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Stephen Hester - RBS
High pay

£963,000 question: do bonuses really make for better bankers?

Talking Point
Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 12:17
Take away Hester's extravagant bonus and give the man a medal if he does a good job

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US
Fri 27 Jan, AT 16:23

Erin Brockovich: chemical spill answer to twitching NY teens

Francois Hollande
Politics
Fri 27 Jan, AT 16:06

Clever-clogs Hollande and the great Shakespeare mash-up

Kim Dotcom
Megaupload
Fri 27 Jan, AT 15:09

Videos show Megaupload's Kim Dotcom was tourist from hell

Andy Murray plays Novak Djokovic

Brave Andy Murray beaten by Djokovic in classic semi final

Match Report Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 14:57

Epic five setter at Australian Open is immediately hailed as one of the great matches

In pictures: six months to London Olympics 2012
Pirate party

Pirates plan to sue FBI over Megaupload takedown

One-Minute Read Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 13:28

Pirate Parties worldwide accuse FBI of causing 'incalculable damage' to legitimate users

Free Syria Army takes suburb and 'captures' Iranian agents

First Post Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 13:21

Captured Iranian claims to be Revolutionary Guard member brought in to help Assad fight the uprising

Fatal Rio building collapse captured on CCTV

Video Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 12:56

Video shows pedestrian panic at accident that killed at least seven and leaves 20 missing

Siberian snow flurries put an end to Britain's mild winter

One-Minute Read Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 11:20

Freezing weather forecast for the next few weeks as wall of cold air arrives from Russia

Cash-in-hand payments 'diddle' the country, says top taxman

One-Minute Read Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 10:58

Dave Hartnett, who was criticised for 'sweetheart' deals with Vodafone and Goldman, sets his sights on tradesmen

Clooney gives his all in coma comedy The Descendants

Film Of The Week Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 10:47

George drops glamour image for fine performance but film is too laid-back for some critics

Williams calls on Johnson for split-second edge

One-Minute Read Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 10:28

Athlete helps F1 crew shave fractions of seconds off pit stops in bid to return Williams to the top

Wayne Rooney

Rooney fitness doubt ahead of United's clash with Liverpool

Preview Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 10:04

FA Cup preview: two huge grudge matches overshadow the whole weekend

Hakim Berkani traffic warden

London hero: traffic warden gave warnings not tickets

First Post Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 09:39

Judge backs warden Hakim Berkani who lost his job because he didn't fulfil 'clandestine' quota

Mitt Romney v Newt Gingrich ahead of Florida primary

'Don't be repulsive': Romney rips into Gingrich on TV

One-Minute Read Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 08:59

Mitt Romney comes out fighting in final debate before crucial Florida primary

Harry Redknapp

Redknapp: 'Can't write, can't spell, can't fiddle my taxes'

First Post Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 08:08

I can't even send a fax or a text, says Spurs boss. Will he find his way to tonight's FA Cup tie?

Why do we care so much about Gibraltar and the Falklands?

Crispin Black Fri 27 Jan 2012, AT 07:52

The Chinese are grown-up enough to run our former colony properly. The Spanish and Argentines are not

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