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Interview: Rory Stewart

Rachel Savage talks to Rory Stewart MP about politics at home and abroad

Death of St Peter’s professor ruled accidental

An inquest into the death of astrophysics professor Steven Rawlings has found that he died after being held in a headlock by his friend, Devinder Sivia.

Review: Amahl and the Night Visitors

Rachel Savage is left enchanted and a little emotional by Lincoln Music Society's Christmassy opera

Land of the Rising Sun

Rachel Savage and her camera take a trip around Japan.

Travel Blog: Japan

Rachel Savage karaokes til dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun

Travel Blog: Shenzhen, Yangshuo and Ping An

Rachel Savage goes off the beaten track (literally...) in the south of China

Review: Wagamama summer menu

Cherwell chows down with some tasty treats from Wagamama's seasonal menu

Aung San Sun Kyi to collect honorary degree

Aung San Suu Kyi is to receive an honorary degree from Oxford during her UK visit in June, her first trip abroad for over 24 years

Interview: Tim Butcher

Rachel Savage talks to Tim Butcher about his experiences in war zones and adventures in Africa

The Olympic spirit is not Saudi

The IOC should ban Saudi Arabia unless it brings female athletes

The Liberal lion still roars

Paddy Ashdown tells Rachel Savage why the Lib Dems were right to join the coalition government

Blagging the news: climate change

Perplexed by political postulation? Cherwell is here to help you perfect your chit-chat on climate change

For love of the Lords

Rachel Savage argues that the government's recent defeats on welfare reform show how much more a democratic Lords could achieve

Pictures from a beautiful mind

Rachel Savage meets artist Kit Williams to discuss his intricate, outlandish paintings and the inspirations behind his work