A man called Rich Ricci has become one of the highest-paid bankers in the UK ... is this some kind of sick joke, or a scientific inevitability? Roger Highfield on the power of nominative determinism... more
Economy: Britain has been hit by another 3000 job cuts. Merrill Lynch and its new owner Bank of America is axing 1900 jobs in London, while the Sheffield-based roofing materials group SIG shed 1000... more
Economy: Britain has been hit by yet another wave of job cuts, less than 24 hours after Gordon Brown launched a package to help 500,000 back into work... more
Transport for London has launched an investigation into one of its senior managers amid allegations that hundreds of thousands of pounds has been funnelled to a company in which he had a close personal interest... 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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