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Smash hit: Andy Murray swings into London

2009-11-19T10:38:57Z

Andy Murray is the sporting hero of Middle England - a strange position for a Scot to find himself in. And after a shaky start with the public, he's learning to play the game, finds Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Wise Kevin Kyle looking forward to new Scotland opportunity

2009-11-11T09:47:19Z

Kevin Kyle insists he has a better chance of making a success of his Scotland career this time around because he has matured as both a player and a person

Stress of leading title race for so long got to me, says Jenson Button

2009-10-21T07:58:56Z

Britain�s F1 world champion admits he struggled to cope with the pressure of being the man to catch

The Cribs are raw and riotous

2009-10-15T23:00:00Z

The Cribs' credentials skyrocketed recently when ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr decided to join the band.

'Big Bear' Ross Brawn won't lose any sleep over hunt for the F1 crown

2009-10-14T07:33:27Z

Experienced team chief stays calm as Grand Prix fairytale of 2009 edges closer to reality in Brazil

Friends caf� Central Perk comes to London

2009-10-02T08:17:55Z

Video: We visited Friends caf� Central Perk as part of its two week stint in London.

Dell deal nets Perots $1 billion

2009-09-21T13:25:00Z

Ross Perot has bagged his second fortune in three decades after the Texan businessman and one-time presidential candidate sold his IT house to rival Dell

Wild swimming in the UK

2009-07-02T12:22:34Z

Smugglers' coves, turquoise pools, deserted dunes and sea witches. There is something for everyone on Britain's wild coast

Coulthard tips Button to be best of the Brits

2009-03-24T10:28:27Z

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton may be the reigning champion, but the David Coulthard is backing the Brawn GP driver to make his mark

Schumacher sceptical about rule change

2009-03-19T15:53:40Z

Formula One: Michael Schumacher has condemned the new Formula One rule which will mean the drivers' title going to the man with the most race wins

Barker is far more mouthy than his bite

2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

Just because this is set at the time of the Restoration, don�t be fooled into thinking that it�ll be a decorous costume drama stuffed with pretty people in pearls

We�ve had a golden year for film but money is drying up

2009-02-02T09:34:32Z

In an interview marking the Standard�s Film Awards, Channel 4 film and drama boss Tessa Ross talks about the challenges ahead and the likely merger of 4 and Five

By Ek, the disruptive rebel is back

2009-02-02T00:00:00Z

This surprise and slightly underrehearsed-revival of Mats Ek's Carmen reminds you of Ek's humanity, and also his radicalism.

Testing time for Gervais

2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

Gervais quickly made it clear that his Artsdepot show was a try-out for a future, still unannounced tour on the subject of science.

Winners and losers of 2008

2008-12-24T10:14:26Z

After the past 12 months of highs and lows in the capital, Nick Curtis sorts out the London personalities with plenty to smile about from those who have gone into freefall

Financier talked of suicide as banking crisis worsened

2008-12-03T08:40:21Z

The wife of a City financier who threw himself under a train as the credit crunch worsened has told how he talked about killing himself days earlier

Let the BBC beware of the wrath of suburbia

2008-11-19T08:58:19Z

The hash Newsnight made of covering the effects of the recession in suburbia shows more tellingly than the Ross affair the depth of the trouble the BBC is in

Charles is enough to madden any monarchist

2008-11-14T09:51:46Z

I am a monarchist for a very simple reason. There has to be a head of state and I don't want that person also to be the leader of the government.

Who's to blame in the chain of command?

2008-10-30T09:43:37Z

Brand's crime isn't bad taste but bad jokes

2008-10-29T10:53:47Z

The BBC�s �prank� is indefensible � but shouldn�t be used to stifle blokeish British humour

Cumani eager to see Aussie �wonder horse�

2008-09-29T10:46:42Z

Horse Racing: Francesca Cumani is looking forward to seeing Weekend Hussler at Flemington Park this weekend before her Melbourne Cup contender Mad Rush clashes with Australia's "wonder horse" in the Caulfield Cup

Fisher can fire Open warning, says Ernie

2008-07-09T12:26:54Z

Londoner's burgeoning talent is recognised by South African golfer Ernie Els ahead of Scottish Open

Friends reunited: Jennifer Aniston and the gang set to return for big screen blockbuster

2008-07-02T01:12:06Z

The highly anticipated film production of TV series Friends has finally been given the go-ahead, MailOnline has learned.

Hulk is lacking personality

2008-06-11T23:00:00Z

Edward Norton as the irascible Marvel superhero, The Incredible Hulk, struggles to compete with frenetic special effects.

Rugby star died after sleepwalking out of fourth floor window

2008-04-17T09:01:27Z

A teenage rugby star sleepwalked to his death through a London hotel window 50ft above the ground after a late-night drinking session, an inquest heard

Opposites attract

2008-04-08T23:00:00Z

Jeff Baron�s Visiting Mr Green, deals with racial and sexual intolerance in America when a handsome young Harvard graduate suffers sexual loneliness in gay-friendly New York.

Hard man's guide to the camp side of fine art

2008-03-28T08:49:14Z

To Dulwich as Pepys might have written in his diary, to see paintings of St Sebastian by Guido Reni, only to be reminded of Ross Kemp

Reeves wins legend status

2007-10-05T07:24:24Z

Vic Reeves has been crowned a comedy legend at the Loaded Laftas at the Pigalle Club in Piccadilly.

Stars fall foul of prankster Thandie

2007-09-04T07:45:23Z

Actress Thandie Newton told how her co-stars had fallen foul of her practical jokes on the set of new film, Run Fat Boy Run.

Just Han solo...

2006-11-07T00:00:00Z

Clean-cut Canadian Charles Ross mentions mid-gig that he has done his condensed version of the original Star Wars trilogy more than 1,000 times and it shows. In a good and bad way.