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CareTech revived by more bid talk after taking a buffeting

01.08.11
City gossips aren't quietening down about CareTech. The care homes operator - whose shares have been hard hit by the turmoil at peer Southern Cross - shot up 3.4p to 131.8p today on revived rumours that a potential suitor is eyeing up the company... more

The Tree of Life - review

08.07.11
Terrence Malick's powerful, impressionistic epic of the love and loss in one American family may not be an easy watch but it's so good you should see it twice... more

Shot US politician finally goes home

16.06.11
US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 41, has returned home from hospital to rebuild her life five months after a gunman shot her in the head and killed six people. ... more

Three hurt as boy, 6, drops gun

20.04.11
A boy aged six who took a gun to school in Houston, Texas, was injured when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch... more

Lady Gaga falls off piano but keeps on singing

12.04.11
Lady Gaga comes a cropper in one of her outrageous costumes during a live show when she falls off her piano... more

Fight for the Green Jacket is wide open

07.04.11
As many as 40 of the players have a realistic chance of winning in Augusta... more

Empire State of the South finally under threat from Europe again

07.04.11
Golfers from this continent used to rule at Augusta and one look at the rankings gives hope that the current crop could triumph at this week's Major... more

History helps give Mickelson new lease of life for Masters

04.04.11
New world No3 has timely lift ahead of Major title defence as Houston victory sparks memories of his triumph at Augusta in 2006... more

School's push for cancer victim: Pupils raising £50,000 to pay for vital drugs from America

14.03.11
Pupils and teachers at a London school are raising £50,000 for a former pupil to have life-saving cancer treatment in America ... more

Nets need a lift before London trip

28.02.11
New Jersey Nets play their final game in the States before jetting to England for the double clash with Toronto at London's O2 Arena this weekend... more

The rise and fall of Anna Nicole

18.02.11
Anna Nicole is not exactly scandalous and only a partial success, but in this production it's terrific entertainment... more

Shot US politician is ready for rehab

20.01.11
Shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is to be moved from hospital to a rehabilitation centre, possibly as soon as tomorrow, her family said... more

Court artist describes how she captures legal dramas in minutes

22.10.10
Veteran court artist Priscilla Coleman described how she creates her images with only the help of written notes... more

Donmar Warehouse chief to stand down

01.10.10
Michael Grandage, award-winning artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, is to leave late next year... more

SThree up 15% despite public-sector squeeze

10.09.10
City recruiter SThree said more firms hiring an increased number of staff for permanent jobs helped its third-quarter gross profit rise 15% to £43 million... more

BP 'lost crucial time' in hours after oil well explosion

25.08.10
Critical time was wasted in the hours after the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion as oil leaked from the blown-out well, a BP vice-president claims... more

Ryan Giggs: Manchester United youngsters will learn from defeat

26.07.10
Ryan Giggs believes Manchester United bright young things will learn lessons after they suffered their first defeat on tour... more

City Spy: Mafia measures against BP's Tony Hayward?

07.07.10
Could it get any worse for Tony Hayward? Yes, is the answer... more

Lee Westwood enjoys major boost

11.06.10
World No3 lays down a marker for next week’s US Open by taking first‑round lead at the St Jude Classic ... more

First novel from Waterstone’s wife takes on Wolf Hall for Orange Prize

20.04.10
First-time novelist from London is pitted against Man Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel and big-name Americans Barbara Kingsolver and Lorrie Moore for this year's £30,000 Orange Prize for women's fiction... more

Michael Jackson doctor to surrender on charge of involuntary manslaughter

03.02.10
Video: Michael Jackson’s personal doctor is expected to be charged with causing the pop star’s death... more

Drugs agents raid Michael Jackson's clinic

23.07.09
US government investigators raided the offices of Michael Jackson's doctor in search of evidence of manslaughter, the medic's lawyer ... more

Mid-air death pilot was in good health, says widow

19.06.09
An airline pilot who died at the controls in mid-air had no known health problems, his wife has said... more

Stanford fails to land himself in Texan jail

01.05.09
Sir Allen Stanford, the former cricket-backing financier accused of an $8 billion (£5.4 billion) fraud, tried to turn himself in late last night but was refused because there is no warrant for his arrest ... more

London lawyer fights extradition over £100m Nigeria bribes claim

06.03.09
A London lawyer is fighting extradition to the US after being arrested over claims he channelled £100 million in bribes to Nigerian officials... more

Stanford's 'ice maiden' charged with blocking $8bn fraud case

27.02.09
American authorities have filed the first criminal charges against Sir Allen Stanford's financial empire after his chief investment officer was accused of lying to investigators... more

Stanford’s ‘ice maiden’ charged with blocking $8bn fraud case

27.02.09
American authorities have filed the first criminal charges against Sir Allen Stanford’s financial empire after his chief investment officer was accused of lying to investigators... more

£100,000 appeal to save boy with rare illness

23.01.09
The parents of a seven-year-old boy diagnosed with a brain tumour are trying to raise £100,000 to take him to the US for a new treatment ... more

Avista's unimmaculate conception

08.10.08
Trying to replicate the experience of an informal shared meal in a hotel dining room in Mayfair just doesn't work for Avista.... more

The skate-athon: around the rinks in an afternoon

27.12.06
Londoners are spoiled for choice by the capital's open-air ice rinks. Bella Blissett got her skates on and tested five in one afternoon.... more


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