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Mumsnet: the extraordinary rise of mums online

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:05:32 GMT

Ten years old this week, Mumsnet has expanded into an 850,000-strong organisation set to wield real clout in the election campaign. It�s been a bumpy but fulfilling ride, says its co-founder

Rachael Stirling is a rising stage star � and she's in love with her ass

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:46:07 GMT

Rachael Stirling, who has opened to critical acclaim in A Midsummer Night�s Dream, on her genetic inheritance, and starring opposite her lover.

London's new influentials

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:36:55 GMT

'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time

The Crimson Wing shows stunning birds mired in gloop

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Matthew Aeberhard�s documentary, The Crimson Wing, traces the yearly gathering of one-and-a-half million flamingos on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania

Friend of George Clooney and Matt Damon who held Gordon Brown to account over Libya

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:47:25 GMT

It was lawyer Jason McCue who succeeded in putting Libyan compensation to IRA victims back on the political agenda. Now he says he has BP in his sights

WORLD: Horrors of the Saffron Revolution exposed by underground video

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:34:39 GMT

Video journalist who masterminded the exposure of the slaughter of protesting monks in Burma seeks support against the country's military regime

Naomi loves Sarah: Mrs Brown prepares for life after No 10

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:07:34 GMT

Gordon Brown may be facing electoral meltdown but his wife is playing a blinder as she prepares for life after Downing Street

Flat filled with copper sulphate on the Turner Prize shortlist

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:31:25 GMT

An artist who transformed a derelict London flat into a shimmering blue cave is among the shortlisted nominees for this year's Turner Prize

President makes a beeline for JK and says I love Harry Potter

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:11:52 GMT

Let�s call time on London 2012 - a hop, skip and jump jamboree

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:12:22 GMT

We could, if we wanted, still cancel the 2012 Olympics.

Jourdan Dunn crowned model of the year

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:17:42 GMT

Jourdan Dunn capped a stellar 2008 by being crowned Model Of The Year at the British Fashion Awards

Westfield fails to dent West End� for now

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:53:51 GMT

How is the new �1.6 billion Shepherd�s Bush shopping centre Westfield London faring?

Literary Life

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:56:41 GMT

Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading.

MICHAEL WINNER: Sorry, but I don't want old dears reading the news

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:24:33 GMT

There's nothing sadder than a bunch of unemployable has-beens rising up like the witches in Macbeth and moaning 'TV is unfair to us because we're old'.

'Discrimination on looks is a fact of life,' says Fiona Bruce as she defends ageism at the BBC

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:03:10 GMT

Fiona Bruce has hit back at allegations of ageism within the BBC. The 44-year-old said age was not a factor in her appointment as presenter of the Antiques Roadshow.

Reunited: George Clooney shows he still has soft spot for old friend Mariella Frostrup

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:22:03 GMT

Proving that some celebrity friendships can go the distance, George Clooney warmly greeted Mariella Frostrup at the Venice Film Festival.

'Paxo's just suffering a mid-life crisis,' says Anna Ford after he claims BBC discriminates against white middle-class men

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:17:13 GMT

Veteran newscaster Anna Ford has accused former colleague Jeremy Paxman of suffering from a 'mid-life crisis' after he said the BBC discriminates against white middle-class men.

No, Paxo - you're not the endangered species

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:51:42 GMT

As we know, Jeremy Paxman is taken very seriously by the nation

Rushdie was tight-fisted and arrogant, with a handshake like a wet fish, says Special Branch officer who knew him as Scruffy

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:17:51 GMT

In a new book ex-Special Branch detective RON EVANS tells of his toughest job - protecting Salman Rushdie and the girl he was desperate to get into bed.

He's is a puffed-up co-presenter on an ego trip - but GMTV's Penny Smith says the character in her novel is NOT based on Eamonn Holmes

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:10:54 GMT

It may include a ditsy blonde and a puffed up male Penny Smith insists the characters in her first novel are strictly fiction and not based on her GMTV co-stars.

Only Sarah can unlock the real Gordon

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:39:41 GMT

A year ago tomorrow, Gordon Brown took power. Best not wish him happy returns. Daily, dreadful poll results show his popularity tumbling. Devout supporters admit he blew it. How they waited for this saviour during the last years of Blairism; how dejected they are today

What IS Salman Rushdie's secret? This time, the ladies' man is nuzzling Scarlett Johansson's neck

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:01 GMT

Is Sir Salman Rushdie the luckiest man on earth? Quite possibly, if these photos of him nuzzling Scarlett Johansson's neck in her new music video are anything to go by. The controversial author, who it's fair to say is not classically handsome, makes a cameo appearance in the actress-turned-singer's Falling Down, the first single from her upcoming album

Elle's so sore over George Clooney

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:32 GMT

George Clooney had the girls swooning on his visit to London last week � but one who made an unfortunate impression was model Elle Macpherson, 45

Squiffy Ren�e Zellweger enjoys George Clooney's post-premiere party v. v. much

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:46:00 GMT

After a stunning red-carpet appearance in London's West End, Ren�e Zellweger appeared to uncharacteristically let her hair down at the after-party for new film Leatherheads. And as her celluloid alter-ego Bridget Jones might say, she enjoyed herself v.v. much. A red-faced Ren�e had clearly been in the party mood, as she was seen looking the worse for wear in the back of her car home, after the bash at the Automat restaurant in Mayfair

George Clooney takes in the sights of London (including Renee Zellweger and the girls from I'd Do Anything)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:43:45 GMT

Twenty-four hours as hectic as this could break a lesser man. But the unstoppable George took it all in his stride, enjoying the attention of everyone from Gordon Brown to Renee Zellweger

Where did those come from? Jemima's bust gets a boost for a night with George Clooney

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:58:33 GMT

George Clooney's visit to London drew out the cream of London's socialites for two days of partying. The busy Oceans 13 star hosted a dinner, two nights of clubbing and even threw in a visit to Gordon Brown at Downing Street. But the highlight was no doubt his deep conversation with Jemima Khan, who seemed to have boosted her cleavage specially for the occasion

More gongs for Mirren's Queen

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:01:20 GMT

Dame Helen Mirren added to her clutch of awards for The Queen when she was named best British actress at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.