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Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef, has been asked to produce a new series of
his Food Revolution show in America, days after being awarded an Emmy.

Britain's 5p and 10p coins are to be substantially changed next year.

Newsweek finds out on an adventure with True Prep scribe Lisa Birnbach in--where else?--Greenwich, Conn.

Britain's Andy Murray has defeated Jamaica's Dustin Brown 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 to
move into the third round of the US Open.

This time eight years ago, Brazilian democracy took a stress test—and passed with distinction. The onetime radical union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took charge of Latin America’s largest nation and impressed the world with his moderate politics and prudent economics. That was then.

GB's medal-winning athletes in action at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split. Watch
it live on Telegraph.co.uk.

Stella has teamed up with Isabella Oliver to offer readers an exclusive 15 per
cent off their collection with free delivery and returns

Live build-up as Fabio Capello's men get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign
under way at Wembley (kick-off 20.00 BST).

Through a federal grant, California will join 43 other states in replacing oft-maligned standardized exams.With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that could better measure student learning and teacher performance.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington and agree on fortnightly talks to work toward a peace deal even as the issue of settlement construction in the West Bank threatens to derail the effort.Israeli and Palestinian leaders formally reopened peace talks Thursday by setting a work plan for the next year, but adjourned without progress on their conflict over Israeli housing construction in disputed areas, an issue that threatens to quickly undermine the negotiations.

Hebron, home to more than 150,000 Palestinians and 400 Jewish settlers, is often at the center of the storm, and it is once again. Residents are bracing themselves and warn violence could spread.The fate of the U.S.-sponsored peace talks launched Thursday in Washington could hinge in part on how things play out in this hotly disputed West Bank city, where extremists on opposite sides suddenly find they share a common purpose: to sabotage the process.

The inaugural exhibition at the new Centre Pompidou-Metz revives a long-standing debate about what, if anything, deserves the lofty label."Chefs-d'Oeuvre?"