Most heart-arresting are bridge loans, which carry a company to an imminent financing eventa venture round, an initial public offering or an acquisition.

FORBES: Going Into Hock

How he must have wished he had had the England captain at the heart of his defence at Stamford Bridge.

BBC: Chelsea 7-2 Sunderland

After gathering upriver in west London, the flotilla made its way from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge, passing through the heart of Britain's capital city over the course of several hours.

CNN: Eyes of world on spectacular Thames royal pageant

With the Opera House to our right and the Harbour Bridge straight in front of us we were in the very heart of the city, and yet no one could see us from our darkened perch.

BBC: Subterranean Sydney

The walks, either in the heart of London near St Paul's Cathedral or in the leafy southwest by Kew Bridge, take place at midday when the tide is at its lowest ebb.

BBC: London from the tide line

And Beattie said the performance at Stamford Bridge against last year's beaten Champions League finalists should give the Potters great heart for the rest of the season.

BBC: Beattie suited to life at Stoke

The victory was be sweet revenge for Blackburn, who lost 5-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, and a real tonic for manager Sam Allardyce as he recovers from heart surgery.

BBC: Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea