Lindsey Hilsum
Sheikh Tamim, 33, takes over in world’s richest country
The truth of the matter is that the Qatari succession is opaque, and no-one outside the royal family has a clear idea of what this transition means.
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Lloyds Bank back in the black with £2.1bn profit
Lloyds Banking Group is “back in the black” as it posts profits of £2.1bn for the first half of 2013 – sparking a surge in share price and expectations of a government sale of its stake in the bank.
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Barclays seeks to satisfy regulators with £5.8bn cash boost
Shares fall in banking giant Barclays after it announces a larger than expected cash call, in which it will seek £5.8bn from its investors.
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Heathrow airport reopened after Dreamliner fire
All arrivals and departures were suspended at Heathrow airport after a fire on an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner, while Boeing stock fell sharply by 7 per cent after the news.
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Six things to know before the Ashes starts tomorrow
Tomorrow cricket’s oldest and most intense rivalry, between England and Australia, resumes in a battle that began back in 1882. Here are six things you should know before it starts.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Co-op unveils £1.5bn rescue plan for bank
A rescue plan for the Co-operative’s troubled banking arm is unveiled in a bid to plug a £1.5bn hole in its balance sheet.
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Iran election: Rouhani hails victory against ‘extremism’
Iran’s newly elected president, the moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani, has hailed his win was a victory of moderation against extremism.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Erdogan v Ataturk – the battle for Turkey’s political soul
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan, whose Islamist AK party has ruled the country for a decade, does not seem to care what the secular crowd protesting in Istanbul thinks.
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FactCheck: the terror plots that failed
MI5 are “not in the dock” over the Woolwich killing – but should they be? FactCheck looks at the UK’s track record on foiling terror plots before they happen.
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Jon Snow
Here we go again? FTSE 100 hits high
I may just have an E at economics A level, but some of the same ingredients that led to the economic crash in 2008 seem to be appearing again, and my financial contacts don’t disagree.
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Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Manchester United manager
Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson, British football’s most successful manager, is retiring after 26 years. Everton’s David Moyes and Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid are front-runners to succeed him.
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Economy gets blame for £750m Lloyds deal breakdown
A plan to sell more than 600 branches of part-nationalised Lloyds to the Co-op for £750m falls through, as the buyer says the economic climate is too poor.
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Sunday Times Rich List: Russians on top
Lakshmi Mittal, who for eight years has topped the Sunday Times Rich List, loses his place to Alisher Usmanov – as Russians top three of the top five places.
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Pakistan PM: ‘no doubt’ of plans to topple government
An adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister says there is “no doubt” the country’s military and supreme court are working together to bring down the country’s government.
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Does London actually need the Shard?
As the Shard’s viewing platform prepares to open to the public, Sarah Smith looks at Qatar’s growing presence in London’s property market and asks: why is the Shard there?
