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'Terror attack on New York subway' foiled by Scotland Yard tip-off

09.11.09
Suspected al Qaeda plot to bomb the New York subway was foiled by British anti-terror investigators, it was claimed... more

Stan Kroenke stays silent at Arsenal AGM

22.10.09
Stan Kroenke maintained his silence at Arsenal's Annual General Meeting, when questions were directly raised as to the intentions of the American billionaire investor... more

Balloon family 'working on deal with TV reality show'

19.10.09
The family of the six-year-old American boy who claimed that he had floated away in a helium balloon are facing felony charges... more

Olympics attract world sport summit to London

17.09.09
The world's largest sports summit, attended by some 2,000 people from every major international sports federation will be staged in London before the 2012 Olympics... more

£7 million job with RBS — no worries

19.08.09
The recruitment by Royal Bank of Scotland of bond trader Antonio Polverino from Merrill Lynch has sent City eyebrows skywards — and not just because RBS, which is 70%-owned by the taxpayer, is rewarding him so handsomely ... more

Victoria Beckham is back on American Idol judging panel

14.08.09
Victoria Beckham is set to make her second appearance as an American Idol judge and David has arrived back in the US to show his support. ... more

Victoria Beckham is 'too nice' for American Idol

10.08.09
Victoria Beckham has been branded “too nice” for American idol following her debut as a judge.... more

Saxons feel the heat in Denver

22.06.09
Rugby union: Stuart Lancaster congratulated Ireland A on a "deserved" Churchill Cup success after admitting his side were simply outclassed in Denver... more

London architect designs symbol of the Obama era

15.04.09
A London architect has won the contract to design one of the world’s most high-profile new building projects... more

US papers are in crisis but this does not mean death of journalism

04.03.09
Facing the greatest crisis they have ever experienced, American newspaper editors have cancelled their annual convention for the first time since the Second World War... more

Obama sends 17,000 extra troops into Afghanistan

18.02.09
Barack Obama has ordered an extra 17,000 troops to Afghanistan in a clear signal he is determined to defeat a resurgent Taliban... more

Bullard flies back to US for knee surgery

17.02.09
Football: Jimmy Bullard will undergo a knee operation just three weeks after he joined Hull from Fulham... more

Obama holds fire on more troops to fight the Taliban

17.02.09
Barack Obama said he would "shortly" make a decision over whether to pour thousands more US troops into the Afghan conflict... more

Barack Obama vows to distribute bail-out cash responsibly

16.02.09
President Barack Obama has vowed "accountability, responsibility, and transparency" as he prepares to sign a $787billion stimulus package into law... more

Being mom is my job, says Michelle

07.11.08
Michelle Obama, the First Lady in waiting, said her "number one" job is still to be "mom" to her two daughters Malia and Sasha... more

Anxious times for the hedgies at RAB Capital

12.09.08
THE received wisdom in hedge fund land is that the moment you start dictating to your investors how long they must stay, you are dead. ... more

Stars come out for Obama as Hollywood moves to Denver for candidate's historic speech

29.08.08
First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: 'It was excellent,' Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. 'It was amazing.' ... more

That's one way to avoid sweaty armpits: Now Jennifer Lopez plays it safe in a sleeveless frock

29.08.08
A day after she was caught out with unsightly sweaty armpits, Jennifer Lopez was taking no chances during her latest outing in Colorado.... more

Obama is crowned candidate

28.08.08
Barack Obama made history as he became the first African-American to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party... more

Race gang cleared of plot to kill Obama

27.08.08
Three men held in a suspected race hate plot to kill Barack Obama will not face any charges relating to an attempt on his life... more

Police foil 'racist plot to assassinate Obama'

26.08.08
Four people are being questioned about a suspected racist sniper plot to assassinate US presidential candidate Barack Obama... more

'An extraordinary man, a future president'

26.08.08
Michelle Obama gave the most important speech of her life as she attempted to persuade America to elect her husband... more

Ministers tap into Obama poll success

22.08.08
British ministers were flying to the US this weekend for the Democratic Party convention in Denver, hoping to tap into the expertise of Barack Obama's barnstorming campaign... more

Will Hillary rain on Obama's parade?

18.08.08
The story I'd been hearing for some time has finally come out in the open: Hillary Clinton, Bill, and many of her major financial supporters, known as "bundlers", are so livid at what they see as underhanded play by the Obama team that they intend to eviscerate what ought to be Obama's coronation at the Democratic Party Convention in Denver this week... more

Narnia sequel Prince Caspian knocks Iron Man off top of US box office

19.05.08
The latest film adaptation of CS Lewis' Narnia books has taken the top spot at the US and Canadian box office - knocking blockbuster Iron Man into second place according to studio estimates... more

Clinton campaign manager joins the Paddick team

10.03.08
A senior US political strategist who worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been hired by Brian Paddick... more

A few too many views of Paris

28.06.07
Owing to one or two great moments, Paris, Je t'aime - a compilation of 18 short films about the French capital - proves that quality is more important than quantity.... more

CDs of the week

16.02.07
This week's CD releases include Yoko Ono, post-rockers Explosions in the Sky and a memorial album to the late jazz trumpet virtuoso Maynard Ferguson.... more

Police announce tour dates

13.02.07
The Police have announced that they will embark on their first major tour since splitting in 1984. The tour will hit the UK in autumn.... more

Off the record: David Smyth's column

02.02.07
David Smyth discusses the threat to the Astoria, albums with excessively long track lists and buying songs direct from radio stations in his regular column.... more

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