The comedian has pledged her support for our literacy campaign as a host of famous names from the Bishop of London to American actor Henry Winkler urged everyone to get involved.... more
Prince William and Kate Middleton are to receive lessons on how to have a successful marriage from the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London... more
Campaign builds for the reinstatement of the Bishop of Willesden, who was suspended after making 'deeply offensive' remarks about the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton... more
Founders of the Lush cosmetics chain said they would donate £50,000 the Standard's Dispossessed Fund as cash continues to pour in from generous Londoners... more
It was the year of bankers’ bonuses and MPs’ moats, of Jude Law’s Hamlet and England’s Ashes win. But how well do you remember the other stories that hit the Standard’s headlines in 2009? Take our quiz to find out
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About 500 soldiers, friends and family gathered at the Guards Chapel to pray for the safe return of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards who will deploy to Helmand this month... more
A new austerity is sweeping the City. The Cristal is running dry and increasingly it's chicken wings instead of the tasting menu at the Fat Duck... more
Gordon Brown suffered a fresh blow after the Bishop of London warned that people were wrong to have "invested their hopes" in never-ending economic growth... more
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more
The chaplain to the London Stock Exchange is under pressure to quit after demanding gay men should be forced to have "sodomy" warnings tattooed on their bodies... more
The Rector of St Bart's has plunged the Church of England into a new crisis - but, as an investigation reveals, this will come as no surprise to his parishioners... more
The rector of one of London's finest churches who "married" two gay men said today that he would do the same again - despite possibly facing the sack... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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