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Evening Standard column

Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter

McCanns cling to hope over lost Madeleine

The parents of Madeleine McCann are 'drawing strength' from the discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, their spokesman said

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Prince Charles asks council to pass his 'twee' design for palace

Prince Charles was accused of intervening in the £12million plans for a redesign of Kensington Palace

Tolkien heirs' court battle over film royalties

The family of JRR Tolkien will go to court in the autumn in a multi-million-pound dispute over royalties from the blockbuster movie version of The Lord Of The Rings.

Actor from the swine flu adverts has the virus himself

It was inevitable really. The actor who stars in the Government’s swine flu television advert has only gone and contracted the virus.

Health rules go up in smoke for Kitty, 100

A pensioner has revealed her secret of reaching 100 - smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 84 years.

‘Posh Spice lookalike’ may hold key to Madeleine McCann case

Investigators searching for Madeleine McCann issue image of Australian woman they want to interview in connection with the girl’s disappearance

Nobu caught out by tuna protester with bike lock

Nobu falls victim to protest as an eco-activist dressed up as a fisherman and used a bicycle lock to chain together the doors to the Michelin-starred restaurant

Life as a slave... student reveals hidden world of trafficked children

Full horror of child trafficking is revealed by a student who tells today about the years of abuse he suffered

Karen Hardy axed for being 'too old' for Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing's makers are being accused of ageism all over again after axing the oldest female dancer on the show - Karen Hardy.

BBC’s latest Cannes of worms: French villa used ‘for jollies’

BBC admits to routinely hiring a £20,000-a week villa in Cannes for entertaining media executives

Chris Tarrant's ex-wife convicted of fleeing police in parking row

Chris Tarrant's ex-wife Ingrid was found guilty today of resisting arrest after being chased for two miles by police over a parking ticket.

Teen who doesn't tweet reveals how he became top dog in the City

Teenager whose report for an investment bank earned him global acclaim reveals his new found fame was all down to his dog

Head over wheels stunt rider somersaults across open Tower Bridge

In a stunt to make Evel Knievel proud, an Australian jumped across an open Tower Bridge on a motorbike early today

Michael Jackson 'asked for lethal jab' days before death

Michael Jackson pleaded with a nurse to inject him with a powerful anaesthetic just four days before he died

Quarter of a million to see Michael Jackson's body

Up to 250,000 fans expected to descend on Neverland Ranch, where Michael Jackson's body is to be put on public view

Star wrote a will in 2002 for his $1billion estate ... and cut his father out of it

Michael Jackson cut his father out of his will, it was reported today. The singer had accused Joe Jackson of regularly beating him as a child

LOS ANGELES: Janet Jackson joins stars to honour her brother

Tearful Janet Jackson paid tribute to her dead brother at a music awards ceremony in Los Angeles, honouring the King of Pop

LONDON: Jacko did not want to play London concerts, ex-manager claims

The singer confessed to a close friend he did not want to return to the stage in London next month

LIFE & TIMES: Despite a bizarre life, Jacko was the greatest star of his time

The death of Michael Jackson at the age of just 50 should perhaps come as no surprise

BBC boss used licence fee to fly family home

BBC Director-General Mark Thompson used more than £2,000 of licence fee-payers’ money to fly his family home from holiday

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