Every week, Lucy will give you top money-saving tips on getting the best deals. Read on to find out how to spend less on wills, apps, moving and books...... more
As the spotlight fell back on the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing with yesterday's arrests, it emerged that All Saints, the fashion chain owned by retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford, whose empire was backed by loans from Reykjavik, is also facing its own crisis... more
In what must surely take shoe fetishism to a whole new level, those who worship at the altar of Christian Louboutin can now not merely wear his stilettos on their feet, but drink from them as well... more
Fashionistas — on your marks! The new autumn stock is about to hit the shops and if you want to snap up the season’s key, you’d better be ready to pounce... more
To its customers, taken in by the high prices and elegant shop design, Karen Millen is one of the most aspirational places on the high street. ... more
A hint of calm, but certainly not normality, is returning to the busted Nordic economy thanks to the International Monetary Fund's $10 billion bailout. But for many UK investors the story isn't over... more
Hundreds of London jobs at collapsed womenswear chain Principles were under threat as rival firm Debenhams was poised to buy its stock - but not its stores... more
Retail: Icelandic bank Kaupthing put Britain's Mosaic Fashions into administration and immediately announced a deal to buy back some of its brands, saving around 8,700 jobs while leaving about 4,170 at risk... more
Retail: Icelandic holding company Baugur, which has major retail interests in Britain including stakes in House of Fraser and Hamleys has applied for court protection after restructuring talks with its lenders failed... more
The future of Hamleys, Britain's biggest toy shop and a major London tourist attraction, was thrown into doubt after its owner collapsed into administration ... more
Retail: The City is bracing itself for the biggest wave of retail profit warnings in recent history, with stalwarts including Marks & Spencer being tipped to add to the sector's misery... more
As Europe’s biggest shopping mall is opened by the Mayor in west London, we send five of our specialist writers to join the masses to discover what kind of retail experience it has to offer... more
If England, according to Oscar Wilde, is the native land of the hypocrite, then the contortions achieved by former Left-wing supporters of state education in order to justify sending their kids to private schools have to be some of that land's most curious rituals. When I was a child in London my parents schooled me privately to begin with, and then when the inherited dosh ran out sent me to a state school. It was at that point that my mother began to trumpet her great belief in comprehensives. Even aged 13, I couldn't help seeing hypocrisy in this. ... more
UK Property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy and their Icelandic banking partners locked in last-ditch talks to save an ambitious development in the US... more
Banking: Trading in the shares of all Iceland’s banks and financial institutions was suspended on the Nordic Exchange ahead of a long-awaited bailout plan from the government... more
With holdings in companies from Iceland to Hamleys, Jon Asgeir Johannesson has forged an empire here. But the Reykjavik entrepreneur could fall victim to the credit crunch... more
Department stores group House of Fraser has reported steady sales growth as model Yasmin Le Bon helped it buck the downturn on the High Street.... more
They appear to be allied in the hit reality television show, but it appears that Apprentice villainesses Jenny Celerier and Jennifer Maguire's strategic partnership goes beyond the boardroom. The Apprentice contestants were seen out partying at London club Funky Buddha last night, and emerged looking well...fairly sober... 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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