No one has yet improved on Charles Dickens' description of why it makes sense to save. In the words of his character Mr Micawber, spend a fraction less than you earn and the result is happiness; spend a fraction more and the result is misery... more
The childish bickering between the Tory and Labour Treasury teams continues. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls and his advisor Alex Belardinelli were jumping up and down with delight after the OECD's chief economist, Pier Carlo Padoan, said the Government's deficit-busting plans may need to be watered down... more
It is set to become London's most exclusive hotel room - as bizarre boat-shaped room is winched to the top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank... more
Wtiter and philosopher Alain de Botton has commissioned five of Europe’s best architects to design holiday homes that he plans to rent out on a not-for-profit basis... more
Writer-director Julian Kemp’s film, My Last Five Girlfriends, presents us a thirtysomething architect whose relationships with women reflect his inadequacies.... more
Marks & Spencer has apparently called in the lawyers in a bid to prise its new chief executive Marc Bolland away from old employer Morrisons, the Bradford-based supermarket... more
It was the year of bankers’ bonuses and MPs’ moats, of Jude Law’s Hamlet and England’s Ashes win. But how well do you remember the other stories that hit the Standard’s headlines in 2009? Take our quiz to find out
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Passengers using Heathrow's Terminal 5 this week could appear as characters in a new book being written by the first airport writer-in-residence... 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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A campaign to help people learn the art of happiness is set to be launched. The woman behind it explains why now especially we all need a smile... more
Everyone hates the HR department. This is the cavern from which your P45 is sent, where your assessments are stored and where orders are sent out to ship you off on a group exercise... more
The pressure is on to emulate the surprise global success of Danny Boyle's film. Here are this year's top 10 homegrown movies that could hit the jackpot.... more
The tale of four cunning old geezers fooling two sharp young whippersnappers into paying £6.5 million for 47 acres of land owned by someone else altogether must surely form the basis of a script for the next series of Hustle. ... more
Lily Cole and Thandie Newton have attended a Vogue party to mark the forthcoming reopening of the Southbank Centre, after two years of redevelopment.... 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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