Iconic photographs of film stars Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor will go on sale for the first time this week... more
Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised nations declare the global economic recovery is becoming "self sustained" despite concerns in many quarters... more
Apache helicopters will fly within days against vicious 'shoot and scoot' troops pouring mortars into civilian towns in Libya, the Standard has learned
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Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked to appease public outrage over his death - and could now be in line for a £2.5 million payout, judges have ruled... more
Barack Obama has arrived in Britain for a three-day state visit, declaring the UK-US partnership 'an essential relationship for us and for the world'
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Chantilly Creme will have to show trainer Richard Gibson that she is back to her best on the gallops today if she is to take her chance in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Ascot... more
Richard Hannon insists that it will be a last-minute decision but it looks likely that his Queen Anne Stakes winner Paco Boy will fly the flag for Britain in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville... more
She liberated women from the corset. Her friends included Cocteau, Picasso and Chaplin. No wonder Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is the muse for the coolest names in fashion... more
Hollywood's most famous batchelor, George Clooney, is single again after splitting from cocktail waitress Sarah Larson after a year, it has emerged.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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