So, it’s all over. After the heady excitement of the volcano crisis, the skies are open again, BA is flying and the Continent is no longer cut off... more
“Darling to get tough on offshore tax evasion,” trumpeted the front page of the Financial Times as I was on my way to a seminar for those who sought to escape such measures... more
Last month Morocco saw the most opulent party of the year involving 5,000 bottles of champagne and a brand-new luxury hotel. At the centre of celebrations was Heather Kerzner, wife of the billionaire Sun King, Sol. ... more
Andy has insisted that he had no fear of anyone as he prepared to become the first Briton since for 71 years to play in the men's singles final at Wimbledon... more
TIMES are tough at Merton council. It’s ordered council employees who weren’t able to make it into work because of the snow, to account for the time from their annual leave.... more
A former Bahamas senator is escorted from a courtroom by police after being granted bail on charges of conspiring to help extort $25 million from John Travolta... more
John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston were flying home to Florida with the ashes of their son after his death at the couple's Bahamas holiday home... more
Joe Lewis, the man who lost the best part of a billion dollars on buying shares in Bear Stearns as it was about to collapse, owns most of Tottenham Hotspur... more
Fool's Gold could be a hit since there’s enough sun and sea, and a beautiful cruising boat, to give us all two hours of expensive holiday we could not afford.... more
It has been this column's view for some time that we would not get through the financial crisis without the collapse of an investment bank, and probably a commercial bank... 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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