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Geordie Greig

Sting: The X Factor kids are going nowhere

As he launches a new album, Sting reflects on rock-star living, what's killing pop today and why he is determined to play on.

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David Cameron: Would I sack George Osborne? Yes absolutely if I have to...

Tory leader David Cameron talks revealingly about colleagues, policy and the faith that guides him

Finding a copy of your free Evening Standard

Your London Evening Standard is now available through more than 500 retailers in an effort to meet overwhelming demand since it became a free newspaper

How Burberry’s power couple conquered planet fashion

Christopher Bailey and Angela Ahrendts are fashion’s ultimate — and most unlikely — power couple. Here, they explain how they made Burberry a world leader

The constant painter: a rare interview with Frank Auerbach

In a rare interview, grand old man of British art Frank Auerbach talks about his agonising search for perfection, 18-hour days in his Camden studio — and why he’ll never give up

TS Eliot widow exults in his poetry reading

In a rare public appearance, TS Eliot's widow Valerie attended a reading of her husband's poems last night at London University

Jesus and an unholy Union Flag

Gilbert and George dress Christ in a flag as they explore religion and patriotism in a major new exhibition

David Hockney, iPriest of Art

Exclusive: painter reveals how phone has transformed his work ... and gives every Standard reader a picture

So Boris, is this a dress rehearsal for No 10?

A year after becoming Mayor, Boris Johnson meets Evening Standard Editor Geordie Greig

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