Richard Daley's decision not to run for re-election as Chicago mayor opens up possibility of graceful exit for Rahm EmanuelFor more than 20 years Richard Daley has served as mayor of Chicago – and his announcement that he is stepping down next year may herald a shake-up in the West Wing involving Rahm Emanuel, the Wh....(more) (full story...)

This is the man who was described by the former business secretary Peter Mandelson as the 'unacceptable face of banking'Even without a once-in-a-lifetime banking crisis, Bob Diamond would still have been a rum choice to run Barclays. After all, this is the man who was described by the former business secretary Peter Mandelson as the "u....(more) (full story...)

Richard Daley's decision not to run for re-election as Chicago mayor opens up possibility of graceful exit for Rahm EmanuelFor more than 20 years Richard Daley has served as mayor of Chicago – and his announcement that he is stepping down next year may herald a shake-up in the West Wing involving Rahm Emanuel, the Wh....(more) (full story...)

Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendent who stormed off a plane down its emergency slide, may avoid a jail sentenceSteven Slater, the US flight attendant with JetBlue who livened up the summer with his spectacular decision to quit by sliding down an inflatable emergency slide after an altercation with a passenger, may be able to avoid going to ....(more) (full story...)

'My father said it was all so dangerous,' says Franklin Lobos's daughterFranklin Lobos was a legend of Chilean football. Dubbed el Mortero Magico (the magic mortar) for his thunderous long-distance free-kicks, the midfielder was a stalwart of first division side Cobresal throughout the 1980s. Asked for his secret, Lobos explained simply....(more) (full story...)