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Lee Westwood can take the heat but Rory McIlroy wilts after super start

2009-11-20T09:16:38Z

Briton seizes the initiative in race to be the European No1 as rival struggles to maintain his early pace

Ross Fisher�s sloppy start leaves a three-way fight to be No1

2009-11-19T08:57:50Z

Englishman�s hopes of pipping McIlroy, Westwood and Kaymer to merit title are fading fast

Colombia protests at Chavez war talk

2009-11-09T12:08:20Z

Colombia says it will appeal to the UN Security Council and the Organisation of American States after Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez ordered his army to prepare for war in order to assure peace

My regrets, by jailed cocaine king

2009-10-22T08:29:39Z

The former leader of one of Colombia's biggest drug cartels, who was once ranked alongside Osama bin Laden on the FBI's 10 most-wanted list, has been sentenced to 45 years in jail in the US

CDs of the week

2009-10-09T11:48:07Z

Brilliant but bonkers: Shakira releases her third album, She Wolf, and its a lyrical treasure trove.

Modern-day 'Raffles' who escaped UK prison recaptured

2009-09-30T05:30:54Z

Latest: Modern-day Raffles who targeted top London hotels is arrested in US after Catch Me If You Can-style four years on the run

Paraguay qualify for World Cup with impressive win

2009-09-10T08:39:01Z

Paraguay became the 11th nation to make it into the World Cup finals thanks to a convincing 1-0 win over Argentina, whose qualification hopes took a further blow

High kicks in Colombia

2009-09-02T15:29:02Z

Reckon you can salsa? Jane Cornwell did, before she tried to cut it on the dance floors of Cali, where being a salsero is a way out of the ghetto

Leading shares rally after Mervyn King�s recessionary words

2009-08-12T08:08:25Z

Leading shares rallied from opening falls after the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, moved to reassure stock market investors that cheap money would be swilling around the economy for sometime to come

Sporting Miscellanies

2009-06-19T15:38:10Z

Football: How much of an influence did events in Iran have on the country's football team?

Emerald Energy's earnings rise sixfold

2009-03-16T10:35:45Z

Oil and gas explorer Emerald Energy's profits leaped sixfold last year as revenues almost doubled despite the oil price's sharp decline since July

Time bandits have hijacked my fridge

2009-01-30T08:52:08Z

There should be a word � do the Germans have one? I bet the Germans have one � to describe the emotion of just having missed delivery of a fridge

Foreigners ease sperm donor crisis

2008-11-12T09:04:27Z

London fertility clinics are turning to foreign sperm donors in a bid to beat record shortages, the Evening Standard can reveal

Brazil can do without Ronaldinho

2008-09-26T09:06:51Z

Football: Brazil have called up the Manchester City trio of Robinho, Jo and Elano for next month's World Cup qualifying games against Venezuela and Colombia

Woman, 50, bludgeoned to death at her sandwich bar

2008-09-18T08:00:29Z

A woman café owner has been bludgeoned to death in her sandwich bar

Fear and a frenzy of faith

2008-08-10T23:00:00Z

Peter E�tv�s's seventh opera, Love and Other Demons, is a brave undertaking for Glyndebourne and a fine achievement.

Compelling show from La-33

2008-07-08T23:00:00Z

La-33 showed off their old-school salsa dura with the sort of telepathic musicality hoped for in a 12-piece salsa orchestra.

My Family star's caution over drugs

2008-06-10T09:52:30Z

...despite Met chief's call for celebrity users to face a jury

Henry delighted to join French 100 club

2008-06-04T12:57:47Z

Former Arsenal star has spoken of his pride at winning his 100th cap in France's 1-0 Euro 2008 warm-up

Juanes is Colombia's pop prince

2008-06-02T23:00:00Z

The vocal power of the hyperappreciative sold-out crowd at Juanes's Apollo concert almost matched the decibel-heavy PA.

Dos Santos set for Spurs

2008-06-02T15:00:07Z

Barcelona forward Giovani Dos Santos looks set to sign for Tottenham, according to the player's father.

I'm ditching butch Hillary for gentle Obama

2008-04-21T09:54:11Z

For me, no matter what happens in Pennsylvania, I'm done with Hillary Clinton. I have long felt that either Democratic candidate would suffice as President.

TV crew accused of killing lost-tribe children with flu

2008-03-27T14:17:49Z

A British TV director was accused of causing the deaths of four members of an isolated Amazonian tribe by unwittingly introducing the flu virus into their remote village

Immigrants sent to the Tower... to become Brits

2008-02-26T08:18:11Z

They came from 16 different countries, each with a different history - but now they all have a common future, as British citizens

CDs of the week

2007-09-13T23:00:00Z

James Blunt returns with some expertly played new material, and Deborah Harry ends a 14-year spell between albums.

London's Latin lesson

2007-08-06T10:34:39Z

More than 100,000 people basked in the glorious sunshine and enjoyed the Carnaval Del Pueblo - the biggest Latin American festival in Europe.

Ay caramba! Join clubland's Latin craze

2007-07-13T14:19:29Z

This week's club talk focuses on London clubland's love affair with all things Latin and what it means for the average clubber

Tate to feature chair and hair artist

2007-04-05T15:30:24Z

A sculptor who uses chairs, tables and human hair as metaphors for warfare has become the eighth contributor to Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.

Shakira shakes her hips and sets the night on fire

2007-03-19T00:00:00Z

With a cry of "Arriba London!", a flurry of hair and the first of many thrusts of the hardest working hips in showbusiness, Shakira set about bringing some real Latin fire to town.

Nuevo Latino, for nuevo Islington

2006-09-28T14:51:50Z