Merlin Entertainments was forced to pull a flotation last year, but is now insisting its appetite for becoming a public company has not diminished... more
Hopes that a rescue of Battersea Power Station may finally become a reality receive a huge boost after Wandsworth council gives the go-ahead to a £5.5 billion scheme... more
Forecasters warn of more miserable weather to come this Easter weekend after blizzards wreaked havoc across Britain and one teenager died on a school trip... more
The Business Interview: In London, the second you decide to take the children out for a day, the choice quickly narrows down to something belonging to Nick Varney's Merlin Entertainments... more
Merlin Entertainments, which runs Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, announces recession-busting results and insists it could still be poised to join the stock market... more
To anyone who can remember the Eighties, there is something extremely strange about the recession we have — we hope — just finished living through: there hasn't been a giant property crash... more
As if dating Katie Price and winning Big Brother isn't enough of a rollercoaster ride, Alex Reid ventured to Alton Towers to brave the real deal.... more
City Comment: It was Manchester United versus Arsenal in 1999 that Sky used to launch “pressing the red button”. By the end of this decade we'll all be watching in 3D. ... more
Lily Allen has signed off MySpace, is moving into management and dreams of a rural family idyll in Gloucestershire. Whatever happened to the archetypal London girl, asks Hermione Eyre
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From the London Eye to a Saga holiday and from cat and dog supermarket Pets at Home to Betfair, the second decade of the 21st century is to open with a flurry of flotations ... more
AS Lloyd’s of London warns of rising insurance claims because of the recession-induced increase in crime, City Spy contacts chums in the claims-handling world to find out the burglars’ and blaggers’ canniest scams... more
As warnings are issued about bathing in lakes and rivers, Kate Rew, founder of the Outdoor Swimming Society, says they can be enjoyed safely by following a few simple rules... more
As a 250-metre glass tower becomes the latest failed proposal for the iconic power station, its developer needs to forget the hare-brained schemes and get on with regenerating the area.... more
With Halloween falling on the last Friday of half-term, there are plenty of ghoulish activities to spook the family. So be afraid - be very afraid.... more
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch.
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This is the dramatic aftermath of a fatal crash in which a coach carrying more than 70 passengers plunged down a steep embankment and into a garden... more
On my way to work, I stop at the newsagent and peer in at all the latest celebrity magazines. I do it every week, rating the opposition, checking how good our cover looks...... more
Planning a day out to remember? Sarah Kingsley checks out what's new at the major theme parks and attractions and tells you how to make it an enjoyable day that the kids will really treasure.... more
The latest developers paid £400 million for Battersea Power Station. Now Rob Tincknell takes up the challenge of breathing life into the decaying giant
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