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Modern-day 'Raffles' who escaped UK prison recaptured

30.09.09

Latest: Modern-day Raffles who targeted top London hotels is arrested in US after Catch Me If You Can-style four years on the run... more

Harry Potter star Emma Watson makes magic at Burberry

15.07.09

The arrival of Harry Potter actress Emma Watson as the new face of Burberry has helped the fashion house to some magic numbers ... more

Michael Jackson: The Peter Pan who made us part of his fantasy

26.06.09

I can remember the moment when Michael Jackson became the most interesting person in the known world... more

Jenson Button is in right frame of mind to win 'mental' Monaco GP

21.05.09

Formula One: Amid all the yachts, the parties, the models and the billionaires, ‘Jet-set’ Jenson Button has his sights on a maiden victory in his ‘home’ race... more

Lewis Hamilton ready for battle in Spain

07.05.09

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton fears taking a step backwards in Barcelona on Sunday after revelling in his giant leap forward in Bahrain ... more

Chelsea's Euro stars fall short on home front

29.04.09

Football: How could Chelsea, doing what they did in the Nou Camp, perform so badly against also-rans like Spurs and Everton?... more

Darwin's ship journal to be auctioned at Sotheby's

29.04.09

A journal from Charles Darwin's ship the Beagle is to go under the hammer... more

Ferrari hoping to get up to speed in Spain

28.04.09

Formula One: Ferrari hope to end their slump by using their own version of Brawn GP's controversial double diffuser... more

Brilliant Jenson Button is going to get even better, says Ross Brawn

27.04.09

Formula One: Ross Brawn insists Formula One has yet to see the best from Jenson Button despite his third victory in four races this season at the Bahrain Grand Prix... more

Nico Rosberg needs to build on his promise

24.04.09

Formula One: Nico Rosberg, who has yet to transform his practice pace into anything higher than sixth place in a race this season, topped the timesheets at the Bahrain Grand Prix ... more

Jenson Button urges F1 chiefs not to ban Lewis Hamilton over Liargate

24.04.09

Formula One: Jenson Button has insisted it would be bad for Formula One if Lewis Hamilton and the McLaren team were banned from the sport over 'Liargate'... more

Nico Rosberg says rival Jenson Button will have Bahrain contest sewn up

23.04.09

Formula One: Nico Rosberg expects Jenson Button to set the pace in Bahrain with Brawn confident they will thrive in the heat ... more

We'll get even better, insists Red Bull boss

20.04.09

Formula One: Christian Horner says that the sky’s the limit for his team after they claimed their first Formula One win in the Chinese GP ... more

Meat off the menu in hospitals

26.01.09

Meat could be taken off hospital menus as part of a drive to cut carbon emissions across the National Health Service... more

Sauber say their target is the title

20.01.09

Robert Kubica today gave BMW-Sauber's new car its track debut as his team warned Ferrari and McLaren they are about to make their first serious assault on the championship.... more

Sheikh: I lent Jacko $1m ... and I gave his brother a Rolls

20.11.08

An Arab sheikh lent Michael Jackson $1million during the fallen pop superstar's child abuse trial, the High Court heard... more

Sheikh: I felt betrayed by my friend Jackson

18.11.08

A sheikh who spent a fortune trying to revive Michael Jackson's career felt "a strong sense of personal betrayal" when the pop superstar walked out on the deal, a London court heard... more

Star pair battle to reign in Bahrain

14.11.08

Stephen Hendry and Matthew Stevens will fight it out for a place in the Bahrain snooker final... more

Quintain seeks Wembley tie-up

07.10.08

Property: Regeneration specialist Quintain Estates says it was in talks with Arab investors about selling a stake in its Wembley City project... more

Bahrain royals 'to pay Ł720m for Grosvenor House Hotel'

06.10.08

The Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane is set to be the next trophy property for oil-rich buyers from the Gulf states... more

Baddeley pledges to work on his fitness

20.08.08

Andy Baddeley vowed to come back fitter and stronger after missing out on a medal in the final of the 1,500 metres in Beijing... more

Baddeley desperate to make effort pay

19.08.08

Andy Baddeley is desperate to gain some reward for all the "bloody hard work" which has earned him a place in the Olympic 1500 metres final... more

Johnson leaves it late to book place in final

19.08.08

Jade Johnson salvaged her Olympic hopes when she made it through to Friday's long jump final with her last effort... more

Air exec fights for Gulf release

28.07.08

A former British Airways executive is fighting to return to Britain after being held in solitary confinement for nearly a month in the Middle East... more