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Robert Peston: Bankers' pay is ludicrous and people who hoard all their wealth are bonkers

BBC business editor Robert Peston tells Alison Roberts that the super-rich mystify him, how the City needs to change and why he persuaded his contacts to give inspiring talks to state schools

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July 27, 2012: The day London will explode with cultural activity

From a shaky start, the Cultural Olympiad is now the real deal, with a star line-up set to show off London's artistic excellence as Games fever takes hold, says Alison Roberts

Ken Livingstone: Why I can beat Boris

Feature: As his memoirs are published, Ken Livingstone tells Alison Roberts about fathering five children with three women and why he can beat Boris to become Mayor of London again

Let's hear it for the Paraorchestra

Alison Roberts meets the conductor who wants his band of severely disabled musicians to be a big noise at next year's Paralympic Games

Tacita Dean - the last film-maker

British artist Tacita Dean illuminates the Turbine Hall with her love letter to celluloid. But the colossal Tate Modern show nearly didn't happen, she tells Alison Roberts

Jeremy Gilley - Peace man

He's responsible for the UN's International Peace Day, and celebrities and politicians line up to support him. Jeremy Gilley tells Alison Roberts what it took to make September 21 so special

Albert Square role gave me self-belief to play the lead on London stage, says Samantha Womack

Having played Ronnie Branning in Eastenders, Womack is now set to star at the Barbican in the musical South Pacific

With cuts like these - it's as if the Government doesn't believe in its own policies

David Cameron's favourite 'Red Tory', Phillip Blond, tells Alison Roberts that Cabinet infighting and a failure to grasp the point of the Big Society is punishing the poor. Where did it all go wrong?

'I had terrible panic attacks all the time i was a model' says Jodie Kidd

Jodie Kidd used to be crippled by anxiety but a new partner and a baby on the way have given her strength to confront and conquer her demons, she tells Alison Roberts

Wild, green, fairly hip kid: is she the poster girl for eco-activism?

Interview: She became the poster girl for eco-activism after scaling Parliament. Now Tamsin Omond tells The Standard why she's devoting herself full-time to the cause

On your marks, get set, go for London's festival of culture

Interview: A year from today the London 2012 Festival starts, marking the grand finale of the Cultural Olympiad. Read The Standard's interview with the woman in charge of the 12-week programme

London's musical youth

Many of the capital's young musical talents fail to reach their potential in the cash-strapped state school system. Now the Mayor is launching a scheme aimed at raising £2million towards teaching the stars of tomorrow

Babysitting George is not the best for idolising fans

Babysitting George is Celia Walden's intriguing memoir covering the summer she spent as Best's journalist minder

How a novelist and ex-royal boyfriend is coming to terms with the murder of the father who kept him a secret

As the illegitimate son of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, Aatish Taseer was hardly close to his father. But since Salman's murder he has been unable to write a word

Ronni Ancona on the run in London

As impressionist Ronni Ancona gears up for next week's London Marathon she tells Alison Roberts how losing a son taught her what a precious gift life can be

They've been Tang-oed: Sir David Tang sets the record straight

Socialite and entrepreneur Sir David Tang has launched a website that lets his celebrity friends correct malicious gossip. But how do we know they're telling the truth? Alison Roberts reports

The man who kisses Keira, nightly

Tobias Menzies tells all on how it feels to kiss Keira Knightley in West End play, The Children's Hour

Why women need to get ready for the menopause in their thirties

The menopause is not to be feared, in fact it can be the start of a fulfilling new chapter in a woman's life

Why my top banker husband gave his £2m bonus to charity

Novelist Betsy Tobin tells Alison Roberts how she prefers focusing on the murky world of Chinese people-smugglers to fitting the stereotype of a pampered City wife

Oliver, Julian, dad, father... they’re interchangeable

For 19 years Celeste Tobias thought she was the daughter of actor Oliver, but then her mother dropped a bombshell that shook her to the core

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