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TOP COPPER

Running London
Sir Paul Stephenson, 55
METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONER Promoted from the number two job in the Met, Sir Paul is keen to avoid the pitfalls of predecessor Sir Ian Blair, saying: "I don't want to be a celebrity." Has a good anti-terror record from the 7 July bombings and overcame doubts about his handling of the arrest of MP Damian Green in November.

Ballet prodigy

Dance
Sergei Polunin, 19
ROYAL BALLET, ARTIST
First highlighted in our 2008 magazine, Ukrainian-born Polunin has won praise for his second big production at Covent Garden this season, La Bayadere. His costume-designer mother sent him from Kiev to London in his early teens to train — and his star keeps rising.

MAKING MOVES

Society
Rachel Carr, 44
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, INTO UNIVERSITY
Dynamic leader of educational charity which encourages underprivileged children to apply to university, offering tuition and careers advice. Carr has expanded IU from North Kensington into Lambeth, Brent and Bow and is banging the fundraising drum. She says: "Our charity is needed more than ever."

In the spotlight

Law
Lady Ward, 56
DIVORCE LAWYER
Tough and tenacious, she has been acting for Guy Ritchie in his split from Madonna and now has a brief from Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. Memorably secured a £48 million payout for a female client, Beverley Charman. No wonder husbands want Lady Ward on their side.

Up and coming

TV & Radio
Bob Shennan, 46
RADIO 2 CONTROLLER
New boss of Britain's most popular radio station is in charge of Jonathan Ross, Terry Wogan and other expensive talent — whose salaries he will be cutting in the BBC's new austerity drive. Shennan does not have a music background but was a savvy boss of Radio 5 Live.

Off the list

Retail
James MacArthur, 48
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HARRODS
The ex-Gucci executive who joined the Knightsbridge store last April has abruptly departed — the latest in a lo ng list of senior staff to pass through Mohamed Fayed's Harrods. MacArthur has also worked as a banker for Morgan Stanley.