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How ready-meal cheats spoil DIY dinner parties

17.11.09
It was touted as the perfect way to entertain in a time of tight finances - the bring-your-own dinner party where each guest provides a dish of wholesome, home-made food... more

Galleon scandal rocks the boat in Sri Lanka

21.10.09
The Galleon hedge fund affair is having a potentially disastrous effect on the home country of founder Raj Rajaratnam ... more

Conman exposed by Standard skips bail after arrest at the LSE

12.10.09
Conman academic exposed by the Standard has gone on the run while on bail after being arrested when he turned up to deliver a lecture... more

Alex's issues: the editor of British Vogue on fashion, recession and Anna Wintour

09.09.09
The editor of British Vogue talks about her opposite number in New York, that fly-on-the-wall documentary, weight, and how we can still enjoy shopping in a recession... more

Fraud backpackers sentenced to work in Rio’s slums

20.08.09
Two British law graduates sentenced to 16 months' community service by a Brazilian court for attempted insurance fraud are pinning their hopes on an appeal... more

'Fraud' backpackers weep in Brazil court

18.08.09
Two British backpackers broke down in a Brazilian courtroom after admitting travel insurance fraud by claiming they had been robbed on a bus journey to Rio de Janeiro... more

WORLD: British backpackers go on trial in Brazil

17.08.09
Two British law graduates arrested in Brazil on suspicion of fraudulently claiming they were robbed go on trial today... more

From angel to activist: Heydon Prowse

13.08.09
From protesting outside Nobu to shaming MPs on expenses, Heydon Prowse is causing quite a stir. We talk to the former child actor who undid Alan Duncan... more

Protesters target Lord Mandelson as he takes charge

10.08.09
Lord Mandelson’s home was besieged by protesters angry at the closure of Britain’s only wind turbine factory, as the Business Secretary returns from holiday to run the country... more

WORLD: British law graduates ‘will admit lying over robbery’

06.08.09
Two British law graduates held in Brazil over falsely claiming they were robbed are to plead guilty to the charge... more

Law graduates 'won't go back to jail in Brazil'

03.08.09
Two British law graduates will not have to return to prison over allegations that they fraudulently claimed they had been robbed in Brazil, their lawyer said... more

British law graduates will not return to prison, lawyer claims

03.08.09
Lawyer representing two British law graduates said he believes they will not have to return to prison over allegations they fraudulently claimed they had been robbed in Brazil... more

British law graduates face weeks in prison after judge refuses bail

31.07.09
British law graduates accused of holiday insurance fraud held in Brazilian prison with murderers and drug-traffickers as judge refuses bail... more

Gap year graduates locked up in Brazil jail over insurance theft ‘lie’

29.07.09
Two 'terrified' British law graduates were locked up in the same cell in a Brazilian prison over an alleged holiday insurance fraud... more

Judy Murray reveals the secrets of keeping Andy Murray focused

03.07.09
As Andy Murray prepares for today's Centre Court showdown his mother reveals how those closest to him help keep his quest for Wimbledon glory on track... more

NHS won't pay £3,000 for drug to save my life

17.06.09
A trainee teacher has launched a legal fight against health bosses who are refusing to pay for her life-saving cancer therapy... more

UK graduate fell to death from Golden Gate Bridge

27.05.09
A successful British graduate fell to her death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco after surfing suicide websites, an inquest heard... more

Mother's fury at failure to ban the drug which killed her daughter

29.04.09
The mother of a medical student who died after taking a "party drug" has criticised the Government for failing to ban it despite the Home Office warning of its dangers... more

Meet Mister Mayhem

25.03.09
On Saturday, ahead of the G20 Summit, a London professor plans to ignite a revolution in the City. This is his bizarre manifesto... more

More women traders needed as men suffer 'testosterone effect'

24.10.08
Stock market dealing could be more successful if there were more women on the trading floors, a Cambridge academic claims... more

The truth about mum and me: Carol Barnes's son James talks about the newscaster's last days

25.07.08
The last person to speak to TV newscaster Carol Barnes was her only son James Thomson, and the memory of that final conversation constantly replays in his mind like a tape on a permanent loop.... more

'Violent movies are to blame for knife crime wave,' blasts Sir Richard Attenborough

24.07.08
His portrayal of the sadistic, razor-wielding Pinkie in Brighton Rock was a breakthrough role for the young Richard Attenborough.... more

Baby born on floor after wards close doors

20.06.08
A woman in labour was turned away from two hospitals before giving birth on the floor of a third... more

Student's meningitis death: hospital pays £80,000 to family

21.05.08
The family of a student who died from meningitis have won their battle for compensation... more

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