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The world's top 50 universities

08.10.09
University College London has risen above Oxford in this year's world university rankings, it was announced today... more

The design of the female body

04.09.09
Style arbiter Stephen Bayley, whose wife inspired his new book, reveals why bras are for men, how the female body became so potent and what Anna Wintour eats for lunch... ... more

Why Britain's weather is good for your fingernails

26.08.09
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CDs of the week

14.08.09
Calvin Harris makes music for getting ready to go out, Tinchy Stryder's record is dazzling and The XX have made a great debut.... more

Shameless star joins the West End theatre boom

07.08.09
Anne-Marie Duff is to become the latest big name to take to the West End stage as theatres defy the recession... more

Louise Jury and Benedict Moore-Bridger

07.08.09
Anne-Marie Duff is to become the latest big name to take to the West End stage as theatres defy the recession... more

Man killed by Tube train was secretary to Justice minister

09.06.09
A man who died after being hit by a Tube train was a high-flying government civil servant... more

Boots £19 cream really does beat wrinkles

28.04.09
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

Recession means the boomerang generation keep coming back home

15.04.09
Record numbers of young adults are refusing to leave home and instead stay at the “hotel of mum and dad” for years to save money... more

British sherpa who conquered Summit

02.04.09
When world leaders meet to thrash out seemingly impossible divisions, they are "getting it Cunliffed"... more

Heart risk for underweight babies

01.04.09
Underweight babies are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes, according to a study... more

BBC is 'petty' for stripping my son's team of University Challenge title

03.03.09
The father of the University Challenge contestant who caused his winning team to be disqualified spoke out to defend his son... more

University quiz genius could read at age of one

24.02.09
The woman hailed as the greatest ever University Challenge contestant spoke of her "self-image issues" ... more

Ken sets out his stall for 2012

24.02.09
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

Sleaze row peer claims £400,000 just in expenses

27.01.09
One of the peers at the centre of corruption allegations has claimed nearly £400,000 of taxpayers' money in expenses, the Standard can reveal... more

Binge women drinking a week's alcohol in a night

14.11.08
Some young women are consuming more than a week's worth of alcohol units in a night, it emerged... more

Call on MPs to ease 'unethical' abortion rule

17.10.08
Abortion law should be modified to remove "qualifying conditions" required for the procedure, academics say... more

Finance

08.10.08
Britain will look to the Square Mile to pull it out of the economic mire, and these are the big names who will deliver the recovery. ... more

Business

08.10.08
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Countdown to man's Big Bang begins

09.09.08
Scientists are preparing to switch on the world's biggest scientific experiment... more

My fight to save my fertility (and how I survived Sir Alan)

12.08.08
Radio shows, TV presenting - the offers have rolled in since Lucinda Ledgerwood was fired from The Apprentice. But alternative medicine is where her passion lies ... more

Lucinda Ledgerwood fights back

12.08.08
Radio shows, TV presenting – the offers have rolled in since Lucinda Ledgerwood was fired from The Apprentice. But alternative medicine is where her passion lies.... more

Sushi with the man who has plans to take BT the next mile

16.07.08
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

'I think I'm dying': Monty Don speaks for the first time of the stroke that changed his life

11.07.08
The gardening writer and television presenter tells of the day his illness change his life. ... more

Shamed TV star Dr Raj Persaud blames 'carelessness and deadline pressure' for plagiarism in his books

17.06.08
Celebrity psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud yesterday blamed carelessness and his heavy workload after he was caught passing other experts' work off as his own.... more

Britain's top 10 Talents: The red-hot favourites to make it through to the final

23.05.08
Tomorrow night, the judges will decide which 40 acts will go through. So, who will go through? JANE MacKICHAN gives a sneak preview of the ten hopefuls to watch out for.... more

Moody blues head home after defeat

22.05.08
Chelsea fans went home in despair, puffy-eyed and sombre-faced after spending hundreds or even thousands of pounds to see their heroes lose... more

Something funny's going on in the capital

25.10.06
The Borat movie, starring London's Sacha Baron Cohen, is hailed as one of the most hilarious films in years, while the capital's comedy clubs brim with young talent. We're gagging for it.... more

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