Special report: How  Justin Bieber’s mentor is transforming lives Justin Bieber’s mentor, Adam Braun, quit Wall Street to launch a charity that’s opened 200 schools in Laos, Ghana and Guatemala. Sharon Feinstein reports Justin Bieber’s mentor, Adam Braun, drew on his Jewish values when he walked away from a lucrative career to build schools in … Continued

I feel like Virginia Woolf on the Grand Tour, arriving in Rome with Venice and Milan to come. The Eternal City is where Woolf said she would come to die. But nothing really dies in this glorious city of ghosts, where centuries are laid bare across the seven hills. There is the huge Colosseum where … Continued

  New hope for Katie and Kirstie as Zanzibar finally asks UK cops to help catch their evil attackers There was fresh hope this week for the families of two teenage girls attacked with acid in Zanzibar last year, as the African island paved the way for British detectives to help catch the perpetrators. Six … Continued

  Curvy Kim Kardashian has replaced petite Posh as having the body most women desire. So says Hollywood personal trainer Gunnar Peterson, who has helped the voluptuous star since she was 19. He says girls now want Kim’s bootylicious body far more than Victoria Beckham’s boyish frame. A raft of A-listers and athletes work out … Continued

The acquittal of William Roache raises the question: should events that took place decades ago be judged by the standards we uphold today? ‘He’s 81 but he’s still gotit,it’s incredible,” said James Roache of his father, who was acquitted last week of sex crimes dating backnearlyhalf a century. “My dad’s like a pin-up and his … Continued

mirror.co.uk A prison priest has compared convicted killer Amanda Knox to Nelson Mandela because she is free in “heart and conscience”. Don Saulo, the chaplain of Capanne prison where Knox spent four years, made the bizarre statement in defence of the American. He insisted she was “terrified” of being forced to return to Italy to … Continued

The millionaire owner of Alton Towers is creating his own horticultural theme park — a rooftop garden on his penthouse apartment overlooking London Zoo. While Nick Leslau’s new garden, which offers views across the capital and the sounds of the nearby exotic animals, will not include an Alton Towers-style log flume, one plan is to … Continued

The High Speed 2 rail project has a formidable new foe: the Primrose Hill set. Residents in the affluent north London neighbourhood, the spiritual home of metropolitan intellectuals and bohemian celebrities, have reacted angrily after learning that their properties could be seized to make way for the £50bn scheme. Those affected include Mary Portas, the … Continued