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Power surge at London’s most influential party

11.11.09
Boris Johnson was reunited with his old adversary Ken Livingstone at the Standard’s Influentials party — and promptly offered him a job... more

London's top five hidden secrets

29.10.09
With growing numbers of holidaymakers opting for staycations, here are five hidden gems right here in the capital... more

Egypt overtakes European resorts for half-term sun

23.10.09
Record numbers of British families will take their October half-term holidays in distant sun-spots because of the weakness of the pound and the 'staycation summer' washout, according to new figures... more

Insider case that reveals the City’s rotten culture

09.10.09
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Look who is following the new corporate Tweeters

03.08.09
Twitter has been hijacked by the business world. But as these celebrities prove, we can be as fascinated with what companies are up to as they are with us.... more

Reasons to be cheerful about business in Silicon London

20.07.09
It is a pleasant surprise to meet anyone who is optimistic at the moment. So I have liked spending time with people involved in London technology start-ups in the past week ... more

Internet stars logging on to a new fund for online start-ups

10.07.09
The dot-com era was resurrected today when four of the internet's most successful stars launched an investment fund for online start-ups ... more

Lessons in probity from a wobbly three-legged stool

22.06.09
Here at the Evening Standard, we start work early in the morning. Which means that when I drive to work the roads are usually virtually empty... more

Rise of the capital's golden skirts

18.06.09
With so few women making it to the top in business, those who do have the pick of plum boardroom jobs — and can make a fortune juggling up to six at a time... 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

Internet entrepreneurs of Old Street are helping to fuel capital’s recovery

27.05.09
It is a noisy, grimy roundabout, surrounded by grey concrete and crumbling tower blocks. Yet the interchange at Old Street, in what was once one of London’s most deprived areas, is where experts say the green shoots of recovery are already beginning to blossom... more

Chris Cleave, the London novelist taking the world by storm

30.04.09
His first novel about a terror attack came out on 7/7. Chris Cleave’s new book, The Other Hand, has sold 100,000 in eight weeks and Nicole Kidman wants the film rights... more

Best Places for Valentine's Day in London

10.02.09
From inspirational views to candlelit concerts, here are some of the best places to celebrate Valentine's Day in London.... more

Nat the ex-playboy set to be central character in Corfu holiday saga

21.10.08
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New Media

08.10.08
London is one of the greatest digital hotspots outside California's Silicon Valley and these are the people leading the way... more

Retail

08.10.08
These are the people who will steer London’s vital retail world through what looks like difficult trading ahead ... more

Car-crash millionaire finds a karaoke cure

09.09.08
Martha Lane Fox has opened a new London branch of her karaoke chain and says the success of the business has been crucial in helping her mentally recover from a serious car crash... more

Bookings for foreign holidays soar by 150 per cent

05.09.08
Sun-starved Britons who holidayed at home this year to help save the planet and ease the credit crunch are now rushing to book overseas trips... more

The unsung heroes who gave us back our health

02.09.08
As the Evening Standard launches its awards to celebrate the dedication of NHS professionals - from porters to surgeons - entrepreneur and car crash survivor Martha Lane Fox pays tribute to the exceptional nurses who helped her walk again... more

We're all going on a summer holiday ... near home to save cash

18.07.08
The urge for long-haul holidays in exotic locations has taken a major hit thanks to the credit crunch and the Terminal 5 fiasco... more

Sir Stuart Rose to sell Lucky Voice stake after conflict row

01.05.08
Sir Stuart Rose declares he will sell his £100,000 stake in the karaoke business owned by dot-com doyenne Martha Lane Fox... more

120 council staff are disciplined over porn and emails

10.04.08
More than 120 London council staff have been caught downloading pornography or sending inappropriate emails at work... more

West End theatre dancing its way to record

01.10.07
West End theatre is on course for a record year with takings currently 14 per cent up on last year's box office-busting results.... more

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