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    • Sunday, 14 January, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Sotheby’s fails to sell ‘Raj Pink’ amid coloured-stone boom

      News in brief: Boucheron’s 160th anniversary; Stephen Webster expands into homeware

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Big diamonds are big business

      Why have there been so many large stones on the market? And will we soon see more?

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Why did the Lesedi la Rona diamond fail to sell?

      By going to auction, Lucara’s chief executive took a very public risk that failed

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Lesedi la Rona diamond estimated at $70m

      Sotheby’s estimates the Lesedi la Rona’s value at $70m

    • Tuesday, 17 November, 2015
      Income tax
      Income tax must rise by a penny to meet growing demands of NHS

      Health Foundation warns of shortfall of £2bn a year and on outlook for social care

    • Wednesday, 11 November, 2015
      UK business & economy
      GPs threaten to protest over cuts that could hit 40% of surgeries

      Patients face possible two-week wait for an appointment after NHS England changes funding formula

    • Monday, 9 November, 2015
      UK politics & policy
      NHS needs other sources of revenue to survive, says ex-regulator

      Former head of Monitor believes Britons are ‘close to the limit’ of what they will pay in tax

    • Monday, 9 November, 2015
      UK politics & policy
      NHS England chief executive voices fears over funding shortfall

      Treasury believed to be strongly resisting calls from within the service for extra money

    • Monday, 3 August, 2015
      UK politics & policy
      NHS faces squeeze on recruitment as financial pressures bite

      Watchdog tells hospitals to fill only ‘essential’ vacancies amid fears over deficit

    • Thursday, 4 June, 2015
      Personal & Household Goods
      ‘An auction is like theatre — you must hold people’s attention’

      David Bennett has presided over many record-breaking sales at Sotheby’s

    • Monday, 28 April, 2014
      UK politics & policy
      NHS chief more willing to embrace competition, says regulator

      Monitor head backs stance on reform

    • Wednesday, 9 October, 2013
      UK outsourcing
      Regulator calls for private providers to help NHS
    • Friday, 6 September, 2013
      Personal & Household Goods
      A priceless retrospective of masterpieces set to go on show

      Travelling exhibition by Sotheby’s will honour the work of Alexandre Reza, a great craftsman

    • Saturday, 8 June, 2013
      Personal & Household Goods
      Pearls: Heritage and rarity endow star status

      Nostalgia in the Gulf for simpler times before oil is partly responsible for a ‘spectacular’ rise in prices, writes Jessica Diamond

    • Thursday, 25 April, 2013
      Personal & Household Goods
      Gold price fall may aid designers and affect jewellery market

      Price fall will have instant effect in some cases but jewellery is more than the sum of its parts, says Claire Adler

    • Thursday, 28 February, 2013
      UK coalition government
      Mid Staffs trust nears administration
    • Tuesday, 11 September, 2012
      UK politics & policy
      Experts assess ailing Midlands NHS trust
    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2012
      UK politics & policy
      Regulator warns on hospital services
    • Sunday, 22 January, 2012
      UK companies
      Parts of NHS reform mess could be saved

      Regulator faces conflict of interest challenges

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2012
      UK politics & policy
      NHS risks deterring private care providers
    • Friday, 11 November, 2011
      World
      The Liz Taylor effect: Sale to throw new spotlight on collecting

      Avril Groom takes a look at lots of fabulous jewels

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2011
      World
      NHS hospitals under pressure, regulator says
    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2011
      UK companies
      Consensus lacking on future of NHS
    • Friday, 13 May, 2011
      International Financial Reporting Standards
      No ‘US-style system’ for NHS, says regulator
    • Friday, 4 March, 2011
      UK politics & policy
      Lansley U-turn over NHS price competition
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