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Wall Street 2: Gordon Gekko is back

14.09.09

After more than two decades Oliver Stone is making a sequel to Wall Street. Our reporter agrees it’s the perfect time for the monster to be reincarnated... more

Obama's green energy vision to slash US carbon emissions faces key vote

26.06.09

President Barack Obama's plan to clean up American industry gets its first major test as the House of Representatives votes to restrict greenhouse gas pollution... more

Baby Labour

22.04.09

Georgia Gould isn’t the only child of a Labour dynasty making her mark in politics. Emily Hill reveals the other holders of famous names following the family tradition... more

Darling can't wait for Budget talk over Easter

07.04.09

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Brown’s plea to US: Save Planet Earth

04.03.09

Gordon Brown has challenged America to harness the spirit that put man on the moon to save “a planet imperilled”... more

Anger at knighthood for ‘brave’ Ted Kennedy

04.03.09

Gordon Brown has sparked a backlash by awarding an honorary knighthood to veteran US senator Ted Kennedy... more

Boss says: That is snow excuse to miss work

05.02.09

TIMES are tough at Merton council. It’s ordered council employees who weren’t able to make it into work because of the snow, to account for the time from their annual leave.... more

Will Obama forgive Britain for his grandfather’s torture?

16.01.09

The President-elect is known to have been deeply hurt by the treatment of his relative during Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion. It could yet impact on the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US... more

Nissan in warning of a profits dive to zero

19.11.08

Engineering Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has warned that the company's second-half profit will probably fall to "zero" as the global motor industry crisis intensifies... more

£10,000 a ticket to watch Barack Obama being sworn in as President

11.11.08

Tickets for Barack Obama's inauguration are being offered on the black market for up to £10,000 each... more

Face it: we no longer need a third runway

10.11.08

Somehow, on the expansion of Heathrow, it feels as if a turning point has been reached. We can start to be increasingly hopeful that it will not happen... more

Paulson’s $700bn bailout of troubled assets casts wide net

22.09.08

Credit Crunch: The Bush administration has widened the scope of its $700billion (£382billion) financial system bailout to include assets other than mortgage-related securities... more

That's Rich

11.08.08

After dodging US marshals and fleeing to Switzerland, one of the world's most secretive billionaires is putting his head above the parapet again... more

UBS caves in on Swiss accounts

18.07.08

UBS has buckled under the pressure of an investigation into allegations it helped rich Americans hide their wealth from the taxman, agreeing to stop offering Swiss banking services to 20,000 US clients... more

Naomi reveals she's been secretly dating a Russian billionaire

05.07.08

Naomi Campbell has introduced the Russian billionaire she has been secretly dating to 12 of her most trusted friends at a rowdy dinner party last week on a yacht off St Tropez in the South of France.... more

Legally ginger: Miss Geri Halliwell goes to Washington

25.03.08

It may not be as memorable as her trademark Spice Girl Union Jack outfit, but Geri Halliwell took a more classic approach to her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador... more

Subtlety prevails at Iraq show

24.05.07

The ICA has asked 25 European, Iraqi and American artists to propose a memorial to the Iraq war; the results are being shown at the ICA Galleries.... more

DVD reviews: Growing up with alco pop

17.10.06

Richard E Grant makes his directorial debut with Wah-Wah, Paul Greengrass explores the horror of 9/11 in United 93 and coming out drama Imagine Me & You is just plain silly. ... more