In focus: Now it has lost its shine, what is London for?

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But despite a revival of all things Nineties, people are abandoning a city that was once a magnet for dreamers and schemers. I know why, says [Anna Hart](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FubmEtaGFydD9saWQ9bGViOWdpY3I5OW81JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjQtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZfyE7f9lkT-RzFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and what the capital needs to do to compete with its rivals... [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbG9uZG9uLXJlbnQtY3Jpc2lzLWxpdmVycG9vbC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLWIyNTE3MDQ5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXAwY2p3dHJ2Z2xycSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI0LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmX8hO3_ZZE_kcxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Suddenly nobody wants to live in the capital anymore - can London ever get its mojo back? ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbG9uZG9uLXJlbnQtY3Jpc2lzLWxpdmVycG9vbC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLWIyNTE3MDQ5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWQwYnZobHY4YnVkaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI0LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmX8hO3_ZZE_kcxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Suddenly nobody wants to live in the capital anymore - can London ever get its mojo back?   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [Is the internet about to blow up your marriage?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY2hlYXRpbmctaW50ZXJuZXQtdGlrdG9rLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS1iMjUxNzA3NC5odG1sP2xpZD00YTF0cGw1eDAzYXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_ITt_2WRP5HMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Whether it’s one half of a high profile couple rumoured to be ‘cheating’ or just an acquaintance you know up to no good, suddenly social media sleuthing is all the rage. But, asks [Rachel Richardson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3JhY2hlbC1yaWNoYXJkc29uP2xpZD1tcWN0MDB5bGo3Z3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_ITt_2WRP5HMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), is ‘exposing’ affairs on the internet fair game or are innocent people being simply tarnished by wild accusations? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY2hlYXRpbmctaW50ZXJuZXQtdGlrdG9rLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS1iMjUxNzA3NC5odG1sP2xpZD1zYWY5OWFueGhra2omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_ITt_2WRP5HMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Social sleuthers: relationship justice warriors, or busy bodies with nothing better to do? ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY2hlYXRpbmctaW50ZXJuZXQtdGlrdG9rLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS1iMjUxNzA3NC5odG1sP2xpZD1mY3JwZzUwaDVnaDImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_ITt_2WRP5HMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Social sleuthers: relationship justice warriors, or busy bodies with nothing better to do?   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [Apple argues that people are free to purchase the smartphone of their choice ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYnVzaW5lc3MvY29tbWVudC9hcHBsZS1sYXdzdWl0LWlwaG9uZS1zaGFyZXMtdGVjaG5vbG9neS1pbnZlc3RvcnMtYjI1MTcxMTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3RhMDQyOGphMGhvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjQtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZfyE7f9lkT-RzFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Is Apple really ripping off its customers – and can the US government stop them?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn4nKEP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYnVzaW5lc3MvY29tbWVudC9hcHBsZS1sYXdzdWl0LWlwaG9uZS1zaGFyZXMtdGVjaG5vbG9neS1pbnZlc3RvcnMtYjI1MTcxMTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9NTB3eHg3aWx1MHQ5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjQtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZfyE7f9lkT-RzFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The Department of Justice is trying a new approach in tackling the dominance of the iPhone, but should Apple users or shareholders be worried, asks Chris Blackhurst? 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