Eurovision turns the spotlight on Azerbaijan

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Eurovision and activism in Baku

Three decades after private-equity firms transformed American business, American politics is finally catching up — breathless and bewildered. For the past week, the spotlight of the presidential campaign has fallen on Mitt Romney’s 15 years as an executive at the private-equity firm Bain Capital. President Obama has at times portrayed Romney, his likely GOP challenger, as a kind of pinstriped vampire who sucked profits out of hapless companies while factories closed and workers suffered. Read full article > >

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Both parties struggling with how to talk about private-equity industry

She might have gone unnoticed through the many years of triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Now the spotlight will be cast, sadly, on Mary Richardson Kennedy.

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Kennedy clan gathers for funeral again

Two European elections, in France and Greece, have thrust the radical fringe into the spotlight.

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Far right on the rise in Europe

CAIRO — After more than a year out of the spotlight, former spy chief Omar Suleiman stormed back into the public eye this month by entering Egypt’s presidential race . His campaign shelled out cash and went on a major public relations offensive to recast Suleiman — whose name is associated with torture and iron-fisted rule in the minds of many Egyptians — as a compassionate leader who would restore stability. Read full article > >

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Omar Suleiman, former Mubarak spy chief, tries to remake his image in Egypt

Oh, that London Fletcher , stealing the spotlight as always. What an attention hog. Kidding, of course. Fletcher didn’t call a news conference to announce his new contract with the Washington Redskins , and there was no smoke, no confetti, no throbbing bass as he stepped out from behind burgundy and gold curtains. Fletcher tweeted the news, his teammates tweeted their congratulations — “Let’s all sing like the Redskins sing, tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet” — and it was done. Read full article > >

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London Fletcher signing brings steadiness to Redskins’ sea change

Gym membership contracts are to be put under the spotlight by the fair trading regulator, following customer complaints.

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Gym contracts under investigation

Britney Spears turns 30 today, a big milestone for the bonafide superstar. From Mouseketeer to pop princess, to troubled star and back again, Spears has made a pretty remarkable comeback recently considering she was whacking cars with umbrellas just four years ago. So in honor of the pop star, here’s a look back at her time in the spotlight thus far. Read full article > >

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Britney Spears turns 30: A timeline of her tabloid life

While I’ll admit that one of the ads in the controversial new ad campaign by Italian fashion brand Benetton is a little funny—the expression on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s face is priceless in a photo-shopped image of her being kissed by former Italian prime minister Silvio “Bunga Bunga” Berlusconi—the rest of the campaign is something else: A little sad. In an effort to reinvigorate its flagging brand, the fashion company’s leaders appear to be making a desperate effort to grab the spotlight. Read full article > >

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Benetton ads could kiss customers goodbye

For most of her time in the spotlight, Beyonce has been a fiercely private celebrity. The singer usually declined to discuss her relationship with Jay-Z, so much so that the rapper was “ shocked ” when his wife said “I love you” during one of her acceptance speeches at the 2010 Grammys. And then this August, Beyonce put on a sparkly suit jacket and revealed her baby bump onstage at the MTV VMAs. It was the world’s invitation into her life. Read full article > >

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Beyonce’s wedding dress revealed in ‘I Was Here’ video

Act 1 begins with them being committed. “Whatisthisplace?” an actress asks during a rehearsal of “Past, Present, Future: A performance that challenges perceptions, attitudes and the words used to describe what it is to be normal.” The actress’s words tumble together, but the rehearsal audience can understand her. What they don’t know is that at one time she could not speak well at all. Now look at her, in the spotlight. Projecting. Read full article > >

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Intellectually disabled actors challenge what it means to be “normal”

As protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral put the Corporation of London in the spotlight, Marc Ashdown examines the unique institution that has governed the square mile for two centuries.

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VIDEO: The City: A state within a state

Sports stars aren’t any more prone to make financial mistakes than anyone else, but their fame puts those errors in the spotlight.

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Your Money: Financial Lessons From Sports Stars’ Mistakes – Your Money

As Timothy D. Cook takes over as Apple’s chief executive, followers of the company wonder how he will react to the spotlight and the scrutiny.

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At Apple, Cook Has Tough Act to Follow

The murder of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr was a “very personal attack”, his mother tells the BBC Spotlight programme.

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Kerr’s mother hits out at killers