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Heady times for Majestic as Old World wines fight back

19.05.11
I witnessed a revolution this week in the South of France, where the Old World is fighting back against the New World of wine... more

Osborne puts apps on school agenda to boost digital skills

16.05.11
Schoolchildren will be taught to design apps for smartphones in a digital-economy drive, George Osborne has announced... more

iPad karaoke to get you singing on the buses

05.05.11
The Soho karaoke bar founded by dotcom pioneer Martha Lane Fox today unveiled an app for the iPad that allows commuters to sing their favourite songs wherever they are... more

Martha makes bingo hall a web Mecca: Unlikely setting as dotcom queen launches scheme to teach net skills

25.03.11
A Dagenham bingo hall has become the unlikely trailblazer for a major government initiative to get people online... more

Give net access to prisoners, says Martha Lane Fox

17.11.10
Prisoners should be given access to the internet to help with their rehabilitation and cut crime, Government's 'digital champion' says... more

Century Club for TV and media names calls in insolvency experts

24.09.10
Soho members' club Century has brought in insolvency experts after running up almost £600,000 in unpaid bills because of the recession... more

Dining website puts £16m on London founder’s table

16.09.10
Crofter's daughter who came to London from Scotland as a teenager to make her fortune lands a £16million windfall as she sells her restaurant booking website... more

If you just can’t get enough of the X Factor, you’re in luck... now you can sing along

27.08.10
It started as a tiny bar in Soho allowing people to sing late into the night. Now Lucky Voice, set up by dotcom pioneer Martha Lane Fox, is set to take over millions of living rooms... more

The Dispossessed: Goldman Sachs boosts our appeal to £850,000

11.08.10
Goldman Sachs is the latest City name to make a major donation to the Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Fund... more

Broadband firms 'must work together' for UK's high-speed internet future

15.07.10
Broadband providers must work together if high-speed internet is to be rolled out across Britain, the Government says... more

£22bn benefit if we all have the internet, says Martha Lane Fox

12.07.10
Dotcom pioneer Martha Lane Fox has announced plans to get everybody of working age in Britain online by the end of the current Parliament... more

Martha Lane Fox in drive to get entire country online

12.07.10
Internet entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox launches a drive to get everyone in Britain online - saying the country would save £22 billion as a result... more

Soho karaoke bar’s franchise deals teach the world to sing

10.03.10
Lucky Voice, the hugely popular Soho karaoke bar co-founded by dotcom pioneer Martha Lane Fox, has revealed global expansion plans... more

‘I wish I could take out the bit of my brain that always worries about the accident'

14.12.09
Internet pioneer Martha Lane Fox speaks of car crash that nearly killed her... more

Au revoir City excess. Hello the new austerity

24.07.09
Conspicuous consumption has been replaced by moderation — and a new concern for customers... 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

City Spy: Ready to step into Margaret’s shoes

15.06.09
As producers of The Apprentice look to find a replacement for Margaret Mountford, City Spy wonders what are the chances of the successful candidate coming from that close band of business talent gathered under the umbrella of celebrity agent Speak Out!? ... more

Michelle gets jitters about the Queen

01.04.09
The normally super-confident Michelle Obama is nervous at meeting the Queen, her husband revealed... more

Minister pays tribute to 'amazing work' of our NHS heroes

05.01.09
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has paid tribute to our NHS Champions winners... more

I've had my fill of cyber life: let's give humans a go

17.12.08
I had a letter this week from the fraud department of a major building society, informing me that someone had tried to open an account in my name, and asking me to call them to confirm it wasn't me... more

Salute to our NHS heroes

12.12.08
The Evening Standard salutes the NHS heroes who go beyond the call of duty in providing exceptional care... more

Now Brown is haunted by 'boom and bust'

27.10.08
Gordon Brown has always been good at hocus-pocus when it came to growth numbers... more

Best Islington Bars

12.09.08
After a few years on its uppers, Upper Street is fighting back. A rash of glamorous, independent new joints are worth a try.... 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

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

NHS Champions: Help us to recognise the heroes of the NHS

02.09.08
Voting closes for the NHS Champions awards this week. Nominate your NHS Champion here... 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


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