Depositors in the collapsed Isle of Man subsidiary of Iceland's Kaupthing Bank calls on Chancellor George Osborne to respond to their pleas for financial help... more
'Thrill-seeker' who plunged to his death after being fired 40 feet as a human cannonball had only been working as a stuntman for a week, it has emerged... more
The Vatican's private bank may be the only one currently on the wrong end of an investigation for money laundering, but its troubles are a timely reminder that the entire private banking sector is going through a very rough patch.... more
The HTC-Columbia sprinter was surprisingly overtaken with the finish line at his mercy as the first all-French stage of the 97th Tour finished in Reims... more
To most Londoners, the words "gun crime" do not normally bring to mind an image of the beautiful Lake District, or of a deranged individual running amok with legally owned weapons... more
Legal: Music fans and record labels have long fought over the rights and wrongs of file-sharing, but now an island tax haven in the Irish Sea says it has come up with a way to keep the peace... more
Instead of the head of a household-name retailer, global bank or oil major, it will be Paul Walsh of the drinks firm, Diageo, stepping up to receive the coveted most admired company prize... 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
Senior judges in London will be asked to uphold a pre-nuptial agreement signed by a wealthy American couple who divorced after 10 years of marriage... more
Out-of-work New York bankers who can’t face socialising with people who still have jobs are invited to the first-ever Wall Street Pink Slip Party... more
Finance: The Australian bank whose investment funds are among the biggest employers in the UK was in recovery today after a torrid week in which share plunges appeared to question its survival... more
Andy Kershaw was one of Britain's favourite DJs - until he was jailed and was banned from seeing his children. Now on the run from police, he breaks his silence. ... more
Troubled DJ Andy Kershaw has spoken for the first time about his time in prison for breaching a restraining order against his ex-partner and children.... 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
The three remaining contestants in BBC talent show I'd Do Anything briefly stepped into Madonna's shoes to recreate some of her most iconic images.
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Troubled DJ Andy Kershaw was seen looking rumpled and dishevelled for the first time yesterday after being ordered to leave the Isle of Man and return to the custody of his mother in Manchester, England
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BBC DJ Andy Kershaw left jail on Friday after serving six weeks for breaching a restraining order relating to his ex-partner Juliette Banner, the mother of his two children. Here his sister and fellow DJ Liz Kershaw introduces his upbeat and frank prison diaries
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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
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