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First look at Boris's 'bixi' bike design

08.10.09
Bike to be used in London's cycle hire scheme is set to be revealed ahead of the capital's cycle show... more

Andy Murray in the swing of things in Montreal

14.08.09
Andy Murray has the feelgood factor going into the quarter-final of the Montreal Masters against world No8 Nikolay Davydenko... more

Rafael Nadal's knees pass brief test in Montreal

13.08.09
Rafael Nadal survived a battle of creaky knees against David Ferrer, who retired hurt from their secondround match at the Montreal Masters to gift the world No2 a comeback win... more

Andy Murray is cool after rankings race hots up

11.08.09
Andy Murray says the prospect he could rise to No2 in the world rankings at the Montreal Masters this week will not be playing on his mind when he opens his campaign... more

Canadian GP given green light to return

05.08.09
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said agreement in principle had been reached for the Canadian Grand Prix to return... more

Natasha Richardson fights for life after freak ski fall

17.03.09
Actress Natasha Richardson is critically ill after falling and banging her head during a skiing lesson in Canada... more

No sex please, we're Victorians

05.03.09
Emily Blunt plays the young Queen Victoria in love in a biopic that doesn't provide her with nearly enough passion.... more

London brushes off downturn to stay top of financial centres

05.03.09
London has retained its crown as the world’s top financial centre despite being battered by the economic crisis, according to a new study... more

Snowball duel at 10 paces, Pushkin-style

03.02.09
"The destruction," said The Today programme as I sloped into the kitchen yesterday morning, "is widespread."... more

Dazzling acrobatics in Cirque Du Soleil

07.01.09
You can set your calendar by the annual visit of the Canadian circus phenomenon that is Cirque Du Soleil.... more

Canada give up in Bernie cash dispute

17.11.08
Canadian government officials have conceded defeat in their efforts to have the country’s grand prix reinstated... more

New Monopoly board puts a poor value on London

20.08.08
London was humiliated on the first international Monopoly board as cities including Montreal, Belgrade and Riga claimed the most sought-after spots... more

Life-support groom carried onto flight to UK

01.08.08
The British bridegroom shot on his Caribbean honeymoon is being flown home... more

Olympic hopes are flagging for Maria Sharapova

31.07.08
Russian Maria Sharapova is a major doubt for Beijing after pulling out of the Rogers Cup in Montreal with a shoulder injury... more

Fencing's got a buzz about it

31.07.08
Standard Sport reporter James Olley gets to the point as he continues to try his hand at events Britain hopes to shine in... more

New ball game in women's tennis

30.07.08
A shake-up of women's tennis will see overall prize-money rise by £10million... more

The picture that reveals the changing face of the Royal Family... and families everywhere

20.05.08
This extraordinary picture from the weekend's royal wedding graphically captures the changing face of both the monarchy and modern families everywhere.... more

Gigs of the week

06.05.08
Celine Dion comes to the 02 Arena, Adele plays her hometown and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bring Austrialian rock to Hammersmith.... more

Paris Hilton launches shoe line.... and models them with her own terrifying size 11s

07.04.08
Paris Hilton hasn't let her less than perfect feet put her off launching her own shoe range. The socialite arrived in Montreal on the weekend to meet her fans and launch her newly designed range of shoes. Some might say it's a bit rich coming from the heiress who possesses a pair of extremely large size 11 feet (UK size 9) complete with an angry-looking bunion ... more

Baas relief in Lebanon

04.04.08
Wajdi Mouawad's black comedy Wedding Day At The Cro-Magnons paints an eery picture of life turned upside down by war in his native Lebanon. ... more

As a new film exposes the truth behind TV legend Hughie Green, his son reveals the demons that led to his father's behaviour

29.03.08
Watching Hughie Green's notorious life being played out on screen will inevitably arouse complex emotions in his son Christopher. More than a decade has passed since the presenter of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money died from cancer, but the enduring legacy he has left his family is one of bitterness, lies and secrets ... more

Sixties crooner Leonard Cohen makes comeback concert tour

12.03.08
His morose tones attracted a cult following in the 1960s. Now at the pensionable age of 73, Leonard Cohen is set to make a comeback more than 40 years after he first took to the stage ... more

CDs of the week

11.01.08
Pop from British Sea Power and American four-piece Alo, and a double album of superb jazz from Montreal.... more

Off the record

31.08.07
David Smyth talks to Paul Weller's son, Natt, about London's club scene and casts his eye over what's new on the net.... more

CDs of the week

02.03.07
This week sees the release of new albums by Montreal's ludicrously hip Arcade Fire plus Willy Mason and the return of The Stooges.... more

Police announce tour dates

13.02.07
The Police have announced that they will embark on their first major tour since splitting in 1984. The tour will hit the UK in autumn.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

Fire at centre of universe

30.01.07
Arcade Fire sold out this week's five comeback shows in less than two minutes. The Montreal band's Smith Square gig left David Smyth feeling he was at the centre of the universe.... more

Modern life still rubbish says Damon

22.01.07
The Good, The Bad And The Queen is band No 3 for Damon Albarn ... and he's still not happy. We review the week's new CDs.... more

Are Koopa the next Arctic Monkeys?

12.01.07
In a new column, David Smyth examines the potential impact of unsigned Koopa on the revamped chart plus gives the new Bryan Ferry a listen.... more

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