Graham Hand, boss of the lobby group representing UK construction consultants, British Expertise, threatens to throttle Foreign Office officials for preventing his members from re-taking their positions in Libya... more
George Osborne must be ready to act fast and boost the economy if a global slowdown crushes the recovery, the new head of the International Monetary Fund says... more
Is Britain in danger of being too insular? Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne told Chatham House this week that British ignorance of the modern world puts the country at risk of being overtaken by its international competitors and that "our basic knowledge of the world, remarkably for a country with such a global history, is also inadequate... more
Britain will remain in the 'premier league' of military powers despite swingeing cuts facing the armed forces, Defence Secretary Liam Fox says ... more
Workers battling to see off meltdown at Japan's damaged nuclear plant have been forced to suspend operations following a rise in radiation levels... more
Middle classes face a 'severe squeeze' on their income during retirement and look set to suffer a significant drop in their quality of life, a report indicates... more
The City Interview: David Giampaolo is probably the best connected man in London, thanks to his super-elite investment society Pi Capital: The power is not in the numbers, but the members... more
The vicious attacks in Mumbai have highlighted the threat from terrorism that India faces. And the manner of the attack ¡ª more akin to a sophisticated military operation ¡ª differs from previous bombings... more
George Osborne committed a cardinal sin in Corfu by disclosing details of private discussions he had had with Lord Mandelson while staying at Nat Rothschild's villa... more
Pass the tissues. In his new book, Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson, tells, sob, how he was foiled in his ambition to buy Northern Rock, sob... more
As Russian forces push further into Georgia, the Kremlin hawks see the invasion as payback time for George Bush and Nato. But a military triumph will leave Moscow the loser in the long run... more
As MPs pack their bags for the summer holidays, we examine the restlessness among Gordon Brown's backbenchers and the bitter rivalries that are still destabilising Downing Street ... more
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