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Back Britain and pay tax, millionaires!

18.08.11
If I were a tax-avoiding multimillionaire, I would look out of the Hyde Park penthouse that I was only allowed to live in 90 days a year and feel embarrassed... more

The historic failure of al Qaeda's grim creed

03.05.11
The killing by US forces of Osama bin Laden is a landmark moment in the West's struggle against Islamic terrorism... more

East London design duo appointed to create Olympic torch

28.02.11
Design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby will create the torch that will carry the Olympic Flame to the London 2012 Games ... more

Google goes off the street for 360-degree gallery tours in stunning detail

01.02.11
Google's Street View technology has been taken indoors for the first time - into some of the world's most famous art galleries... more

Apple help us get educated from home

05.07.10
Every student’s dream of being able to attend lectures from the comfort of the sofa is finally here.... more

London couple design Katy Perry's electric gown

05.05.10
The dress that Katy Perry wore to light up the red carpet is about to spark a bright future for its London-based designers... more

Katy Perry lights up New York fundraiser with electric gown

04.05.10
Singer Katy Perry literally shone at one of the world’s biggest social events... more

Picasso painting The Actor torn by visitor in New York gallery

25.01.10
Picasso painting suffers a six-inch tear when a visitor to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art falls against it during an art class... more

Palace of the Arts faces fraud writ over 'fake' Churchill painting

21.12.09
One of London's most prestigious antiques dealers is embroiled in a legal battle amid accusations of 'systematic fraud and counterfeiting'... more

Nude's not lewd in a Manhattan museum

24.11.09
A model has escaped indecency charges for baring all in a New York museum after a judge ruled that public nudity was not necessarily lewd... more

The march of the V-high boots

19.10.09
Women's footwear has long been about sex. This season's must-haves stretch so high they've been dubbed 'vagina boots'. But who actually dares wear them, asks Liz Hoggard... more

Boris Johnson calls for voluntary museum charges as he joins Kevin Spacey for arts boost

21.09.09
Mayor of London Boris Johnson joins Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey in calling for the arts to be protected... more

‘Harrods of the antiques world’ falls victim to the recession

21.07.09
Fine art dealership known as the Harrods of the antique world has gone into administration... more

Kate Moss's Jamie Hince goes 'awol' after gig

08.05.09
The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince sparked an alert when he went walkabout in the middle of the band's tour.... more

It’s curtains in New York for Kate Moss at Metropolitan Ball

05.05.09
Could it be curtains for Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham? At the Metropolitan Ball, all evidence seemed to be pointing towards it. ... more

Katy Perry's confessions from ladies loo

05.05.09
Katy Perry spilled the beans on the naughty celebs who were breaking New York's smoking ban.... more

An unseemly fight for the Astor family fortune

28.04.09
New York's social royalty is set to testify at the trial of Brooke Astor's son, accused of fiddling the Alzheimer's-stricken heiress out of millions... more

Has Kate fallen out of fashion?

25.02.09
Kate Moss's latest appearance as an artist's muse failed to attract buyers last night, but that didn't stop the model herself from enjoying another night on the town... more

Madejski's Degas sculpture expected to make £12m

06.01.09
Businessman Sir John Madejski is selling an important sculpture by French impressionist Edgar Degas... more

Jennifer Aniston borrows Katie Holmes' boy jeans... while ex John Mayer couldn't look more miserable

22.08.08
After Katie Holmes faced a barrage of criticism for wearing the same outfit ten times in in two weeks, it seems the actress has the last laugh.... more

The City superwoman and the hunt for little Snooks

31.07.08
The Standard reveals the extraordinary story of secrets and lies behind the abduction of the daughter of McKinsey high-flyer Sandra Boss by her ex-husband ... more

Natasha Richardson and the mother of all wardrobe malfunctions

06.05.08
Actress Natasha Richardson unveiled a foxy new look and rather more than she would have liked on the red-carpet at last night's star-studded Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. As the actress from the highly-regarded Redgrave acting dynasty hitched up her pale pink chiffon gown, and inadvertently flashed her nude-coloured thong to the assembled audience ... more

Scarlett Johansson shows off her new diamond ring after announcing engagement to Ryan Reynolds

05.05.08
Scarlett Johansson has become engaged to her actor boyfriend Ryan Reynolds after a one year courtship. The Lost In Translation actress looked delighted as she showed off her new diamond ring for the first time as she attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York City last night. The 23-year-old and Canadian beau Reynolds, 31, started dating in March 2007 - a month after the Just Friends actor ended his three-year engagement to singer Alanis Morissette... more

Amy up to her old ways as she's axed by US show

13.04.08
Troubled Amy Winehouse has missed another opportunity to crack the US market, after being dropped from a star-studded charity event in New York... more

Top 10 tate is modern wonder

22.02.08
The Tate modern has been ranked among the most popular art galleries in the world alongside the likes of the Louvre, Uffizi and the Vatican.... more

On canvas: a Roman Holiday in the 1700's

19.02.08
The National is offering a rare chance to see paintings from neglected Italian master Pompeo Batoni.... more

On canvas: a Roman holiday in the 1700s

19.02.08
The National Gallery is offering a rare chance to see dozens of paintings by a neglected Italian master... more

Hirst shark swims to New York

17.07.07
Damien Hirst's infamous pickled shark is ready to bite the Big Apple where it will be installed in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.... more

'Museum Mile' bid for £25m is rejected by Lottery

11.12.06
A £25 million bid to transform Exhibition Road into a world-class tourist attraction has been denied Lottery funding. ... more


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