Drum 'n' bass duo Chase and Status are behind the biggest British release of 2011 and have developed a ferocious live set - "You really get that intensity at our shows, it's all-out carnage," they tell David Smyth... more
As teenagers were celebrating another record year of A-level results, tens of thousands were left in limbo after the website which confirms their university places was shut... more
A man called Rich Ricci has become one of the highest-paid bankers in the UK ... is this some kind of sick joke, or a scientific inevitability? Roger Highfield on the power of nominative determinism... more
An aristocrat who fell to his death from a block of flats would still be alive if he had received the medical help he needed to fight depression, his family said... more
As Labour unveils its manifesto in one of the most hotly contested polls in recent years, the Evening Standard launches its own exclusive general election panel... more
A face cream which costs £19.75 has been declared a success in clinical trials — prompting predictions of frenzied demand for the over-the-counter product... more
Ken Livingstone's forthright interview with this newspaper today should serve as a sharp corrective for anyone who believed that the former Mayor's defeat by Boris Johnson last May marked the end of his political career... more
Ian Livingston has been fondly called a bean-counter-turned-entrepreneur, but as he sets out his ambitious ideas for BT, it is clear that his retail credentials are solid... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do