British detectives have flown to Poland to interview the brother of the man who allegedly butchered his family amid claims that his wife was having an affair... more
The Chancellor is hanging onto to complex rules governing how freelancers are treated for tax purposes despite recent calls for their abolition by the independent Office of Tax Simplification... more
Just as the war and British stoicism informed the Bafta- and Oscar-nominated film, so they also shaped the character of its director's family, as Tom Hooper explains to Johanna Thomas-Corr... more
One of the oldest names in the City changed hands today, as Kleinwort Benson, whose history dates back to the 1850s, was sold by Commerzbank to Belgian conglomerate RHJ International for £225 million ... more
Shaid “Lucky” Luqman, once one of Britain’s richest men, and Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur of 2004, has walked free from prison after serving six months of a second sentence for contempt of court
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The friend dropped his bombshell. He was clearing off. He'd worked it out: soon he would be paying 50 per cent income tax as a high earner, the changes to personal allowances would add another 10 per cent and then there was VAT... more
HOT tip for wannabe frauds? A fine taste for design. Apparently that's the reason the authorities didn’t catch Bernie Madoff sooner than they did
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Stamps and autographs specialist Stanley Gibbons today appointed a new chief operating officer and gave him some good news to talk about on his first day, as its half-year pre-tax profit soared 13% to £1.4 million ... more
Young Briton Heather Watson crashed out of the first round of the girls singles 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 against Russia's Valeria Solovieva on Court 19 today, prompting her to smash her racquet on the court... more
The billionaire Barclay brothers shut down their businesses on Sark as the final results for the tiny Channel Island's groundbreaking elections were confirmed... more
The City gave an initial lukewarm response to the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report in which he blamed the recession on unprecedented circumstances within the global economy... more
European Union leaders are set to call for the creation of international boards to oversee at least the world's 30 biggest banks and financial institutions... more
Once Robert Bonnier had a £150million fortune. Now his London house has been repossessed and, we reveal, he is being pursued across the world by angry creditors ... more
Rich businessmen and women could use Jersey and other tax havens to try to protect themselves from multi-million pound divorce payouts after a landmark court ruling in the Channel Islands... more
High drama at Christie's in London sent the largest Monet Waterlilies ever sold to an astonishing £40.1 million - a record price for the artist... more
The expected exodus of wealthy non-doms from London has not materialised because many of them cannot sell their homes without a loss, research has found... more
Am I the only person in Britain who pays tax? That's certainly what it's felt like these past few weeks. I've lost track of how many people I've come across who are non-doms - yet seem to have lived all their lives here and have the most English of accents... more
Lily Allen capped a remarkable 12 months of success with four Brit Award nominations - including Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Album and Best British Single.... 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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