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Combat Barbie struggles to find the right kit for Miss World war

09.11.09

England's new entry for Miss World has already been commended by the Army for disarming an Iraqi prisoner with her bare hands... more

Oasis in the running for 'world's best act' title at Q awards despite split

26.10.09

Oasis were shortlisted for "best act in the world today" at the Q Awards.... more

Martine McCutcheon has a look to die for at the crime awards

22.10.09

Martine McCutcheon wore a killer dress on the red carpet... after all, it was the Crime Thriller Awards.... more

Metal boys are up to no good again

15.10.09

Many a sore head over the last couple of mornings in the world of metal trading. Why? Once again, it’s been the London Metal Exchange week of bunfights, parties and general burning of the company credit card ... more

Watch our star interviews at the Empire Awards

30.03.09

Watch our exclusive red carpet interviews at the Empire Awards with the likes of Michael Sheen, Jason Isaacs, Jim Sturgess and Gemma Arterton.... more

Text tussle of the retail rivals

28.01.09

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Cerys is pulled by a Kaiser but leaves with Tom

07.10.08

Kaiser Chief frontman Ricky Wilson might be wincing this morning after trying his hardest to pull Welsh beauty Cerys Matthews. ... more

Bahrain royals 'to pay Ł720m for Grosvenor House Hotel'

06.10.08

The Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane is set to be the next trophy property for oil-rich buyers from the Gulf states... more

Coldplay on top of the Q world

06.10.08

Coldplay were the big winners at the Q Awards. The band won Best Album and Best Act in the World Today at the annual showbiz bash. ... more

Everyone is guilty: end the conspiracy of greed

29.09.08

Two banks nationalised, one bust, others taken over, thousands of jobs likely to be lost, the FTSE 100 through the floor, the effects likely to spill over into the rest of the economy — and still I'm not sure if we really get it... more

This is the best thing that's ever happened to us, admit Mercury Prize-winning Elbow

09.09.08

Singers Estelle and Adele's rivalry is set to reach new heights, as both are in contention for the Mercury Music Prize Award. ... more

Even when he was kissing me, Warren Beatty could not resist staring at himself in the mirror, by Judy Cook

15.08.08

In the final part of Judy Cook's memoirs about her life among the stars, she reveals how Terence Stamp dumped her for the model of the day and the depths of Warren Beatty's vanity.... more

Six chefs compete to be best in London... and all are British

11.06.08

An all-British line-up of top chefs will go head to head for a prestigious restaurant award... more

Pictured: Face of the 'good-looking, pleasant young man' who inspired Jane Austen's Mr Darcy

10.06.08

A tiny portrait of the man a young Jane Austen loved and lost - believed to have inspired Pride And Prejudice's Mr Darcy - is to surface at an antiques fair.... more

Amy Winehouse celebrates with family after winning award (although of course she arrived too late to pick up)

22.05.08

Amy Winehouse won a songwriting "Oscar" today - but arrived too late to pick up her gong.... more

Top boss with tough words for ministers who have lost their way

21.05.08

INTERVIEW CBI president Martin Broughton laid into the Government at the body's annual dinner. Ahead of the speech, he talked about his fears and worries ... more

Jamie Theakston becomes first-time father with birth of baby boy called Sidney

12.04.08

Jamie Theakston has become a father for the first time. His wife, Sophie, gave birth to a baby boy in hospital last night. The couple, who were married last September, have decided to call him Sidney... more

Evening Standard wins top press awards

09.04.08

The Evening Standard's Andrew Gilligan and Jeremy Selwyn were honoured at the prestigious British Press Awards last night... more

Airbrushing, by M&S: Myleene gets her love handles erased for bikini promo

27.03.08

Classical musician and television presenter Myleene Klass has one of the most envied celebrity figures. But the curvy star's love handles were considered surplus to requirements by M&S, who erased them in the newly released photos for their summer swimwear advertising campaign ... more

Bashful Keeley turns the other cheek when award-winning hubbie leans in for a kiss

20.03.08

It was her husband's big moment. Having just won the Best Actor gong at last night's Royal Television Society awards, an ecstatic Matthew Macfadyen leaned in to give his wife a celebratory kiss. But rather than respond with a loving smooch, Keeley Hawes pulled away ... more

Shrinking Myleene Klass is losing her famous curves

13.03.08

Myleene Klass quickly shed her four stone baby weight after welcoming her daughter Ava in August, but now it appears she is in danger of losing her trademark car-crash curves. The new mother cut an incredibly lean figure in a tight black satin gown as she arrived to host the Mayfair Personality of the Year Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Wednesday night ... more