Tyrannosaurus rex had a pint-sized skinny ancestor that lived when dinosaurs were the underdogs 230 million years ago, scientists have discovered... more
Barack Obama’s plan to limit banks’ risk-taking could force the likes of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to lose parts of their private equity operations... more
White-collar workers are standing by helplessly as technology, cheap labour and the recession destroy their jobs. It's plumbers who now have prospects... more
Michelle Obama boarded the presidential train in Philadelphia at the weekend as a political wife and mother - and arrives in Washington as the new First Lady... more
Robert Gates will continue as American defence secretary under Barack Obama as the president-elect prepares to bolster troops in Afghanistan and oversee a withdrawal from Iraq... more
The Democratic candidate may be on the doorstep of the White House but one Right-wing commentator says many still worry that they don’t know what Obama stands for... more
One is America’s richest man who still lives in the house he bought for $31,000 in 1958. The other is an investment chief who started selling clothes as a teenager. Here, we tell the story of the deal they’ve done to safeguard Goldman Sachs... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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