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BFI London Film Festival: Pick of the day - The Kid With a Bike

21.10.11
Films by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are always interesting, but The Kid With a Bike, the latest from the Belgian brothers, is a lot more than that... more

BFI London Film Festival: Pick of the day - The Ides of March

19.10.11
In terms of star wattage, today's pick is a bit of a no-brainer: for the 7pm red-carpet screening of The Ides of March at the Odeon Leicester Square... more

BFI London Film Festival: Pick of the day - The Artist

18.10.11
Don't be put off by the synopsis - a silent black-and-white film full of in-jokes about the early days of cinema. The Artist is a hoot... more

40 Met officers disciplined over Amex scandal

28.09.11
Forty Scotland Yard officers have been disciplined for misusing corporate credit cards, it can be revealed... more

Rise of the new villagers who back local shops

19.07.11
Almost half of Londoners now try to shop locally and are using websites to find good stores, new research finds... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 27: The Sleeping Beauty

27.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 26: Howl

26.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 25: Bow Bells and Waterloo Sunsets

25.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 22: Hands Up

22.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 21: Benda Bilili!

21.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 20: Happy Few

20.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

BFI London Film Festival Pick Of The Day October 18: Another Year

18.10.10
Nick Curtis gives us his pick of the best film showing today at the BFI London Film Festival... more

Dinner served by star chef in London Eye is a restaurant festival highlight

05.10.10
Chef Richard Corrigan kicked off this year's London Restaurant Festival by serving jelly of lobster, Granny Smith parfait and grouse pie to 10 guests in a pod of the London Eye... more

American Express launches Chinese travellers' cheques

23.08.10
American Express is making travellers’ cheques available in Chinese yuan... more

Police face court over alleged expenses fraud in 7/7 case

22.01.10
Three Scotland Yard counter terrorism officers have been charged with fraud after allegedly making 'inflated' expense claims while investigating the 7/7 London bombers... more

Credit firms charge British tourists £50 to take out €1,000

10.09.09
British holidaymakers were charged a total of £106million for taking out money with their credit card abroad last month... more

Footsie keeps up momentum as the bulls make their mark

20.07.09
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more

US banks vie to pay back bailout funds

09.06.09
A two-tier banking system of winners and losers looked set to emerge in the US today ... more

Banks pay back $68bn in major US shake-up

09.06.09
The American banking industry will undergo a radical shake-up tonight, as the government made it clear which institutions it regards as strong and which as fundamentally weak ... more

Yard detectives held in Amex card inquiry

13.05.09
Three more Scotland Yard detectives have been arrested as part of an inquiry into allegations officers misused corporate credit cards while investigating the 7/7 bombings... more

Cost-cuts save day but Amex still dives

27.01.09
Banking: American Express fourth-quarter earnings crashed 72%, only beating analysts’ forecasts because of aggressive cost-cutting... more

Best hot takeway food in London

21.01.09
As winter bites, you don't want to waste too much of your lunch hour tracking down a warming meal.... more

US grants bank status to Amex

11.11.08
The US government has approved the transition of American Express to become a bank... more

Hakkasan barman in £30,000 card skim fraud

03.10.08
A barman at a michelin-starred Chinese restaurant who ripped off up to a thousand diners in a credit card scam to pay for his mother's funeral was jailed for 15 months... more

Flight Centre soars to £101m

21.07.08
Discount travel agency Flight Centre has unveiled a 40% profit rise to £101.1 million and said the UK will drive an earnings increase in the coming months... more

St Paul's opened up to help preserve masterpiece

07.11.07
A £40 million regeneration project will give visitors unprecedented access to parts of St Paul's Cathedral.... more


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