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Princess Charlene of Monaco 'tried to flee three times' - Telegraph.co.uk
The sources said that when Charlene visited Paris in May to try on her white-silk Armani wedding dress she "took refuge" in the South African embassy. Later that month she also tried to escape during the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, they alleged. ...
Enter the bull - can New York save the London Stock Exchange? - Telegraph.co.uk
"It made a mockery of London and all that we have to offer to the rest of the financial world," said the head of a mid-sized London broking firm who asked not to be named. Of course, Rolet inherited many of these problems and has been lauded in certain ...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn dines out as rape claim bail conditions lifted - Telegraph.co.uk
"This is not the most expensive dish - pasta with white truffles is $180," said the restaurant owner, who declined to give his name. Under the gaze of several bodyguards with earpieces, the guests drank red wine Brunello di Montalcino (116 dollars). ...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: former IMF head could resurrect presidential ambitions - Telegraph.co.uk
Another senior Socialist, who declined to be identified, said: "What if we all embrace him again and then he turns out to be guilty after all? Our voters have lost trust not just in him but the party. We have to be careful." But Socialists like Mr Lang ...
David Cameron's local Tory chairman found dead in Glastonbury toilet - Telegraph.co.uk
Detectives have yet to establish the cause of his death, a source said. Inspector Chris Morgan said inquiries into the nature of the death were ongoing. He added: "It is only a couple of hours ago - we are still working on establishing a cause of death ...
Has John Paulson lost his magic touch? - Telegraph.co.uk
Although its two largest funds were down at the end of May, all its others - including a gold, recovery and merger arbitrage fund - were all up, according to a person familiar with the matter. It's certainly true that a problem like Sino-Forest is a ...
MySpace 'will sell for at least $100m' - Telegraph.co.uk
Photo: AFP By Emma Barnett, Digital Media Editor in Palo Alto Contrary to earlier reports that the media giant was unable to achieve its asking price of $100m, a source close to the acquisition process told The Telegraph, that News Corporation would ...
Public servants vote to join teachers on mass walkout - Telegraph.co.uk
The head of one Academy school, who did not wish to be identified, said: “Strike action will not achieve anything. I think we need to look at the reality of the country's situation and accept that reality before we can move forward. ...
RBS care homes on verge of closure - Telegraph.co.uk
One RBS pensioner who contacted The Sunday Telegraph but asked not to be named, said of the possible closures: "These residents have to sell all their possessions before they can enter a care home and are only allowed to take personal items with them ...
Democrat women rally behind 'sex picture' Congressman Weiner - Telegraph.co.uk
One of the women who Mr Weiner followed, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Sunday Telegraph: "I don't condone what he did but it was meant to be private and there was no hypocrisy involved. Republicans politicians have behaved much worse while ...
Millionaire hotelier Peter Smedley named as man whose assisted suicide was ... - Telegraph.co.uk
“Peter was an extremely private man and not someone that would want to share most things,” said a close friend, who asked not to be named. “But clearly he wanted to change the law. “I think he was very keen for people in that predicament to be able to ...
Foreign Office confirms Iranian support for Syria - Telegraph.co.uk
Senior Foreign Office sources said that there is "credible information" that Tehran is providing riot control gear and paramilitary training to Syrian security forces. Moreover, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard ...
First ever Western geisha leaves the 'sisterhood' - Telegraph.co.uk
"She was in the association for more than three years, but she did not take part in lessons and she did not follow our rules," another geisha, who asked not to be named, told The Sunday Telegraph. "And she was always fighting us. ...
Secret '95 pc mortgage' proposals 'will help young first home buyers' - Telegraph.co.uk
“We need 230000 homes a year to be built and we are currently languishing at around the 100000 level, and it is the deposit gap which is the issue,” the builder, who declined to be named, told the newspaper. “A year ago I don't think the banks would ...
Government deal means councils will restore weekly bin days - Telegraph.co.uk
A source close to the review said the funding plans for councils to restore weekly bin collections – estimated to be about £100 million a year – had been agreed and the scheme will be unveiled within the next fortnight. More than half of councils are ...
Kabul gold rush: western billions bear fruit in luxury property boom for ... - Telegraph.co.uk
"The full amount was in our bank account within an hour," said one salesman, who declined to be named. "Eighty to ninety per cent of the money is coming from the foreigners or people's contracts with expats," he explained. "People who have earned money ...
Terrorist we cannot deport faces new charges - Telegraph.co.uk
"When he was arrested in Manchester a significant amount of material used for forging documents was found in his house and buried in the garden - the forged documents were of a very high quality," said the marshall, who declined to be named. ...
Chinese labour camp prisoners forced to play online games - Telegraph.co.uk
The official, who declined to give his name, said: “We do not allow our inmates to do high-risk occupations, such as coal-mining. We do not have large numbers of computers. And we do not allow our prisoners to have any contact with the outside world. ...
Morrisons talks to banks over Iceland bid - Telegraph.co.uk
The supermarket group's finance director, Richard Pennycook, has held meetings with investment banks with a view to appointing one to advise on a bid for Iceland, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Malta to hold referendum to whether to allow divorce - Telegraph.co.uk
One woman, whose husband obtained a divorce in the UK but who declined to be named because of fears of intimidation said she has never met another Maltese divorcee. "When I tell people I am divorced some look shocked," she said. ...
Schoolboy, 17, dies after assault outside takeaway - Telegraph.co.uk
A friend who declined to be named, said: "Dan was a decent, middle-class boy from a good family. He was not a not a trouble-maker". Another friend, who was out in Stokesley on Friday night, said: "We didn't go to the Spread Eagle pub on the High Street ...
Barack Obama wants FBI director to stay on - Telegraph.co.uk
... will ask Congress to allow FBI Director Robert Mueller to remain in his job an extra two years, a rare exemption that would give the US government continuity in a time of change for the national security team, senior administration officials said. ...
Royal wedding: William and Kate's Seychelles honeymoon hideaway - Telegraph.co.uk
“We are a very laid back country,” said one member of the Seychelles tourism industry, who asked not to be named. “There have been a lot of celebrities that have come here and William and Kate were here before so they know that it's very low-key. ...
Dying mother's final gift to her daughter: a guide to life - Telegraph.co.uk
Mrs Hobbs and her husband, who has asked not to be named, separated 15 months ago but are trying to re-establish their relationship. She said she had not told her daughter that her cancer was terminal. “She knows that some people can't find a medicine ...
Osama bin Laden killed: the fifth day, as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk
Paris police officials who asked not to be named said the rumour started when a metro user was warned on Thursday by a fellow passenger of an impending attack. The fellow passenger handed the man his lost wallet and told him not to use the metro today ...