide show, exhibited by Scandinavian psychiatrists at a Wisconsin conference on treating sex offenders.

Behind the perfection
My parents were ... eccentric. My mum's not shy in speaking her mind. My old man prefers an easy life - like me.

JFK letters show love for 'Swedish Gorilla'
A newly revealed collection of love letters shows another side of former US President John F Kennedy.

Author Dick Francis dies
Writer and former jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died aged 89.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Director Chris Columbus, responsible for the first two Harry Potter films, returns to the world of teenage fantasy adventures.

Communicating on many levels
Damien Wilkins' previous novel, The Fainter, was the work of a writer committed to refreshing the page not for the sake of revolution.

<i>Jim Hopkins:</i> Scientist's racy novel turns up the heat
The worlds of climate change and steamy sex collide ... and a classic is born.