City comment: I still find it breathtaking that the Nobel prize for economics this year could go to Thomas Sargent, a man who more than any other developed the intellectual framework of rational expectations and efficient markets... more
Yamile Aldama's hopes of a medal in her first outing in a British vest were scuppered when she could only finish fifth in the women's triple jump... more
Though the Queen has called the display of the royal wedding dress 'horrid', thousands of Kate fans from around the globe are flocking to see it at the Palace. Johanna Thomas-Corr reports... more
Soaring numbers of foreign diplomats and embassy staff in London are being arrested - but escape justice because they claim immunity from prosecution... more
As celebrities join a protest against a London PR firm's links with authoritarian Belarus, Gideon Spanier exposes the publicity firms with an image problem... more
Cash from Uzbekistan has been flooding into luxury London property amid a £3.9 billion spending spree by international buyers, according to estate agent Knight Frank... more
Market round-up: Rumours of interest in Lookers are revived, with the City’s big mouths claiming that a private equity firm is mulling a bid worth 95p per share... more
Kazakhmys chairman Vladimir Kim collects a staggering £833 million selling almost a third of his stake in the copper miner and producer to the Kazakhstan government... more
Cockney, one of the world’s most famous dialects, will disappear within 30 years, according to reports this week. Harry Mount discovers why — and what is replacing it on the streets of London.... more
Who is the mysterious beauty on Prince Andrew's arm these days? Goga Ashkenazi is much more than mere consort material; she's a billionaire industrialist, jet-setter, single mother and diamond-lover. Lydia Slater is awestruck... more
After cycling 10,000 miles in six months, Damien and Gill Waugh are offering a £500 reward for the safe return of Mr Waugh's bicycle which was stolen from Euston Station on Sunday... more
Not emerging from the Goldman Sachs CDO affair smelling of roses — perhaps predictably, given their track record — are the credit-rating agencies... more
Market Round-up: Banking stocks bounce back from the sell-off caused by Goldman Sachs’s woes, as Deutsche Bank advised buying all four UK-focused banks ... more
The torture debate is once again raising the ugliest of heads. Following the revelations of MI5’s knowledge of torture in the Binyam Mohamed case, ministers have been hot in denial of any collusion in torture with the US or other allies... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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