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Carly Fiorina vanishes after McCain gaffe
Carly Fiorina, who rose from secretary to become chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, and earlier this year was taken on by John McCain as his chief economic advisor,
has suddenly vanished from public view after making a horrible gaffe during a radio interview. The host asked Fiorina (pictured) whether... [continued]
US Election 2008: McCain and Palin slip up in growing economic gloom 
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Lloyds’s Eric Daniels: the quiet American
Amidst the crisis in the financial sector, an unlikely hero has emerged. A year ago Eric Daniels, chief executive of Lloyds TSB, was known as "the boring man of British banking". But
now Lloyds is effectively taking over HBOS - a bank almost twice its size - and Daniels is... [continued]
HBOS: Lloyds rides to the rescue
London Fashion Week: Agyness Deyn steps out for Henry Holland
While lesser mortals were beginning to flag by day four of London Fashion Week, Jo Wood was just getting into her stride - turning up to the Betty Jackson show
looking fabulous at 53 in a floral jumpsuit. Wood, who claimed earlier in the week she had "given... [continued]
London fashion designers feel the squeeze
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Can Branagh save West End from musicals?
Can actor Kenneth Branagh help fight off the relentless march of the musicals and make serious plays popular again in the West End? The critical acclaim for his debut last night in the Donmar Warehouse production of Chekhov's Ivanov suggests there's a chance. "Kenneth Branagh is in magnificent... [continued]
In brief: Brad Pitt defends gay marriage
Brad Pitt, who said recently that he won't consider marrying his partner Angelina Jolie until gay marriage is made legal across the US, has donated $100,000 to the campaign to stop California overturning the state Supreme Court decision legalising same-sex marriage.......... Andrew Lloyd Webber is offering sacked Lehman Brothers staff... [continued]
Dame Helen Mirren returns to the stage as another queen
Dame Helen Mirren is in danger of getting typecast as a monarch. The actress who won an Oscar for her lead role in Stephen Frears's 2006 film The Queen is
to appear next June at the National Theatre in another regal role, this time as Queen Phedre in Racine's Phedre,... [continued]
People: Dame Helen reveals she was raped
Wilfred Cass does his bit for London 2012
At the advanced age of 83, Wilfred Cass, the former chairman of Moss Bros, is doing his bit to get London ready for the 2012 Olympics by commissioning 40 large street sculptures to sprinkle across the capital. He will spend millions funding the work himself after complaining that the Olympic... [continued]
