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Rosamund Urwin

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BG Group takeover talk casts Billiton as a potential bidder

Could a bidder be circling for BG Group? The spotlight once again fell on the perennial takeover target today but this time it was BHP Billiton — the world’s biggest listed miner

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My generation has betrayed feminism

Call me a prude, but I will never call girls fighting in tiny skirts for a place in guys' fit lists a victory for feminism

Market Report: L&G slides as Resolution’s interest begins to ebb away

What's next on Resolution’s shopping list? The whisper in the City today was that Clive Cowdery may have turned his eyes to the Continent and away from Legal & General for his buyout vehicle’s next insurance acquisition

Market report: Miners tipped for success despite fears over China

The only way is up for miners. That’s according to Redburn Partners, which today accused investors in the sector of myopia

Stilettos don’t have to mean crippled feet

Victoria Beckham’s stilt heels have given her bunions. Rosamund Urwin refuses to heed the warning

Home Retail Group turns positive on takeover talk

Could suitors soon be circling for Home Retail Group? That was the question on traders’ lips today, with both private-equity firms and trade buyers mooted as potential bidders

Bonfire of fashion's vanities

Our appetite for wearing the latest look comes at a price. Clothes and accessories past their sell-by date are disposed of in a shocking manner

Homeowners’ dreams are their children’s nightmares

Not a homeowner and over 40? You might as well be drinking White Lightning while lying in a ditch for all the respect you would get at a middle-class, middle-aged dinner party

Pubs buoyant on prospect of World Cup drinking

Footie fans downing beer while they watch the World Cup should score a few goals for Britain's long-suffering pub operators this summer

ARM hits high thanks to technology in Apple iPad

British chipmaker ARM is tipped to be one of the biggest winners from the launch of Apple’s iPad

Bank shares turn downwards on worries over regulations

The City is underestimating the pain new regulations will inflict on Britain’s banks, warns Morgan Stanley

New Notting Hill store raises Daylesford Organic losses

Sales are still rising at Daylesford Organic, but losses climb at the foodie favourite because of the cost of opening its newest store in Notting Hill

Immunity to Barack Obama plan helps Barclays

John Varley told Barclays staff yesterday that the bank had little to fear from President Obama’s war on Wall Street, and has gained the support of at least one voice in the City

Animal magic: Fashion turns to our furry friends

More designers are turning to our furry and feathery friends to inspire their latest collections, as Rosamund Urwin reports

Skins’ flesh-and-blood girls are my kind of role model

Drugged-up, sexed-up Skins may seem like the last place to look for role models - but it also has one of the most positive portrayal of teenage girls on TV

Brokers backing oversold miners to bounce back

Credit Suisse tells investors that fears about the Chinese economy are overdone, as it persuades them that mining stocks have been sold off too heavily

Tullow Oil soars after drilling success despite Uganda hitch

As investors spent a second day panicking over the impact on financial stocks of President Obama’s War on Wall Street, oil shares did their best to claim a little of the limelight

Drax falls as Citigroup says there may be trouble ahead

It is one of the green lobby’s biggest enemies, and Drax Group has found itself out of favour in the City too

Ban on Chinese bank loans to beat inflation

China's Central Bank instructs some of the nation's biggest banks to stop lending until the end of the month in a bid to curb inflation

Emma Watson casts a spell over Burberry sales

Harry Potter star Emma Watson works her magic in Burberry adverts for the fashion retailer to beat City predictions

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