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Pressure was too much for him, says mother of hanged Oxford student

16.10.09

Mother told of her heartbreak after her student son committed suicide at Oxford University because of the pressure to get a first-class degree... more

Rwanda genocide arrest

07.10.09

A suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of tens of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been arrested. Former Rwanda deputy intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana, 46, was captured in Uganda yesterday and flown to Tanzania for trial at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. ... more

MOBO award honour for War Child charity

23.09.09

Charity War Child is to be honoured at the Mobo music awards for its work in helping children in war-torn regions of the world... more

Hopes rising for property sector as Land Securities pays off debts early

22.09.09

There were hopes the long-suffering property sector could be on the path to recovery when Land Securities paid back its debts ahead of plan... more

Nerves threat to the Footsie's rally

18.09.09

With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more

Good news keeps on gushing for Tullow

17.09.09

The flow rate of good news at Tullow hit record levels after the London-listed African explorer says it may have hit the jackpot amid the riches already found in Uganda... more

British Airways climbs steeply as Goldman Sachs says get aboard

17.09.09

Stand by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list... more

Miners continue down the chute on lack of demand

26.08.09

Commodity stocks were once again nursing their wounds from the decline in global demand today with shares in Antofagasta and Tullow Oil tumbling on plunging profits ... more

Resurgent pubs leave the bears nursing a hangover

26.08.09

The smell of burnt fingers wafted through the City today as the bears dumped their rapidly-rising pub stocks ... more

HSBC is tipped to be in pole position when rally arrives

18.08.09

The global economic revival may be suffering a bit of a wobble at the moment, but when it does finally get under way HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, will be best placed to make the most of it ... more

Bullish Next boss forecasts happier days on High Street

09.07.09

Has the wind of change start to blow through the High Street? Next chief executive David Keens popped into Goldman Sachs for a chat yesterday and was in bullish mood... more

Tullow revenues hit by North Sea cuts

08.07.09

Lower oil prices and a declining interest in the North Sea where it has cut production by a third, has seen revenues at Tullow Oil fall 23% to Ł290 million in the first half of 2009 ... more

Water firms wash-out

30.06.09

Ironic isn't it? But on one of the hottest days of the year, the water companies have suddenly found themselves out of favour among stock market investors... more

Remembering Henry

16.06.09

The telephone call dreaded by every parent of a gap-year student came at the ominous hour of 4.30am... more

Heritage Oil on a rocky ride in fundraising to buy Genel

15.06.09

Shares of Heritage Oil hit a low for the day of 510p before rebounding with a rise of 26˝p to 532p after announcing plans to raise up to Ł137 million to help finance the proposed acquisition of Genel Energy International... more

Heritage Oil holds merger talks with mystery suitor

03.06.09

Mercenary-turned-oil tycoon Tony Buckingham has admitted his Ł1.4 billion Heritage Oil business was in merger talks ... more

House of the rising runners: Top Kenyan athletes train from a semi in Teddington

06.04.09

It looks like an ordinary suburban house, but behind the front door, sporting legends are being created... more

Top explorer Tullow makes leap of 162%

11.03.09

Tullow Oil cemented itself as the leader of the London-listed independent explorers with soaring profits in addition to its recent strong run of finds... more

Market report: Banks and builders cheer rate cut but Footsie slides

05.02.09

Banks and builders gave a big round of applause to the Bank of England monetary policy committee’s latest half-point cut in interest rates to a record low of 1%... more

The Obama Bounce kicks in at last for London shares

22.01.09

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Tullow gets Ł1.8 billion in place after big oil finds

21.01.09

Finance: Tullow Oil moved to join the big time today with Ł1.8 billion of financing plans to hasten the development of its two major finds in Africa... more

It's OK to play the colour card if you're posh

15.01.09

Quieten down, I say to those building up fresh outrage over Prince Charles and his polo buddy, Kolin Dhillon, aka "Sooty"... more

European recession fears see share prices tumble

08.01.09

Shares across Europe fell today amid further signs the recession in Europe will turn out to be a long, drawn-out affair... more

Market report: 3i shares at lowest since floating as deals dry up

16.12.08

Shares in private-equity giant 3i hit the skids for the second day in a row, tumbling to their lowest since floating 14 years ago... more

Heritage and Tullow extend Ugandan roll

16.12.08

Energy: The big oil finds in Uganda keep coming for Heritage Oil and Tullow Oil... more

I’m deserting my oasis for Abu Dhabi

15.12.08

According to the BBC's weather website, it's a balmy 24oC in Abu Dhabi and every day for the next five is marked with a shining little sun. ... more

Market report: Michael Page surges as it gives Adecco a hint

20.08.08

City headhunter Michael Page was itself in demand as speculators bet on a return of its suitor Adecco Ľ ˝ ľ... more

I didn't make a penny from my Hollywood blockbuster

11.06.07

After mutiny and malaria on the set of The Last King of Scotland, producer and former heroin addict Lisa Bryer reveals how she struggled through illness to make the film she believed in.... more

Protest artist nominated for Turner Prize

08.05.07

The artist who recreated the Parliament Square anti-war protest in Tate Britain has been nominated for this year's £25,000 Turner Prize. ... more

The man who made Idi human

11.01.07

While filming The Last King of Scotland, director Kevin Macdonald sat in tyrant Idi Amin's chair, used his pool and even blew up his old limo.... more