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London's new influentials

10.11.09
'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time... more

Return of the whale hunters

10.06.09
We’ve learned to love whales and dolphins but a new film reveals the sickening slaughter of these beautiful creatures... more

Facing a dilemma over downgrades

22.05.09
One group of businesses to have been on the receiving end of official wrath over the credit crunch are the rating agencies. ... more

Shaftesbury wants £150m for Berwick Street new look

20.05.09
West End landlord Shaftesbury tapped the City for £149.1 million to fund a regeneration project in the heart of Soho... more

Shaftesbury raises cash for Soho revamp

20.05.09
West End landlord Shaftesbury tapped the City for almost £150 million to fund a regeneration project in the heart of Soho ... more

Striptease or art? The question for burlesque taste police

28.04.09
A North London council ignited a debate over whether burlesque is an art form or simply titillation... more

The new queen of Soho

01.04.09
In an exclusive interview, the girl who inherited 60 acres of prime real estate from porn king Paul Raymond says she is unfazed by being Soho’s biggest landlord... more

An elusive king and a mounting debt of £2m

14.11.08
East London millionaire Jack Petchey won’t want to recall a property deal done with the King of Belgravia in the spring of 2007. But this tale of our times is worth repeating... more

Ex-porn king's heirs £7m richer

06.11.08
Heirs to the empire of the late porn-king-turned-property-tycoon Paul Raymond pocketed £7 million from his real estate business this year as profits rose to £17.8 million in 2007... more

Soho street to be turned into a hotel

17.04.08
A millionaire property developer who bought an entire side of a Soho street plans to turn it into a boutique hotel... more

Fawn James, the £650m queen of Soho, hits a club on her manor

28.03.08
Porn heiress Fawn James enjoyed a night out in Mayfair last night, just a stone's throw away from neighbouring Soho, where her late grandfather Paul Raymond made his millions through a porn and property empire. The 22-year-old, who is expected to take a large slice of Raymond's £650 million fortune following his death last week, spent the night partying at Embassy ... more

Great people – so what went wrong?

26.03.08
For his revamp of Café Boheme, Nick Jones hired some top names – but despite the quality ingredients, it’s a recipe for disaster.... more

Fawn, 22, set to take control of Raymond empire

25.03.08
Paul Raymond's 22-year-old granddaughter is being groomed to take over the £650 million porn and property empire he built up... more

The glamour of sexy Soho? Not on my street, thanks

06.03.08
When I worked in Soho a couple of years back I enjoyed the way flickering neon signs in sex shop windows sat happily beside the area's trendy cafés and boutiques... more

Raymond, the porn king driven by a lust for money

03.03.08
There was, in the end, only one thing which made Paul Raymond happy - and no, it was not sex. It was money... more

Battle over Soho king's £650m will

03.03.08
Soho porn king Paul Raymond has died at the age of 82 - paving the way for a battle over his estimated £650million fortune... more

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