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Clooney's barmy army in The Men Who Stare At Goats

06.11.09

The Men Who Stare At Goats, taken from Jon Ronson's non-fiction book about the US Army's attempt to use paranormal powers, doesn’t quite cut it.... more

Edible gold and silver sprinkles are the latest culinary craze

19.10.09

Austerity chic is so last season - in the food industry at least - as craze for dishes adorned with real gold and silver sweeps London's top restaurants... more

Sheikhs to fund ‘Boris Island’ airport in the Thames estuary

07.10.09

Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport on platforms in the Thames estuary is being backed by money from oil-rich countries in the Gulf... more

Powers deny dollar plan

06.10.09

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia have denied talks are taking place to ditch the US dollar to buy and sell oil... more

When you've dressed the world's most stylish women, the next step is designing a hotel's figure-of-eight plunge pool and introducing live seahorses into the lobby. Andy Barker sizes up the latest collection of chic suites... more

West End's Ramadan shopping boom

21.08.09

Record Ramadan shopping spree has boosted sales in the West End this summer as 150,000 descend on London... more

Oil leaps by $1 a barrel

13.08.09

Oil prices jumped by more than dollar a barrel as the International Energy Authority bumped up its forecast of worldwide demand ... more

Style without soul at Napket

06.08.09

There is a lack of soul at Napket, as if the elements too closely resemble the powerpoint presentation made to investors.... more

Barack Obama condemns video of solider

20.07.09

President slams 'humiliating' video showing US soldier captured in Afghanistan... more

Grow your own - contain your enthusiasms

09.07.09

Last year a survey into children and growing-your-own found that an astonishing 93 per cent of six-to nine-year-olds who grow veg go on to nag their mothers into changing what they eat... more

Hotel Missoni adds colour to Edinburgh

08.07.09

Knitwear doyenne Rosita Missoni has brought a dash of fashionista colour to old Edinburgh, as well as an impressive attention to detail... more

Heatwave draws to a close as Britain freshens up

03.07.09

Britain's hottest spell in years came to an end today as a cool front moved in, lowering the temperatures across the country... more

Sheikh liked Italian restaurant so much ... he bought it

24.04.09

An Italian restaurant in Knightsbridge is set to expand across the Middle East after it proved so popular with a wealthy Kuwaiti sheikh that he bought the franchise rights... more

Chemical Ali and Saddam deputy jailed for 42 deaths

11.03.09

Saddam Hussein's former henchmen have been jailed for 15 years for crimes against humanity... more

We're proud to be on parade, say university finalists

05.03.09

Finalists in the Miss University London beauty pageant today insisted the competition was not degrading to women.... more

Don't relax, Phil, you're not out of the woods yet

15.01.09

Despite victory in the FA Cup, Chelsea need their key players to perform in the league if they are to match Manchester United's inevitable surge... more

Surgeon attacks foreign use of British organs

05.01.09

A leading transplant surgeon has hit out at two London hospitals for allowing foreigners to leap-frog NHS queues for liver transplants... more

Oligarch's chemicals giant close to collapse

02.01.09

Industrials: Industrial giant LyondellBasell Industries is in danger of collapse as the twin threats of rising costs and global recession put the squeeze on the chemicals industry... more

Japanese bank steps in to save 2,500 jobs at Lehman in London

23.09.08

The threatened jobs of up to 2,500 Lehman Brothers staff in London were saved when the bulk of its Canary Wharf operations were sold to a Japanese bank... more

Japan giant swoops for Ł5bn stake

22.09.08

Banking: Japan's biggest bank agreed to take up to a 20% stake in Morgan Stanley as the Wall Street giant battled to remain independent... more

The moment that football learned money is global

04.09.08

Over the past few years, British business has become used to seeing some of its best-known names fall into foreign hands... more

Harrods café? Not in our back yard, say wealthy neighbours

13.08.08

Millionaire residents of Knightsbridge are threatening legal action against Harrods because of its new outdoor café... more

Asylum gang made Ł200,000 in crash scam

10.07.08

A gang of asylum seekers made £200,000 by faking insurance claims for car crashes... more

Mid-East keen on floats path

19.06.08

The Middle East is poised for an initial public offering bonanza, with 20% of family-owned companies planning to list, according to an Ernst & Young International survey... more

Giving the 'loony one' a free rein would be the sane thing to do

13.06.08

Fireworks will surely ensue if Abramovich or his minions try to interfere with Scolari's work... more

The $300 billion Arabs are coming

29.05.08

The soaring price of oil is bad news for credit crunch London - but it means a boom time for the Middle East producers who are embarking on a massive property spending spree ... more

Arabs may lift Wall St stakes

02.05.08

Kuwait's $250 billion (Ł126.42 billion) sovereign wealth fund may boost its stakes in Citigroup and Merrill Lynch... more

Singapore fund recession alert

21.04.08

Singapore's main sovereign wealth fund says a global recession is increasingly likely... more

Look at military life reveals a web of intrigue

02.01.08

Photographer Nick Waplington's latest exhibition of images downloaded from the Internet captures the sense of boredom on a military base and the camaraderie of soldiers' lives.... more

Shakespeare's Arabia

14.02.07

This engrossing Arabic adaptation of Richard III is jam-packed with multimedia interventions and theatrical display that can be both exhilarating and distracting, says Kieron Quirke.... more