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One of the world’s most celebrated financiers, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, has been accused of exploiting his position at the storied bank to abuse women who worked with him.

The claims against Sir Evelyn, two years after his death, come from several women who said they felt unable to raise …

Roman Abramovich had options. In 2005, the Russian government paid him $13bn for Sibneft, to buy back, at huge profit to him, the oil company he’d paid them just $250m for 10 years earlier. He used that windfall to expand his luxury property portfolio and art collection and poured money …

Wherever pre-primary children first learn the word “trash”, when they use it themselves they are using Shakespearean language rather than an Americanism (

Some children starting school ‘unable to climb staircase’, finds England and Wales teacher survey, 30 January

My father, Donald Gordon, who has died aged 90, enjoyed two successful and influential careers, first in education and then in Roman history, as he put Trimontium, Scotland’s largest Roman fort, back on the map.

Donald established the Trimontium Trust in the early 1990s, following an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to …

Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that his mother Kultida had passed away, paying tribute to her as “my biggest fan”.

“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” the 15-time major champion wrote on Instagram.

“My Mom …

Thames Water may need as much as £10bn in debt and equity investment to repair its finances, according to a representative of creditors hoping to lend the struggling utility another £3bn.

London’s high court heard evidence on Tuesday that suggested the UK’s largest water company may need significantly more resources …

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They seek him here! They seek him there! For the last ten days or so, Ed Miliband has been the Invisible Man. A large number of the cabinet were in Oxfordshire for Rachel Reeves’s growth speech last Wednesday. Ed was not. Those who didn’t make the trip were …

Warrington was once renowned for being the first town in Britain to open an Ikea store. Now, in another first, the local sports stadium has been renamed after their famous local teenage darts player.

The Warrington Wolves rugby league ground will be renamed the Luke Littler Stadium, for one night …