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Lucy Prebble - playing with fire

22.01.10
The West End's hottest young playwright is a commuter-belt blonde with a penchant for lying and an appetite for danger. We love Lucy Prebble, says Hermione Eyre... more

I miss the satisfaction of a job well done, says Belle de Jour

27.11.09
Research scientist who unmasked herself as call girl Belle de Jour has said she misses aspects of being a prostitute... more

The big interview: 'Firefighter' David Davies not afraid to fan the flames of controversy

24.11.09
Exclusive: He faced sexual harassment allegations as the FA were rocked by a sex scandal, believes football is dysfunctional and has sparked a row over television coverage of The Ashes... more

'Women with toy boys are fuelling demand for IVF'

09.11.09
Spanish fertility centre says the British women it treats are more likely to be significantly older than their partners compared with other nationalities... more

Goldman star who is shining for charity too

07.10.09
Plans are afoot for oil to cease being priced in the US dollar but in a grouping of other currencies, including the Chinese yuan. Henceforth, the chief executive of HSBC is to be based in Hong Kong, rather than London... more

Costly booze: no-brainer or no deterrent?

28.09.09
Up to 70 lives will be saved in the first year, according to a study by Sheffield ­University, if the Scottish government pushes through plans to introduce a compulsory minimum cost per unit of alcohol... more

Introducing... Playwright Lucy Prebble

24.07.09
Lucy Prebble, 28, adapted Secret Diary of a Call Girl for ITV. Her latest play, Enron, examines the downfall of the Texan-based energy firm in 2001... more

Mumbai law: 1,000 City staff 'will lose jobs' as legal work goes to India

13.07.09
More than a thousand London lawyers could be made redundant by the end of the year because their jobs will be outsourced to India... more

Scientists cast doubts over sperm ‘made in laboratory’

08.07.09
British scientists were today claiming to have made medical history by creating human sperm in the laboratory... more

Scientists 'unconvinced' at sperm cell research claims

08.07.09
Controversy surrounds claims that British scientists have made medical history by creating human sperm in the laboratory... more

Binge-drinking Britain on verge of 'tsunami of harm'

22.07.08
Britain is on the verge of a "tsunami" of alcohol-related health problems, a senior doctor warned ... more

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