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Regal fined £600,000 over share-ramping

17.11.09
One of the biggest share-ramping scandals of recent times has ended in a record £600,000 fine for Regal Petroleum and public censure by the Stock Exchange ... more

‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

UBS is backing Lloyds as it delivers a glowing report on the bankers

19.10.09
UBS reckons the outlook for the UK banking sector looks significantly rosier than it did at the start of this year... more

All the fun without the fair

15.10.09
If being crushed inside the Frieze tent makes you hyperventilate, don't despair - some of the best one-off shows are in other parts of town... more

Former Royal Marine with an independent streak

13.10.09
As a former Whitehall mandarin, Sir Thomas Legg was not expected to send Parliament into further turmoil... more

Hopes rising for property sector as Land Securities pays off debts early

22.09.09
There were hopes the long-suffering property sector could be on the path to recovery when Land Securities paid back its debts ahead of plan... more

Punters are told to hold their fire on Tullow Oil as it looks set to gush

22.09.09
Don't pocket profits in Tullow Oil yet: the shares could double in price ... more

Nerves threat to the Footsie's rally

18.09.09
With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more

Good news keeps on gushing for Tullow

17.09.09
The flow rate of good news at Tullow hit record levels after the London-listed African explorer says it may have hit the jackpot amid the riches already found in Uganda... more

British Airways climbs steeply as Goldman Sachs says get aboard

17.09.09
Stand by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list... more

Tullow leads market higher, driven by oil find and bidding speculation

16.09.09
Shareholders of explorer Tullow Oil were treated to a double boost, sending the shares soaring 77p to 1164p, and making them one of the Footsie 100’s best performers... more

Socialite faces noise charges over 'party central' home

19.08.09
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Gordon Brown wants to spend his holiday doing social work

04.08.09
He is famously incapable of relaxing on holiday. So it comes as no surprise that faced with the horrific prospect of a month of leisure time, Gordon Brown wants to do voluntary community work... more

London’s secret fashion blogger

23.07.09
Six months ago, Catherine Kallon was a redundant PA. Today, from her studio flat, her influential fashion website attracts 12,000 hits a day. But success has come at a price... more

WORLD: Ex-African leader Charles Taylor claims war crimes allegations are lies

14.07.09
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor told judges at his war crimes trial in The Hague today the case against him was built on lies... more

Holidaying MPs afraid to admit they’re taking exotic breaks

08.07.09
MPs are refusing to own up to holidays outside Europe this summer in the wake of public fury over their expenses... more

Army chief tells of mistakes and missed chances in Iraq

23.06.09
Britain missed the opportunity to stabilise Iraq after the invasion of 2003 and was too quick to shift resources to the conflict in Afghanistan, the head of the Army acknowledged... more

C&W leads fallers as City sentiment begins to wane

21.05.09
Cable & Wireless was London's biggest dud today as its house broker reined in forecasts for the coming year... more

Charges a step closer over City Hall grants scandal

05.03.09
Prosecutors are considering bringing charges against at least two people over the City Hall grants scandal, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Head West for a wacky ego trip

12.11.08
On the gloriously overwrought Hey Mama and Good Morning, Kanye West is almost as great as he thinks he is.... more

There is no better man to make troops fit for purpose

17.10.08
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Children swap life stories as schools link up with Africa

15.07.08
Twenty-two London schools are being twinned with their counterparts in Africa, in a scheme run by the charity for which Evening Standard readers raised £171,000... more

Return of the summer circus act: Meet the 16 Big Brother contenders

05.06.08
The latest bunch of attention-seeking exhibitionists and eccentrics, unveiled on Big Brother last night, look likely to take the show back to its outrageous worst.... more

Immigrants sent to the Tower... to become Brits

26.02.08
They came from 16 different countries, each with a different history - but now they all have a common future, as British citizens ... more

Slow drifts on a choppy voyage

01.10.07
The theatre-world's golden boy Rupert Goold should have cut, reshaped and made the adaptation of Rough Crossings a better journey.... more

The man who made us love Macbeth

28.09.07
London's most promising theatre director, Rupert Goold, takes a moment to talk about his latest show and future plans.... more

Does more than Scratch The Surface

27.07.07
With just five exhibits, Scratch The Surface appears to do just that, but with further examination you soon realise just how tangled the web supported by the slave trade really was.... more

Hollywood ending flaws Leo's diamond war story

24.01.07
While Leonardo DiCaprio has become a much better actor since working with Martin Scorsese, Blood Diamond over-simplies the Sierra Leone conflict, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Hollywood's diamond geezer

18.01.07
From a lead role in the hard-hitting Blood Diamond to his enthusiasm for green issues, former wild boy Leonardo diCaprio is growing up. ... more

African exiles strike back in song

05.12.06
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars might have expected a sell-out UK debut, but the reality didn't seem to bother them, says Jane Cornwall.... more

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