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Monday 17 June 2013
The Independent on Sunday: Tougher punishments expected for bankers
Boy, 4, killed by falling shop fitting in Bicester
Saturday 08 June 2013
A four-year-old boy has died four days after a shop fitting fell on him at the Bicester Outlet shopping village.
Ben Ainslie among those competing in the Round the Island Race
Friday 31 May 2013
Nearly 1,500 yachts have entered the race around the Isle of Wight
Stylish offer: Permira's Hugo Boss stake is sold
Friday 03 May 2013
Private-equity firm Permira has sold a 10 per cent stake in German fashion house Hugo Boss.
Chinese luxury shoppers seek home comforts
Monday 01 April 2013
Wealthy Chinese shoppers are beginning to ditch European shopping trips for Asian spending sprees.
Hugo Boss eyes a rally in China
Friday 15 March 2013
The fashion house Hugo Boss is expecting Asia's luxury market to rebound. Boss's revenue in China rose just 4 per cent in 2012 after sales at shops open a year or more fell in the second and third quarters. But demand has picked up since, and the suitmaker is holding a fashion show in Shanghai in May.
David Bowie's 'The Next Day' available free and in full streamed on iTunes
Friday 01 March 2013
You can stream all 53 minutes of the musician's new album now on iTunes
Boss recovery helps SVG assets grow
Thursday 14 February 2013
A bounce-back in Hugo Boss's share price in the final quarter helped SVG Capital, the listed private equity fund, to record a 16 per cent jump in the value of its assets in 2012.
Hugo Boss eyes fresh growth after profits measure up nicely
Friday 08 February 2013
German luxury brand Hugo Boss today said it was confident of growing ahead of the luxury market this year after it delivered an uplift in annual profits.
Alex Thomson finishing Vendée Globe in cautious mode
Monday 28 January 2013
Foot off the pedal and doing everything to protect his third place over the last 500 miles, Alex Thomson was sounding happier as he added “I don’t care where I finish (in the Vendée Globe solo round the world race) just as long as I finish.”
François Gabart smashes Vendée record as Thomson heads for podium
Sunday 27 January 2013
The Vendée Globe record for sailing solo round the world has been well and truly smashed by François Gabart, crossing the finishing line today to become the youngest ever winner in a time of 78 days, 2hrs 16mins 40secs.
Third place in Vendee Globe likely for British solo sailor Alex Thomson
Tuesday 22 January 2013
British solo sailor Alex Thomson has third place in the Vendée Globe round the world race in his grasp as the man ahead of him, Jean-Pierre Dick lost his keel overnight as is limping to safety in the Azores.
Alex Thomson on record-breaking Vendée Globe course
Friday 18 January 2013
British solo sailor Alex Thomson has set a new national record for sailing from the equator and back to the equator of 68d 14hr 53min. That is nearly three weeks quicker than the old record set by Mike Golding.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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