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Kidnapped yacht couple 'refusing to eat'

16.11.09
British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean are refusing to eat or drink, their captors said... more

Pirates and Islamists struggle for control of kidnapped yacht pair

03.11.09
Latest: British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have been at the centre of violent clashes after one faction of the gang wanted to hand them over to Islamic extremists... more

Yacht couple: Pirates stormed boat as we slept

29.10.09
NEW: British hostage tells how he and his wife were captured by pirates as they slept on their boat in the Indian Ocean... more

British yacht couple kidnapped by Somali pirates

27.10.09
Pirates are holding a British couple to ransom after storming their yacht in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles... more

City lawyer guilty of £7.4million swindle at bank

20.10.09
City lawyer convicted of swindling £7.4 million from one of the world’s richest banks and spending the money on breast implants and mortgage payments... more

The bitter family battle for the L’Oréal billion

20.07.09
As a society photographer faces trial for allegedly swindling France’s richest woman out of a fortune, Kim Willsher reports on a very French feud... more

Workers attack Salma Hayek’s billionaire husband in Paris

08.05.09
Hollywood actress Salma Hayek’s husband Francois-Henri Pinault is hit by an egg thrown by a protester at his firm’s annual meeting in Paris... more

Pirates hijack British ship

06.04.09
A British-owned cargo ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates... more

Wife loses adultery plea

22.01.09
A British mother has lost an appeal against her conviction for adultery in Dubai... more

New-boy Mancienne can emerge from the shadow of his hero JT

17.11.08
Shock England call-up for friendly in Germany could finally help Chelsea youngster to make the breakthrough into the big time... more

My favourite excuse for ignoring the crunch

27.10.08
I've had a dreadful year. Well, haven't we all?... more

I never believed I was worth my $2.3 million bonus

20.10.08
For years they were the 'masters of the universe' - the City traders whose bonuses totalled billions. Now, as the credit crunch bites, one of their own admits they didn't deserve all that cash... more

Diver Tom plummets into last place

11.08.08
Tom Daley, Britain's youngest medal hopeful, crashed out of the men's synchronised diving ... more

Riding through the storm: Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek muses on life after Jim Morrison

03.07.08
Thirty seven years ago this week, Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the legendary rock band The Doors, was found dead at his apartment in Paris.... more

£4,500 a ticket ... before anyone knows who is playing

25.04.08
Football touts are enjoying their biggest ever end-of-season bonanza thanks to demand for four epic matches involving leading English clubs... more

Tut, tut, tut

16.11.07
The Egyptian boy king, Tutankhamun, is back in town, this time supported by harsh theatrical presentation and breathtaking commerce.... more

Quiet is the new loud

15.01.07
Toby Young wasn't sure about going to The Quiet Revolution. But he warmed to its healthy, organic fare - even if the place is ultra-trendy.... more

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