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City Spy: LSE still cagy on computer crash

13.01.11
The London Stock Exchange has “now concluded” its investigation into a major and embarrassing outage last November, at the time rumoured to be sabotage, that saw the stock market suspended... more

We have no right to be treating our students like this

04.11.10
As a society, we expect our children to seek letters after their names. But now we deny them the means to do so... more

JK Rowling fails to halt Harry Potter ‘theft’ case

14.10.10
Harry Potter author J K Rowling fails to block a High Court claim that she stole the idea for one of her books from a story called Willy the Wizard... more

Innovators set to take up arms in patent war

27.09.10
In Silicon Valley: Fall is the time to get serious again about that hard-nosed, full-contact sport that is American capitalism at its best... more

Cage fighter plotted £53m raid while recovering from near-fatal stabbing

02.06.10
Cage fighter jailed for the £53million Securitas robbery planned the raid while recovering from an attempt on his life outside a nightclub... more

Securitas robbery mastermind jailed in Morocco

02.06.10
Martial arts expert who masterminded the £53 million Securitas robbery has been jailed for 10 years in Morocco... more

Cannes’ clash of bling, cash and art house

20.05.10
The French expression plus ça change, plus ç’est la même chose is perhaps the right attitude: the more things change, the more they stay the same... more

Kate Beckinsale, Mick Jagger and Paris Hilton push the boat out in Cannes

18.05.10
Welcome aboard the Octopus, Microsoft founder Paul Allen’s superyacht and location of the most star-studded gathering at the Cannes Film Festival.... more

Hammers' striker Ilan denies rift with Gianfranco Zola

13.04.10
Brazilian has clear-the-air talks after an interview was published in which he criticised the manager... more

Capital's rent rises set to help Land Securities bounce back

11.01.10
London office rents will rise by up to 14% next year and Land Securities should be the biggest beneficiary, Goldman Sachs predicted... more

Co-founder of Microsoft faces new cancer fight

17.11.09
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer of the immune system, and is being treated with chemotherapy ... more

Microsoft stakes all on new Windows

12.10.09
Microsoft is releasing a new version of its Windows software that experts say could be make or break for the computer giant... more

The sex, drugs and champagne lifestyle of £53m Securitas raiders

28.09.09
Decadent lifestyle of two cage fighters who helped plan the £53million Securitas raid in Kent can be revealed... more

Space buffs set sights on topping the moon landing

24.07.09
Americans have been marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing with a mixture of pride and regret ... more

Gig tickets given away on Facebook in challenge to booking websites

13.07.09
Some of the capital’s most sought-after gigs are being organised entirely via Facebook... more

HSBC to join the exodus from Japan

24.04.09
HSBC became the latest bank to sound the retreat from Japan, the world's second largest economy.... more

Virgin speeds up Britain's broadband to a record 50Mb

15.12.08
A major battle for the future of Britain’s internet access has begun... more

Property jobs turn into sand

03.12.08
More evidence that the property bubble in Dubai is bursting: half of the 170 estate agents in a recent survey admit that they haven't sold a single home for a month... more

Networking rail – the social website that’s hit the buffers

02.12.08
An official website hailed as "Facebook for commuters" has been branded a disaster by experts ... more

Cage fighter in Moroccan prison 'planned £53m raid'

07.10.08
The leader of a £53 million robbery is a cage fighter in a Moroccan prison, the Old Bailey heard... more

Brangelina's £11m bump: How the couple are planning to turn their twins into the most lucrative newborns ever

04.07.08
On the face of it at least, one could be forgiven for thinking Angelina Jolie was not in immediate need of several weeks of hospital bed rest. ... more

University isn't always the way: just ask Sir Alan

06.06.08
More students are dropping out of university than ever before - and one writer whose son did so says the education system must stop betraying them... more

Brangelina splash out £35m on French chateau complete with vineyard and ponies for their expanding brood

25.05.08
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a £35 million chateau in the French Riviera to base their growing family.... more

Angelina insists on French birth so her twins will follow her Gallic mother

23.05.08
For the past three weeks, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been ensconced in luxurious surroundings on the French Riviera preparing for the birth of their twins.... more

Toys R Angelina as she stocks up for her ever-expanding family

22.05.08
With four children and two more on the way, Angelina Jolie headed out for extra supplies at Toys R Us in Nice yesterday.... more

Angelina looks to Demis Roussos for fashion inspiration on the red carpet

20.05.08
The heavily pregnant star's gown resembled the Greek singer's at a star studded premiere in Cannes last night.... more

So why does Brad Pitt have a map of New Orleans tattooed on his back?

13.05.08
It appears Angelina Jolie's love of tattoos is rubbing off on partner Brad Pitt. The 44-year-old unwittingly flashed his latest etching during a day out with his adopted sons Maddox, six; and Pax Thien, four. On first glimpse, it looks like one of Brad and Angelina's many children have been drawing on their famous father's back with a marker pen ... more

Drink club class

16.01.07
Private members clubs are just the place when you're looking for civilised treatment late in the evening. Here are some exclusive haunts to consider. ... more


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