CITY TRADER OFFERS GAMBLERS A FLUTTER ON A LOTTERY OF HIS LIFE June 10, 2009 REMEMBER the man who, last year, decided to mend his broken heart after a divorce by selling his entire life on eBay, house, car, job and all? Well, one enterprising City boy has decided to go one better – he’s started a competition for entrants to “win a new life”, and stands to make millions [...]
DRUG SMUGGLER LEWIS GETS 13 YEARS May 20, 2009 FORMER England all-rounder Chris Lewis has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine with a street value of over £140,000 into Britain. Croydon Crown Court heard how the 41-year-old hid the drug in liquid form in tins of fruit and vegetable juice when arriving at Gatwick Airport from a trip [...]
Firms’ shock at tips October 26, 2005 Reporting by City Slickers James Hipwell and Anil Bhoyrul at the Daily Mirror caused companies to put out apologetic statements, a court heard yesterday. The former Mirror financial journalists are accused of using their City Slickers column to manipulate share prices. On day six of the trial at Southwark Crown Court jurors were told how [...]