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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This week not even the sophisticated American security services could prevent a couple of polo-playing socialists from gatecrashing a White House dinner... more
Hollywood executives at Universal Pictures were fretting this morning as weekend box-office sales figures for Sacha Baron Cohen's movie Bruno disappointed expectations in the all-important US market ... more
Giles Deacon found inspiration for his first bikini line while lounging by the Chateau Marmont pool watching LA girls turn swimwear into daywear. Will Londoners follow suit?... more
Nice people take drugs." These are the four words considered so dangerous, so irresponsible, that advertising authorities have banned them from appearing on the side of London buses. Pathetic, no?... more
Sacha Baron Cohen's new comic creation, the latest instalment from Harry Potter at Hogwarts and adventures in the land of lizard men - here is our guide to the biggest movies of the season... more
She only gave birth four months ago, but Isla Fisher looked as slim as ever at the premiere of her new film last night. Isla, who is engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen, flaunted her svelte physique at the premiere of her new film, the romantic comedy Definitely Maybe in New York... more
He made his name ridiculing unsuspecting celebrities through his Ali G alter ego. But now it appears that Sacha Baron Cohen is happily befriending Hollywood's A-list as himself.
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The Kaiser Chiefs' second album, cult figure Patrick Wolf, a star-studded children's album, and a gipsy clarinetist are among the CDs of the week.... more
The Brits are celebrating their biggest ever haul of Golden Globes. Helen Mirren led the way at the Beverly Hills ceremony seen as a forerunner to the Oscars.... more
Borat Sagdiyev's big-screen debut has enraged the representatives of his supposed homeland but the real target of this boisterous faux-documentary is America and Americans.... more
Sacha Baron Cohen supplies a few giggles but funyman Will Ferrell's comedy centred on the Nascar track fails to convice, says Charolotte O'Sullivan.... more
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