In the air: It's a landmark decision for the magazine industry: BSkyB is axing Britain's biggest circulation title, Sky Magazine, which had a peak distribution of nearly eight million a month as recently as two years ago... more
Those paying tribute to Apple's Steve Jobs seem to be contractually obliged to use the same terms to describe him (in fact, few fans appear too anxious to adhere to their hero's slogan: Think Different)... more
Shortly before he died Mark Duggan sent a message to his girlfriend: "The Feds are following me." This piece of urban slang presumably derives from the American FBI... more
Interview: Mild-mannered Radio 4 presenter Evan Davis tells Richard Godwin what he really thinks about homosexual rights, the state of the economy and the big beasts on the Today programme... more
Now that fugitive ex-tycoon and former Turkish delight, Asil Nadir, has landed safely back in the UK, Spy wonders what has happened to his pal...... more
The decision of Fairfield Energy to cancel its initial public offering is bad news for the six banks, brokers and financial advisers that advised on the failed float... more
Oh, the fickle ways of New World women! America’s ladies once dubbed the British male a dating pariah - but Hollywood’s leading ladies are rejoining the anglophilia club... more
According to popular wisdom, the pound will collapse and all hell will break loose if, come 7 May, the day after the likely election, no party has an overall majority... more
With a new series of Dragons’ Den returning to our screens in the summer, executive producer Sam Lewens has an "interesting" time with the BBC show's big hitters... more
Whitehall's spin doctors are crafty. Last Thursday, while the row was raging about British National Party leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time and the Royal Mail strike was causing chaos, the Government slipped out the news that — after 10 months of discussion — it was refusing to back a compulsory register of lobbyists ... more
You can sense that Stephanie Flanders does not suffer fools gladly. Colleagues describe her as imperious and scary. She doesn't like clichés much either. "The phrase 'green shoots' is the bane of my life," she says, wrinkling her nose ... more
How intriguing. Just what were City minister Lord Myners and Commons Treasury Select Committee chairman John McFall talking about so animatedly the other night? ... more
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents.
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The heads of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the rest have been sternly condemning the evil short sellers in hedge funds for wreaking havoc on their share prices, spreading panic among counterparties and generally being beastly... 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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