As Lehman Brothers sign sells for just £9,375 at Christie’s, one bidder disputes the sale price and former executives party
The Lehman Brothers sign we featured earlier this month achieved just £9,375 in this week’s...
Jeremy Clarkson deserves to be wholeheartedly backed if he does indeed stand for Parliament
The day after the St Leger, the final Classic of the season, was held in Doncaster, BBC Top Gear presenter Jeremy...
Is there a news title that won’t fall under Pippa Middleton’s spell?
First she sent sales soaring with her column for Waitrose Kitchen, then came a role as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and...
With Tina Brown’s departure, will ‘The Daily Beast’ survive?
The Daily Beast was Tina Brown and Tina Brown was The Daily Beast. That’s without question but with the announcement of her departure yesterday, one must...
‘Coronation Street’ actor may have been cleared but was celebrating with a pint the best idea?
Actor Michael Le Vell was cleared of 12 sex offence allegations yesterday. He is an innocent man but though...
Professor Alan Sked forms new party
In 1991, Alan Sked, a professor of International History at the London School of Economics, formed the Anti-Federalist League. In 1993, the organisation became what is now known as...
Rolf Harris’ portrait of the Queen disappears
After the BBC commissioned Rolf Harris to paint a portrait of the Queen in 2005, the Corporation showed a special episode of Rolf On Art featuring the Australian...
Actors William Roache and Michael Le Vell in court on the same day
Soaps are meant to be more dramatic than reality. In the case of the nation’s longest running series, however, it’s the personal...
20 Fenchurch Street: a building that melts cars
At 525 foot tall, the 37-storey “Walkie-Talkie” skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street in London’s EC3 was meant to turn heads. Instead it’s already doing a lot more:...
Saltydog’s James Meeston suggests that staying active is good for your wealth
So you have made the decision to become a DIY investor and manage part or all of your ISAs, SIPP and other financial...
Sarah Tucker recounts an interview with Sir David Frost
I was once lucky enough to interview Sir David Frost. He was one of my interviewees for a show I devised for Sky called Who’s Been Sleeping...
A website that helps you complain more effectively
Some people whinge when things go wrong. Others do something about it. Some might consider the name a trifle aggressive but The Complaining Cow does exactly what...
Handbag auction raises only £63,000
Fraudster Kankamol Albon’s handbags were expected to raise “upto £200,000” at an auction of assets seized by the Joint Suffolk and Norfolk Economic Crime Unit. They fetched just £63,000.
A police...
John Goodman takes a break from house arrest on a £21,000 weekend getaway
Those under house arrest don’t normally get to jet away by private plane for a weekend away but then again, John Goodman’s...
Anthony Marshall attempts to get out of jail
Anthony Marshall is a man who plainly refuses to give up. Finally jailed in June this year following his 2009 conviction for stealing tens of millions from...
Anthony Marshall to be released from jail
We featured the convicted and finally jailed swindler Anthony Marshall already once today. Sadly, now, we feature him again as it has been ruled that he will be...
Will Donald Trump make a 2016 bid for the White House?
We’re used to seeing him in the boardroom of The Apprentice and to hearing of his spats with ex-wives and Scottish politicians but could...
First pictures of Prince George leaked
The first official pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, Prince George, were meant to be released on Tuesday 20th August on Twitter. They leaked out...
Rupert Murdoch invests $70 million into Vice
Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. has just taken a slice of Vice. No, the billionaire’s not put his money into prostitution but instead – for those who...
Australia is the most expensive country in terms of studying costs
A recent study by HSBC’s Wealth Development department came up with a surprising revelation: Australia is the most costly country in the world in...
21st century gauche replaces 20th century elegance
A hidden enclave opposite the V&A museum in South Kensington was home to two of the twentieth century’s most fascinating individuals. London club owner and arbiter of good...
Chris Huhne appointed chairman of Zilkha Biomass
We’re used to hearing about people lying on their CVs but it seems Chris Huhne, the ex Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has decided to...
Bebo “wipes the slate clean”
In July, we reported that Michael Birch had bought back Bebo – a social networking website that he sold for $850 million in 2008 – for just $1 million. Last...
Vladimir Lavrentiev shares his views on Godfrey Bloom’s comments
In an ironic twist of fate, the UK media has highlighted an important issue by attempting to make sensational controversy from something very petty. UKIP have...
What was UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom referring to?
This morning we published an article about Godfrey Bloom MEP’s now notorious “Bongo Bongo Land” comments. We’ve received both positive and negative responses directly and on Twitter...
Fred Sculthorp delves into the mysterious world of Saturday night television
There’s something dark taking place on the BBC’s Saturday night entertainment slot, or so the Internet would have you believe. The new panel show...
Richard Webb of Saltydog Investor sorts the wheat from the chaff and explains more about the world of DIY investing
When I first decided to take control of my finances the world was a very...
Steven Berkoff speaks for millions in comments about the dumbing down of the BBC
Actor and director Steven Berkoff has never been known for mincing his words. That’s why we like him. In his latest...
The ‘Silly Season’ is once again upon us
August is the time when newsrooms run out of things to say. With half the country on holiday and Parliament in recess, it’s the time of year...
‘The Atlantic Wire’ compares the British Conservative Party with both the American Republican Party and Democratic Party
Traditionally the British Conservative Party is seen to align itself to the American Republican Party whilst the British...
Trolls complain about Doreen Lawrence’s elevation to the peerage
Yesterday, we added the newly ennobled Baroness Lawrence OBE to our roll call of campaigners. Today, we’ve been inundated by tweets from those who disapprove of...
Vladimir Lavrentiev reports on the flaws in the reporting of ‘economic growth’
The British press used to unanimously spout the story of a ‘double dip recession’ and now they are attempting to put the agenda...
