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Sky launches £10 on-demand box to battle rival services

New Now TV box gets streaming service into the living room, but consumers will still need to pay for subscriptions

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Sky Sports treats women presenters as ‘window dressing’ says Gabby Logan

Gabby Logan lambasts sport channel for failing to give women a level playing field

Sky will broadcast Man Utd v Chelsea

Jack Pitt-Brooke: Round One to Sky Sports in battle with BT Sports

Sky Sports are in no mood to let BT Sport settle into the Premier League broadcasting battle this season. With the announcement of the first set of televised fixtures, Sky have powerfully asserted themselves over the first weeks of the campaign. They are covering the prime sun loungers with their branded towels while, for now at least, BT are consigned to the shade.

Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes

David Moyes: New manager would do well to heed Sir Alex Ferguson's first words at Old Trafford

Sir Alex Ferguson became manager of Manchester United 27 years ago, and that now feels like a completely different age.

James Moore: Bt's Ian Livingston times exit well while the going is good

Outlook One of the key skills for a chief executive is getting the timing of your departure right. Ideally, you want to ensure a successor has six months in the job with a couple of decent trading statements before any serious problems emerge.

BT will challenge BSkyB by offering new channels at no extra cost to BT broadband customers

BT vs Sky: Ofcom launches investigation into BSkyB's alleged refusal to share Sky Sports channels on 'fair terms' with rival

BT wants to offer Sky Sports via YouView set-top boxes but says terms on offer are an abuse of Sky's market dominance

Green agenda: The Lough Erne Resort is the setting for the G8

G8 summit: Will it tackle tax avoidance?

Top of the agenda for the Cameron, who goes into this week's G8 conference as president, is tax reform. We know that multinationals avoid paying their share. We also know it will be difficult to make them start. Can Cameron change the way that global finance works?

Ryanair's dream to be grounded: Watchdog poised to order Michael O'Leary to halve carrier's stake in Aer Lingus

Michael O'Leary, the outspoken Ryanair boss who has harboured dreams of owning Aer Lingus, will be told this week to sell around half of the budget airline's stake in Ireland's national flag carrier.

Devon Alexander lands another blow on a struggling Lee Purdy

Boxing: Lee Purdy can't make either the weight or a title fight of it

Late stand-in comes up short as his conqueror looks to take on Khan

TalkTalk shows it's a big noise in internet TV

TalkTalk today showed Britons are embracing internet-connected TV in their droves as the telecoms provider is signing up 12,000 customers a week, a rate that looks more than a match for rival BT.

Sky profits up as it gets new sports deals to fight off BT

Chief executive denies BT offer the greatest competition yet to Sky’s sports coverage

Margaret Thatcher funeral a proper honour, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson said today he was more sympathetic to Baroness Thatcher now than when he was young and defended the cost of her funeral.

Tiger Woods teed off mired in a rules controversy after taking an incorrect drop on Friday

The Tiger's not for turning: Woods defies calls to quit after controversy over rule breach at Masters

What rules controversy? Tiger Woods goes into the final day of the Masters just four shots off the lead when he might have been taking the kids to the park as a disqualified golfer.

Netplay on to a winner on late-night TV

Persuading late-night viewers of ITV and Channel 5 to call in and gamble on casino-style games is paying off for Netplay TV, the Aim-listed group whose annual profits have soar more than fivefold to £3m.

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Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
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Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

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The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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