It began as a low rumble somewhere east of Aldgate. By the time it thundered over Piccadilly it had become a shout of joy. The Mayor had announced that 9,000 bankers would leave the capital to seek fiscal asylum in Switzerland - but he, unlike many, wasn't cheering... more
Switzerland was anticipating an influx of bankers, businesses and wealthy individuals relocating from London as a result of the Government's 50% tax rate and the one-off windfall on City bonuses... more
Dozens of millionaire traders at one of London’s most powerful hedge funds are to quit London for Switzerland ahead of the Labour government’s 50% top tax rate hitting from next April ... more
Gordon Brown held fresh talks with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu who is threatening to pull his country out of the Middle East peace process... more
A French nuclear scientist linked to al Qaeda targeted an oil refinery so he could cause an explosion which would have destroyed a city “the size of London”, it was claimed today... more
Major technical problems at internet service provider Colt Telecom have affected email and web access at a string of major London businesses over the past two days ... more
In the City, bragging rights extend to pretty much anything: the value - and number - of your homes, the cc of your Ferrari, the regularity of your dining at Michelin-starred restaurants... more
Forumla One: Lewis Hamilton insists he is feeling "energised" ahead of the new Formula One season despite McLaren failing to set the pace in testing.... more
A gunman shot dead 10 people, including a one-year-old baby, when he went on a bloody rampage through two small rural towns in the deep south of America... more
A Tamil man from London burned himself to death outside the United Nations building in Geneva in protest at his people's treatment in Sri Lanka ... more
Media: Bob Geldof's listed media group Ten Alps, is to launch The Newton Project in a joint venture with the Science Museum and the Royal Institution... more
Food prices have jumped by an average of seven per cent in a year in a further blow to households struggling to deal with the soaring cost of living... more
Claudia Schiffer's modelling heyday may be behind her. But she still manages to make quite an impression at showbiz events. The statuesque model left petite burlesque star Dita looking like a little Teese, as the pair stood side by side at a gala hosted by Mont Blanc in Geneva earlier this week... more
Nine senior American directors of top international companies are preparing to quit London over the controversial "non-dom" tax proposals, the Evening Standard has learned... 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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