Business news 

Canadian fund admits moneysupermarket talks

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan's proposal was rejected and it says there is no current intention of making an offer

Credit Suisse powers back into the black

Swiss bank shares jump 7% as it recovers from shock first-quarter loss sparked by toxic debt investments

BG Group sees profits soar on strong gas price

The oil and gas producer has seen second-half profits soar on the back of higher prices and larger LNG volumes

Sport News 

Chelsea wage bill close to £150m

Joe Cole and John Obi Mikel next in line to receive new contracts as Chelsea make mockery of plan to break even by 2010

• Ferguson in dig at 'Chelsea pensioners'

• Essien says age no barrier for Chelsea

Ohuruogu happy to ignore the mudslingers

World champion insists she does not care if British fans choose not to support her in the 400 metres at the Olympics

Langer backs Montgomerie for Ryder Cup place

Former Europe captain believes the Scotsman would prove a better wild card than a less experienced candidate

Comment 

Testing doctors is no magic cure

Tighter regulation of GPs may prevent another Shipman, but it will mean less time for patients

• Camilla Cavendish

We must cry out for the poor

The Church's inward-looking agonising is trivial when millions are still dying in abject need

• John Sentamu

No PM, however dour, can resist a stately pile

Our Roundhead Prime Minister has become an unexpected convert to the delights of Chequers

• Alice Thomson

Life & Style 

The end of the G-A-Y

The nightclub that welcomed Kylie, Cyndi and Madonna and provided a venue for countless gay romances, is shutting up shop. Tim Teeman sheds a tear

Do successful women scare men?

He says: men love successful women, just ask Guy Ritchie. She says: successful women scare men, just ask Madonna

The perfect family holiday home ...

Which websites helped Michael Harvey find the perfect UK holiday home - and where did he end up.....?

Arts & Entertainment 

Gillian Anderson's X Files encore

The 39-year-old actress always meant to play Dana Scully again - but until now life got in the way, she tells Will Lawrence

Could you shoot a film on a single reel?

The Straight 8 competition asks for your best three-minute shot. Speed is of the essence, finds Emma Townshend

Walking between the twin towers

The new film Man on Wire marks Philippe Petit’s finest hour - his 1974 walk between the twin towers. Kevin Maher met him