Desmond Tutu, one of the world’s greatest champions of the Dispossessed, gave a powerful blessing to the Standard’s campaign to help the poorest in London... more
ITV was thrown into turmoil once again as Sir Michael Bishop became the second candidate to rule himself out as its new chairman, and chief operating officer John Cresswell said he will quit in the near future... more
After Sir Crispin Davis saw sense (or was made to) and withdrew his candidature for ITV chairman, there should be no excuse for the beleaguered broadcaster’s board to push on and appoint Sir Michael Bishop... more
British Airways boss Willie Walsh is under growing pressure as it emerged that his brinkmanship in trying to pull off three mergers at once could backfire, leaving the flag carrier partnerless and isolated... more
Aviation: Plans for a pan-European Irish airline to take on British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France were unveiled as Ryanair relaunched its takeover bid for Aer Lingus... more
Few people in Britain have taken too seriously the claims by US Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman and other luminaries that Gordon Brown's recapitalisation of the banks means he is a global superhero... more
Christian Bale's former assistant has spoken out about the star painting a portrait of him as a tortured soul, haunted by his parents’ divorce, prone to temper tantrums and plagued by insecurity.... more
A price tag of £800m was hung on the British Midland airline group amid rising speculation that Heathrow's second-largest airline will fall prey to a takeover or merger... more
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