Army food: the battle of the bulge

The top general in Afghanistan has banned junk food for the troops. In Kabul report on a clash of culinary traditions

More Marcel Duchamp urinals discovered — and one has a £1.5 million price tag

There has always been a fine line in modern art between a multimillion pound sculpture and a receptacle found in a gentlemen’s lavatory, but the distinction has grown even fuzzier after the discovery of several previously unknown copies of a famous urinal.

Ricky Martin announces he is gay

With one short statement yesterday, the pop star Ricky Martin finally confirmed what has been widely rumoured for years: he is gay.

Never mind the leaders’ wives, what is Cameron wearing?

The leaders of our political parties express far more about themselves through their clothes than through soundbites

Apple expected to sell 6m iPads this year

Apple could sell more than six million iPads this year, analysts said as the company’s share price hit an all-time high ahead of the US launch of the tablet computer.