We see it as granting access that could provide least-developed countries with the incentive to make improvements in quality and read more

We see it as granting access that could provide least-developed countries with the incentive to make improvements in quality and marketing.

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally. He provided comic relief but was also read more

It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally. He provided comic relief but was also a real person doing things that were very important to the show.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General read more

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

We looked like a completely different team in the second half. We built momentum and started attacking.

We looked like a completely different team in the second half. We built momentum and started attacking.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You read more

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

He has to be able to provide some leadership in his own country on this issue,

He has to be able to provide some leadership in his own country on this issue,

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's read more

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No, that's trend!'

These detentions and other abuses seriously undermine claims by the authorities to 'respect and protect human rights', a new provision read more

These detentions and other abuses seriously undermine claims by the authorities to 'respect and protect human rights', a new provision introduced into the Chinese Constitution in March 2004.