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Oh, it’s the Shane story at Lloyds...

05.11.09

On BBC news, Lloyds Banking Group’s in-house PR Shane O’Riordain says: “Lloyds is a strong, well-capitalised bank.” ... more

It's a baby boy for Wayne and Coleen Rooney

02.11.09

BREAKING NEWS: Wayne Rooney became a father today when his wife Coleen gave birth to a son. The couple have named the child Kai Wayne Rooney... more

Ex-Sky boss Ball gets key role at PR firm Portland

22.10.09

Tony Ball is joining the public relations company which recently handled his version of events when he was first selected and then rejected as ITV's next chief executive... more

Prepare for big Freeview retune

30.09.09

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Gigs of the week

25.09.09

Cliff Richard & The Shadows come to the 02 Arena, Paolo Nutini will be at the Hammersmith Apollo and Florence and the Machine are at Shepherd's Bush.... more

Don’t bet on Darling in pay battle with bankers

22.09.09

SO, Alistair Darling wants bankers not to pay themselves big bonuses this side of the election, does he? ... more

Bid ’em up Bruce keeps them sweet

10.09.09

Bruce Wasserstein’s former allies are all over Kraft’s bid for Cadbury... ... more

US drugs giant takes stake in cannabis grower GW

06.08.09

Shares in the UK’s only legal cannabis grower, GW Pharmaceuticals, stood out with a rise of 7p to 83p after successfully raising almost Ł7 million ... more

Lloyds rally looks set to put taxpayer back in the money

06.08.09

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group have topped the Ł1 level for the first time since the start of the year, bringing them closer to the average price of 120p that the Government paid for its 43% stake in the ailing lender last year ... more

Teacher to be questioned over missing works of art

08.06.09

A teacher already under investigation for financial irregularities at a north London school is now facing more questions over a string of missing works of art... more

Place your bets in bookies’ bonanza

04.06.09

Bookmakers, always keen to attract the punters, are hyping this weekend as a Ł400 million betting bonanza — with the Derby at Epsom, England against Kazakhstan football, the Lions Tour, the Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother ... more

Great Portland stumping up Ł18m to escape costly hedge

27.05.09

London landlord Great Portland Estates became the first major property company to pay its way out of an expensive bet on interest rates ... more

Globetrotting MPs: they get around

07.04.09

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Fancy a shares spree? you may have missed the boat

20.03.09

Imagine, if you will, for one delicious moment, you have Ł9.6 billion in the bank. Then imagine on Monday you buy the entire share capital of seven big property companies in a daring dawn raid... more

Here’s the Queen’s church, here’s the steeple ...

13.01.09

... and inside the newly renovated St Martin-in-the-Fields there’s still room for all the homeless people...... more

Fans charged with hurling abuse at ex-Spurs hero Sol

13.01.09

Eleven fans, including a 13-year-old boy, have been charged with indecent chanting directed at Sol Campbell during Tottenham's match against Portsmouth... more

I kicked mummy at 11.38... chatwomb to open on Facebook

16.12.08

Babies could soon appear on Facebook while still in the womb after researchers developed a "pregnancy belt" that monitors movement... more

BBC's secret licence fee deal to fund Ł800m HQ

15.12.08

BBC bosses negotiated a secret deal with the Government to guarantee the future of the licence fee until at least 2033... more

New life for Brompton Bar & Grill

10.12.08

Brompton Bar & Grill has found youthful vigour, clean lines, an appealing straightforward menu and good value wine list.... more

Bank shares cheap, but Morgan says steer clear

06.11.08

Bank shares have never been cheaper, but Morgan Stanley warns it is still too early to start thinking of buying the sector.... more

Politics

08.10.08

The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.... more

Social London

08.10.08

This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well ... more

Push for the first 'car-free' Olympics

07.07.08

Up to 800,000 spectators per day are expected to attend the London Olympics... more

London surgeon saved boy who was born inside-out

19.06.08

An Ethiopian boy who was born "inside out" has become the living legacy of plastic surgeon Martin Kelly, who died of a heart condition last month... more

The 14-month-old girl who can hear for the first time

06.06.08

A baby girl who was born deaf can now hear after becoming one of the youngest people in Britain to have a cochlear implant... more

New St Paul's cloister garden traces outline of medieval cathedral

04.06.08

The latest phase of the £40million restoration of St Paul's Cathedral opens to the public tomorrow... more

It's all coming up roses in the Cadogan garden

23.05.08

Charles Gerald John Cadogan and his family took a £30 million dividend from the Cadogan Estate in January... more

West End's resilience shields Great Portland from the pain

21.05.08

London landlord Great Portland Estates underlines the gap between the West End and City property markets as it brushes off the worst of the slump... more

Sad clown is thriving on the margins

12.03.07

Panic attacks, despair and self-doubt helped inspire the songs on Richard Swift's new album, but thankfully they were nowhere to be found at the Arts Theatre.... more

Critic's choice: Best weekend gigs

03.11.06

Antony Hegarty unites his rich tones with live filmmaking by video artist Charles Atlas, The Feeling play the Hammersmith Apollo and Badly Drawn Boy heads for the Bloomsbury Ballroom.... more