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MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09

These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

A fine focus on fish in Hix

08.10.09

One of the most gregarious chefs in London with a strong sideline in friends from the art world, Mark Hix knows his diners.... more

Sheep crash biker billed for damaging road

24.09.09

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Green�s Restaurant and Oyster Bar is posh and pukka

17.09.09

Green�s Restaurant and Oyster Bar in St James�s, as more learned authorities than me have observed, is about comfort food for toffs... more

Donald Trump and Selina Scott row reignited over DVDs

06.08.09

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North Sea helicopter search resumes at dawn

02.04.09

Rescuers resumed their search at first light for the eight people still missing after yesterday's fatal helicopter crash in the North Sea, but with little hope of finding anyone alive... more

Helicopter had 'catastrophic impact' when it came down in North Sea

02.04.09

The helicopter which crashed in the North Sea suffered a "catastrophic impact" with the water, Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said... more

One-menu bistro bounces back

20.08.08

The London outpost of Parisian restaurant Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecute that serves only one menu was mauled by critics when it opened - but things have changed, says David Sexton.... more

A step-by-step guide to the gravity-defying Donald Trump combover

11.06.08

Over the years we've had our share of great British combovers - Arthur Scargill and Bobby Charlton to name but two.... more

Hair-raising moment as billionaire Donald Trump drops in to visit his Scottish relatives

09.06.08

Throughout his successful career, Donald Trump must have encountered some hair-raising moments in the boardroom as he clinched multi-million property deals.... more

Big in business? Beware the Icarus complex

03.03.08

January has been the month of very public falls from grace in the business world. Last week, Thomas Krens, 61, resigned as director of Manhattan's prestigious Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation. Earlier came the news that investor Eddie Lampert had lost a ton of money at his hedge fund, ESL Investments. A year or two ago he seemed untouchable, the first Wall Street financier to earn more than $1 billion in a year. Then there's Barry Diller, normally venerated in media circles, who has seen the worth of his interactive commerce company, IAC, tank, and is now locked in battle with co-owner John Malone... more

The family feud that haunts Atonement star James McAvoy

01.03.08

You could hardly blame actor James McAvoy for being a little bleary-eyed as the black limo deposited him outside the Beverly Hills mansion. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the poverty-stricken area of Drumchapel in Glasgow, the actor's father, James McAvoy Snr, was hard at work atop a roof... more

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Sky in plot to hire students on the cheap

Sky News is currently recruiting students as reporters for its coverage of next year's general election. However, the opportunity doesn't quite seem so appealing

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