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Let's get this after-party started

26.10.09
It is not enough to be invited to the best parties - to be really cool, says Olivia Cole, you must move on somewhere special... more

Saatchi makes case for young art

09.10.09
The work of 20 graduates who are hoping to emulate the success of the Young British Artists is to go on show in the New Sensations.... more

The greatest tennis shots ever

14.09.09
After Roger Federer played what he called the best shot of his life against Novak Djokovic, we look at some more examples of outrageous tennis strokes ... more

FSA may force massive rise in ‘risky’ banks’ losses cover

03.09.09
Banks which trade in the riskiest kinds of investments may be forced to raise the capital they set aside to cover potential losses by up to five times under plans being discussed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) ... more

Confessions of an art collector

01.09.09
Damien Hirst has lost his touch and Nicholas Serota is a hero, says the famously secretive Charles Saatchi in a revealing new book in which he answers his critics... more

Tracey Emin's really done it this time

28.05.09
With animated film of a woman masturbating and a set of provocative drawings, Tracey Emin hasn’t lost the power to shock.... more

Anything's possible: Meet London's top fixers

28.05.09
Want to secure an audience with the Pope, get into Elton John’s party or source the world’s rarest diamonds? Meet the people who like to say ‘yes’…... more

Next in Number 11 has a horrible job

23.04.09
City Comment: If I were Tory Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, I would develop a passion for technology, the prison system, healthcare — even transport — anything in fact rather than economics and finance... more

Diamond in the rough

03.04.09
Prince Charles’s jeweller Garrard has been through rocky times. Can newly appointed designer Stephen Webster bring back the sparkle and entice William to pop in for that engagement ring?... more

‘World’s best art bank’ is shut by UBS

01.04.09
In a telling sign of the times, UBS has closed its Basel-based Art Banking division... more

FSA 'cure' that will only make things worse

19.03.09
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City watchdog proposes new curbs on risky lending by banks

18.03.09
Banks today faced new curbs on lending and stricter oversight in an attempt to restore confidence in the financial industry... more

Wanted: a new global watchdog

13.03.09
G20 commentary: With the finance ministers' G20 summit this weekend and Barack Obama's first Presidential visit to the UK approaching fast, London is the destination of choice for the financial experts... more

Obama drug price plans spook European pharma investors

27.02.09
pharmaceuticals: European drug stocks tumbled after Barack Obama targeted high drug prices in his 2010 budget, underlining the importance of U.S. sales to companies based in Basel, London and Paris... more

Cheaper, nicer, better – the train, plane and boat travel alternatives every Londoner should know

27.02.09
Even in the transport black hole that is Britain, there are pockets of travel quality - the Evening Standard reveals how to travel in comfort and style... more

We don’t make plans, so no wonder it’s all going to pot

19.01.09
When Waterford Wedgwood went down, Robert Peston said, rightly, on the radio that the collapse of the pottery firm was a tragedy as it deprived Britain of a part of the manufacturing base it will need when the recession is over... more

Art & design

08.10.08
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more

UBS forecasts a ‘small profit’ but jobs still face axe

02.10.08
Credit Crunch: Swiss bank UBS said it expects a small profit in the third quarter as it prepares to shed another 2,000 jobs, or 10% of its investment banking workforce... more

Let's be minus rating agencies

26.06.08
Companies pay the agencies to rate their securities, creating a conflict of interest. It is as if one side in a football match paid the referee... more

Why the HBOS bosses have little to smile about

01.05.08
From chairman Lord Stevenson and chief executive Andy Hornby downwards, the HBOS directors deserve sore heads. They should be ashamed of themselves... more

The FSA 'fesses up to a lack of common sense

27.03.08
The FSA has effectively signed its confession over Northern Rock... more

Why I am leaving the Royal Academy

05.02.08
In his first interview since announcing his departure, Sir Norman Rosenthal talks about leaving the institution he still loves.... more

A masterpiece to cry for

11.01.08
Two magnificent exhibitions of the German Renaissance master Grunewald are enough to move a grown man to tears and justify a trip to both Germany and France.... more

How the English dumbed down Hans Holbein

02.10.06
The brilliant young German who became court painter to Henry VIII was a devout Catholic and could easily have lost his head. Dull conformity saved him from the axe, says Brian Sewell.... more

More family is back home after 500 years

25.09.06
A portrait which has not been seen in Britain for almost 500 years will be one of the main attractions in Tate Britain's Hans Holbein autumn blockbuster.... more

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