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Apprentice fever strikes as one in four new graduates consider entrepreneurship

They may have just graduated, but already the Class of 2013 are plotting new ways to tackle the job market

Luisa Zissman in the interview room on the Apprentice

The Apprentice Final 2013: 'I'm not always right,' admits Luisa

Cake shop boss says the programme had helped to tame her

Leah Totton (right) and Luisa Zissman (left) set for series climax

The Apprentice 2013 final: Leah Totton and Luisa Zissman set for series climax

Apprentice finalists Leah Totton and Luisa Zissman swap the boardroom for the chess board as they plot their final moves ahead of the climax to the series.

MBA Blog: Istanbul, the bridge between West and East

A big part of my decision to come to London Business School for my MBA was the emphasis it placed on delivering a range of in-class and extra-curricular experiences that mirror an increasingly multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary workplace.

Jim Armitage: It took a Brit to lay bare the state of Japan, but then its elite failed the test

Outlook The spectacular ability of Japan's cosy establishment to shoot itself in both feet rarely fails to amaze. After conducting the biggest cover-up of one of the biggest frauds in the country's history, the former bosses of the cameras giant Olympus managed to walk free from the Tokyo court yesterday morning. This despite the fact that they pleaded guilty, and despite justifiable demands from the prosecution that they serve up to five years' jail.

The Romanians at heart of UK tech boom

Eastern European immigrants won’t all steal British jobs

The Romanians at heart of UK tech boom

Eastern European immigrants won’t all steal British jobs

'Greek Monsters’ installation by Beetroot at Belgrade Design Week

Belgrade Design Week: New ideas ripple by the Danube

Shortly before I left Belgrade a woman said to me. “If you write about us, don’t make us seem like savages.” For natives and blow-ins alike it can be hard not to conjure the dark days of war but I was in the capital for altogether more cheery reasons.

Alex Mills as his nightmare date persona Herbert

The Apprentice 2013 hopeful Alex Mills plays 'nightmare date' as contestants look for love

Apprentice candidate Alex Mills plays the role of a nightmare date - as a team leader steps down for the first time in the history of the BBC One show.

The heist was carried out last February under the noses of passengers on board a Helvetic Airways plane loaded with diamonds

Spectacular £30m jewel heist ends in farce as bungled attempts to get rid of gems leads to arrest of thieves

Raid involved eight machine-gun toting robbers in fake police uniforms

Let's capitalise on the social enterprise boom

Businesses and organisations that use profit to help to find better social solutions are really important

5 great career opportunities that you might not have considered

Hannah Langworth explains why your options could be far wider than you think

Recovery hopes boost after trade deficit drops to £2.6bn

Recovery hopes have received a further boost after figures revealed the gap between the UK's exports and imports dropped by more than expected to £2.6 billion in April.

Fired Apprentice candidate Rebecca Slater

The Apprentice 2013: Rebecca Slater hits out at 'big egos' in the boardroom

Business hopeful Rebecca Slater has become the latest Apprentice candidate to be fired - and said she could blow boardroom rival Luisa Zissman "out of the water" in real life.

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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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Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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