THE DISPOSSESSED FUND: It worked for Wembley stadium turf and chunks of the Berlin Wall. Now council officials are auctioning a rather less historic artefact - an Oxford Street paving slab
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You were not deemed criminal if you had access to insider information in the City, just lucky. It's the one surefire way of making money on the stock market... more
Banking Analysis: We badly need to get used to the fact that there’s nothing wrong with bonuses. It is the way our system works, says Graeme Davies... more
With Millwall due in Ali G's hometown for an FA Cup tie, and the club's reputation preceding it, it is a relief to find the good people of Staines cleaving to Corporal Jones's advice not to panic... more
I was looking at this lingerie advert the other day. Actually, "looking" gives the wrong impression; I write "looking" but you picture a man with his mouth hanging open, paralysed and unable to turn the page... more
The 20th century was bloody and terrible in many ways but 20 years ago today, one grim chapter in the history of that time was brought to a good conclusion... more
Thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders gathered to mark the event that triggered the end of the Cold War... more
Gordon Brown was set to give one last push to Tony Blair’s hopes of becoming EU President as heads of government gathered for the Berlin Wall celebrations... more
I have developed a yoga crush. For us sufferers of deskworkers' back and general despair at the state of our bodies by the end of the week, it's addictive. ... more
One of London's most famous recording venues, which has hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, could close over financial problems... more
We are living through days comparable to the atrocities of September 2001 or the fall of communism in November 1989. Historians will look back at the autumn of 2008 as another moment of crisis when conventional assumptions were shattered almost overnight.... more
Sutra, which features 16 tumbling and jumping Buddhist monks, is nothing like the gaudy kung-fu action shows that have visited London in recent years.... more
Kurt Masur has had nothing if not an eventful life, yet even he had not had the opportunity previously to conduct two orchestras simultaneously.... more
Fine performances constantly engage the audience in Europe, a slick, sleek production about characters hanging around a soon-to-be-closed railway station.... 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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