Fraud is nothing new - the Old Bailey has records going back to the 1750s of cases where sailors were charged with sinking their own ships. But in recent years a number of high-level fraud cases have made the headlines and continue to do so. Here are five of the biggest fraud cases from [...]

The financial world has a massive influence on the way we live our lives. But as a source for cinematic themes and plots, however, it is somewhat less influential. This may be due to the insular and humdrum view of the day-to-day workings of the financial world; or maybe it’s because we spend so [...]

10. $1,500 (£855). Headphones: Made by headphone pioneers Ultrasone, and constructed using one the finest and strangest sounding materials (like, what is Ethiopian hair sheep leather anyway?). Using super-awesome S-Logic sound technology, you’re sure to be immersed in a crazy world of high tech sound, or feel ripped off.

9. $14,000 (£7,980). Laser Turntable: Vinyl [...]

1. Grand Theft Auto IV, $100,000,000: Only just recently obtaining the No. 1 spot – knocking Shenmue from its lofty perch – by being released at the end of April earlier this year, GTAIV is now officially the game that has been the most expensive to make. And in this current climate you will probably need [...]