Formula One motor racing boss Bernie Ecclestone pocketed a pay rise of nearly 15 per cent last year, despite the fact the sports series is haemorrhaging over £300 million a year... more
In launching his putsch on the Financial Services Authority and overhaul of City regulation, George Osborne paid tribute to Sir James Sassoon as the Shadow Chancellor’s adviser. This is most odd... ... more
The founder of Foxtons estate agency is spending millions creating a five-storey extension beneath his home with room for a tennis court and vintage car museum... more
City workers are selling off properties in some of London's most expensive areas as the credit crunch threatens to bring an end to the bonus culture, figures reveal... more
Recession - what recession? Last week I went to two of the most lavish parties I've been to for many a moon (and believe me, I go to a lot of parties)... more
Roman Abramovich has been granted planning permission to build Britain's most expensive private residence - with a swimming pool and private cinema.... more
When will London bounce back from the slump? In his first interview since selling his estate agency, Jon Hunt says the time to buy is when people stop talking about house prices... more
Lakshmi Mittal, Britain's richest man and a prominent Labour Party donor, has bought his third property in London's most expensive street for £70 million... more
The slapstick comedy of Oxford Shakespeare Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream makes it seem at times more schoolyard scrap than sexually charged romp.... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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