London bankers are heading east again as Poland launches its second wave of privatisations, with the Warsaw stock exchange planning to float on its own market... more
The first he knew was a phone call, summoning him to a police station in the City. “By the tone of the voice I knew it was something bad. They said it was something in the City. I called Kasha’s number again and again. No answer. I knew that at lunchtime most days she was at the gym.”... more
Manager may believe England will have a tough job to qualify for Euro 2012 but the other sides in Group G are in no doubt the Italian’s men are the favourites... more
Tennis: Maria Sharapova has talked up her mental strength after defying a 10-month lay-off to come from a set down and reach the French Open second round... more
Cricket: Anne Keothavong has become the first British woman for 26 years to reach the semi-finals of a WTA clay-court event as she swept past Ioana Raluca Olaru in Poland... more
Football: The final of Euro 2012 will be moved from Kiev to Warsaw unless Ukraine officials can meet a 30 November deadline to make improvements to the city, UEFA have said... more
Football: Lukasz Fabianski has insisted he can handle the responsibility of replacing goalkeeper Manuel Almunia for one of the defining periods of the club’s season ... more
It is a recurring foible of politicians that they are far more candid in the speeches they make overseas than they ever seem to be in the set pieces they deliver at home... more
Eleven fans, including a 13-year-old boy, have been charged with indecent chanting directed at Sol Campbell during Tottenham's match against Portsmouth... more
AS THE Israeli army waits on Gaza's border, ready to re-invade the territory after the collapse of a ceasefire agreement with the radical Hamas government, the stakes could not be higher for the Middle East... more
Timothy Sheader and his team struggle valiantly to rise above the offensively banal, soft-pop music that limps in train with David Goldsmith's trivial lyrics.... more
Business chiefs in London are facing the threat of an exodus of valuable east European workers amid signs that significant numbers of Poles are starting to return home... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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