The daughter of a Harrow and Oxford-educated baronet and shipping magnate was one of the more unlikely anarchists to join the demonstration at an Essex travellers' site... more
Soaring numbers of foreign diplomats and embassy staff in London are being arrested - but escape justice because they claim immunity from prosecution... more
The one-time address of literary luminaries such as Peter Pan author JM Barrie is set to fall into the hands of the Gulf state of Oman, property industry sources say... more
As private punters will tell you, either smugly or in a pained voice, betting on small energy explorers is a speedy way to make, or lose, a fortune... more
The SAS mission to eastern Libya has turned out to be more Keystone Kops than Bravo Two Zero. Surely it needed much less cloak and even less dagger to make contact with the new regime in Benghazi?
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The Sultanate of Oman is giving several million pounds to the Tate as a thank you for the loan of important paintings and advice on improving its museums... more
Andris Nelsons’s consummate control of the score’s subtle nuances and surging passions makes something very special of what might have been a mundane revival. ... more
Building and support services firm Carillion said that growth in Abu Dhabi and a good performance in Oman will more than offset the loss in work from debt-laden Dubai... 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
Inspired by the tale of a 19th-century aristocrat who eloped with a Bedouin chieftan, Daisy Prince quits the luxuries of Muscat for the romance of Oman's rolling sands and dark-eyed tribesmen ... more
Prudential shares are back in demand, rising 11½p to 296½p today amid mounting speculation its UK insurance business could be the first target of entrepreneur Clive Cowdery's investment vehicle Resolution... more
The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker benefits from the assured touch of Peter Wright, a director and producer who knows how to keep things traditional and real.... more
The irony of this staging of La Bohème is that to create Puccini's Bohemian world of impecunious pleasure and pain, a ton of money must be spent. ... more
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
The Royal Ballet gave Sir Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker sparkle and depth as he celebrated his 80th birthday on stage after the performance.... more
You might wonder why the Royal Opera has wheeled out La Boheme yet again. By the time Marcelo Alvarez emits his final, anguished "Mimi" over his lover's dead body, the question is irrelevant.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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