Should banks be sued over the "liar-loans" that led to the subprime mortgage fiasco, the credit crunch, the recession, the financial crisis and our present economic malaise?... more
British passengers told of their confusion and misery today after spending hours stuck on a hot, dark plane at a tiny US airport when their Virgin flight was diverted and delayed... more
United States coach Bob Bradley has admitted that he is losing his mind, following their 4-2 friendly defeat by the Czech Republic in Connecticut... more
Boots and Mothercare accused of selling baby bottles made with chemical that has been linked to illnesses including heart disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects and hyperactivity... more
GlaxoSmithKline and fellow British drugmaker AstraZeneca were today accused of price-fixing on their seasonal flu vaccines (SFV) by one of the US's top prosecutors ... more
Swiss banking giant UBS has been ordered by a US judge to set aside $35 million (£21.1 million) to cover a potential judgment against it in a case where bankers described complex debt securities they were selling as “crap” and “vomit” ... more
Boxing: Carl Froch is desperate to take on Joe Calzaghe after staging one of the great comebacks to retain his WBC world super-middleweight title against Jermain Taylor... more
Boxing: Carl Froch insists he will win his first title defence when he puts his WBC super-middleweight championship belt on the line against Jermain Taylor... more
Energy analysis: With just days to go before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government had all but given up working out how to clear the yellow smog choking the city...... more
Richard Caring, the tycoon who ploughed much of his rag-trade fortune into leading West End dining rooms and clubs including The Ivy, has been named London's wealthiest restaurateur... more
The Scissor Sisters new album is big, bright, bold - and gay, Mates of State's Bring It Back is well worth seeking out and Darkel's first outing is super cool.... more
Prolific London-based label Fortuna Pop! celebrates "Ten years of love, ineptitude and independence" with a three-night pick'n'mix, F-Pop Fest, at the Luminaire. It may be twee but it's still top fun.... 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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