Arsenal winger added to his burgeoning reputation as England continued their perfect start to their latest European Under-21 Championship campaign... more
As the spotlight fell back on the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing with yesterday's arrests, it emerged that All Saints, the fashion chain owned by retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford, whose empire was backed by loans from Reykjavik, is also facing its own crisis... more
To an event on Tuesday called “Tall Buildings in London, can they work?” held at the elegant offices of property agents Cushman & Wakefield in Portman Square. The subject matter may sound as relevant today as a colloquium on growing sunflowers in Reykjavik. ... more
Michael Morley is the new chief executive of the Queen's bank Coutts & Co. The boss of Royal Bank of Scotland's poshest offshoot used to be head of wealth management at Singer & Friedlander, owned by Icelandic bank Kaupthing which is now in administration... more
Football: Pressure for West Ham to be sold this summer is set to increase after their Icelandic chairman's personal liabilities were revealed as a staggering £301million... more
With £1bn debts, retail empire Baugur is set to be broken up and, says its founder, end up in the ‘hands of British vultures’. It seems he couldn’t be more wrong...... more
Retail: Icelandic holding company Baugur, which has major retail interests in Britain including stakes in House of Fraser and Hamleys has applied for court protection after restructuring talks with its lenders failed... more
Chancellor Alistair Darling fuelled the run on Iceland's banks and has a "moral" obligation to help repay the £1billlion lost by British councils as a result, MPs were told... more
A billion pounds of taxpayers’ money is frozen in Iceland. Yet all the empty promises should have been exposed by UK regulators and rating agencies... more
An emergency summit between Britain’s leading charities and the Treasury was held as it emerged that voluntary groups are engulfed by the Icelandic banking crisis... more
Scotland manager George Burley is optimistic Norway's stuttering start to their World Cup qualification campaign can help his own team flourish when they meet at Hampden.... more
Iceland has became one of the most affordable holiday destinations overnight after its currency nose-dived following one of the worst days for the world's stock markets... more
With holdings in companies from Iceland to Hamleys, Jon Asgeir Johannesson has forged an empire here. But the Reykjavik entrepreneur could fall victim to the credit crunch... more
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