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Glaxo cashes in on swine flu jab rush

28.10.09

GlaxoSmithKline, the drug company producing the bulk of Britain�s swine flu vaccine, said third-quarter pre-tax profit soared 23% to �1.91 billion as the firm cashed in from a boost in emerging markets and H1N1 drugs ... more

The 'sweet little Chiswick Flyover' hits 50

01.10.09

The �6 million, half-mile flyover in Chiswick is one of the stranger manifestations of civic London pride... more

Bidders make beeline for Churchill

28.09.09

Suitors are queuing up for a slice of Churchill Mining... more

The Walthamstow flat where bomb plot was hatched

08.09.09

The airline bombers plotted the atrocity that was intended to eclipse 9/11 from a rundown flat in east London... more

New scanners could ease liquid restrictions on planes

08.09.09

Restrictions on taking liquids on planes introduced after the terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners could be eased if trials of new scanners prove successful... more

Heathrow liquid bomb plot bigger than 9/11

07.09.09

Three Islamist extremists convicted of plotting to murder thousands of passengers in suicide attacks on flights from Heathrow to America and Canada... more

A premature case of green shoots?

05.06.09

Green shoots in the housing market? Don�t bet on it, says Nick Hopkinson of Property Portfolio Rescue. �The blazing headline statistics from Halifax indicate that the property market is booming at first glance,� he says, of figures showing prices rose 2.6% last month. �While this may be great PR for the now mainly public-owned bank, unfortunately this is not correct. House sales volumes remain at an all-time low, making trend analysis of monthly data from just one lender statistically meaningless.� Doesn�t sound like househunters have missed the boat just yet. ... more

This teeming, blazing patchwork of rumpus streets and villages I call home

09.03.09

I was a country boy, brought up 20 minutes south of Constable's valley, in a village my father's family have lived in for four generations... more

Abramovich: what now after his �12 billion loss?

26.01.09

As the Chelsea owner suffers a series of desperate reversals in the recession, his London club has been tightening its belt and � despite denials it is for sale � investors are circling ... more

Seven in liquid bombs case to face retrial

10.09.08

Seven British Muslims accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners flying out of Heathrow are to face a retrial... more

Seven face retrial over 'jets plot'

09.09.08

Prosecutors are to seek a full re-trial of seven men accused of conspiring to blow up transatlantic airliners flying from Heathrow... more

Airport bomb plot: three guilty

08.09.08

Three British Muslims have been found guilty of an al Qaeda plot to explode liquid bombs at Heathrow airport... more

Young actor's Thames death stays a mystery

03.09.08

A teenage actor found floating in the Thames after a Christmas Eve drinking session was four times over the drink-drive limit when he died, an inquest heard... more

Muslim three admit plan for Heathrow bomb blasts

14.07.08

Three British Muslims have admitted attempting to cause explosions at Heathrow and the Commons... more

'Bombers planned to blast nuclear plants and Wharf'

04.04.08

A British Muslim terror gang drew up a list of targets with "limitless ambition", a jury heard... more

Suicide eight tried to blast jets from sky

03.04.08

A British terror gang plotted to use liquid explosives to blow up transatlantic passenger jets in mid-flight, a court heard... more

Amy's friends fear the worst as she appears with her face covered in scabs and spots

27.03.08

After a harrowing visit to her husband in prison, no one would expect Amy Winehouse to be looking her best. But even by her own standards, the award-winning singer appeared to be in particularly desperate shape. Heavy make-up failed to conceal the spots and scabs on her wrinkled cheeks, chin and nose... more

A day in the life of scabby Amy Winehouse: A prison visit, fish and chip dinner, and a night jamming with Pete Doherty

25.03.08

Despite her chaotic lifestyle, singer Amy Winehouse still manages to cram quite a lot into 24 hours. A visit to husband Blake Fielder-Civil in prison, a stop-off at the chip shop and a jamming session with notorious drug-user Pete Doherty. But it's not exactly the lifestyle you might expect from a Grammy award-winning pop star... more

Showtime at the Southbank

18.07.07

Artistic director Jude Kelly's first production, Carmen Jones, is about to be unveiled at the Festival Hall. It's what this place is made for, she says.... more