BSkyB shareholders come under mounting pressure to remove James Murdoch as chairman as the board prepares to meet next Thursday for the first time since the phone-hacking scandal blew up... more
An hour at lunchtime can be enough to help a child into a bright new future. David Cohen talks to five people about their experiences with Volunteer Reading Help in the capital... more
Sales of ebooks are soaring. Online retailer Amazon.co.uk is selling more than twice as many books on its Kindle device than in hardback. In America, seen as 12 months ahead of the UK, Amazon's Kindle ebook numbers have overtaken those of hardbacks and paperbacks combined... more
BSkyB shares jump to a nine-year high of 817.5p as top shareholder Crispin Odey demands at least 950p for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to buy the pay-TV giant... more
BSkyB shows just why News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch wants to take full control of the pay-TV giant as it unveils a 25% surge in operating profits to £255 million... more
Australian writer Peter Carey could be set for a record-breaking third Man Booker victory after making it to the shortlist of the prestigious £50,000 prize... more
To write A Journey, Blair locked himself away at his Foundation HQ at home in Connaught Square with piles of notes, prepared by his loyal staff... more
As Mandelson beats Blair to be first to publish his memoirs of the New Labour years next week, we reveal what the books will expose and the behind-the-scenes battle between two publishing rivals.... more
Former Labour City minister Paul Myners uses a speech in the House of Lords to attack the previous government — of which he was a leading member — for its “flawed” economic thinking ... more
Fresh fears were raised over the survival of High Street bookseller Borders after its website closed to trading and staff at stores said they had been told to stop accepting advance orders... more
Labour luvvie Gail Rebuck is high on the shortlist to win the Businesswoman of the Year award as her daughter is at the centre of a government alleged dirty tricks row... more
Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading.
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Is nothing sacred? Children's novelist Jacqueline Wilson had her latest bestseller My Sister Jodie removed from Asda shelves after a complaint about the use of the word "twat" in the text... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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