Amazing how Pru chief Tidjane Thiam thought that being a non-executive director at Société Générale would only take up a day a month of his time... more
Debenhams thanks designers including Ben de Lisi for helping it to win market share from rivals and putting it on a trajectory of “improving” sales... more
The man accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings is believed to have been killed in a shoot-out between Islamic militants and Indonesian police... more
Royal Dutch Shell shows its hunger for a slice of the growing liquefied natural gas industry as it launched a £2 billion joint bid for Arrow Energy, an Australian coal-bed methane producer... more
The boss of one of Robert Walters, one of the City's biggest headhunters, says “hordes” of top bankers are quitting state-backed banks because of curbs on bonuses... more
Obituary: Such is the importance of character to the English sensibility that the death of Michael Foot will be lamented more deeply and sincerely than that of more substantial politicians of his age... more
Seven members of a gang behind a multi-million pound fake golf club scam believed to be the largest such conspiracy ever to be uncovered on eBay face jail... more
British advertising executive has criticised the Foreign Office for failing to help after his 11-year-old daughter was 'abducted' and 'held for ransom' in an African embassy... more
A takeover battle has broken out between two of London's more highly-rated oil and gas plays after a shock approach by Salamander Energy for Serica Energy was rejected as "opportunistic and crazy"
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Hundreds of pounds have been slashed off the cost of last-minute longhaul holidays during this and next month as airlines struggle to fill empty seats... more
Mining giant Xstrata is facing a rearguard action by executives at Australian copper miner Indophil Resources aimed at thwarting the British company's hostile bid for the company... 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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