Press

For the record 02/02/2009

"The digital network... is as essential to our future prosperity in the 21st century as roads, bridges, trains and electricity were in the 20th century," Gordon Brown, following Thursday's launch of Lord Carter's report Digital Britain

Inside Press

Question Time: Lucy Yeomans, Editor

Monday, 2 February 2009

Work: Lucy Yeomans, 38, is the editor of 'Harper's Bazaar'Life: Lives in Notting Hill; is in a relationshipBalance: Theatre, art, playing music, travelling to far-off wildernesses and fanatically following Formula One

Keith Waterhouse at 80: not ready to hang up his typewriter

Sunday, 1 February 2009

'There's always tomorrow,' the grand columnist tells Matthew Bell. 'At least there has been so far'

The feral beast: Tatler tittle tattle proves right

Sunday, 1 February 2009

Geordie Greig is handing in his notice as editor of 'Tatler' this weekend. After much speculation that he is leaving to take up a senior post at the 'Evening Standard', fuelled by news he set up a company with its new proprietors the Lebedevs, I can confirm the move is now taking place. On Friday night, Greig was telephoning senior 'Standard' staff to tell them in person he was looking forward to working with them, mindful they should hear it from him ahead of a general announcement next week.

Wales is newsworthy - but nobody knows it

Friday, 30 January 2009

Libel damages paid by Daily Star over Rhys Jones killer claims

Thursday, 29 January 2009

A Liverpool student accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages today over a newspaper claim that she had praised 11-year-old Rhys Jones's killer as a hero.

Donald Trelford: Why ask if Lebedev is a suitable boy to own a paper when it really is Standard practice?

Monday, 26 January 2009

One question that has been curiously underplayed in the purchase of London's Evening Standard by Alexander Lebedev, the Russian billionaire, is this: should a British newspaper be owned by a foreigner? In almost any other country this would be a highly charged issue – it is inconceivable that the French would allow an overseas company to buy Le Monde, the Italians La Stampa or the Spanish El Pais. It would be a matter of national honour.