Everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment, but by economising on the basics it's possible to save a small fortune. Jasmine Gardner gives her advice to cash-strapped Londoners... more
Businesses in a district near some of London's biggest attractions claim chaos caused by roadworks is turning away tourists and damaging profits... more
Victoria Gould, one of Tony Blair's closest aides since he quit Number 10, is leaving the Office of Tony Blair to become Tesco's head of government affairs... more
Microfocus, the software firm that supplies mainframe applications for everyone from Tesco to Boeing, issues its second profits warning in six months... more
Has the recession been actively good for Tesco? Finance director Laurie McIlwee is too media savvy to say “yes but it looks like that's the correct answer... more
It has little in common with its heritage as the fizzy pop favoured by Enid Blyton’s Famous Five, but alcoholic ginger beer is the drinks success story of the year... more
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy gives surprisingly upbeat view of consumer spending and says the supermarket's bank will launch mortgages and current accounts next year... more
ITV’s board will no longer be an all-male preserve after the broadcaster appoints Lucy
Neville-Rolfe, Tesco’s director of corporate and legal affairs, as a non-executive director ... more
Comment: Some may suppose it’s coincidence that, like outgoing chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, his replacement Philip Clarke hails from Liverpool. But is it?... more
Public inquiry will decide if two east London businesses should be demolished to allow a giant Tesco store to be built on the fringes of the Olympic park... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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