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Chelsea barracks developers win race to buy US Embassy

03.11.09

American Embassy building is to be sold to the foreign developers responsible for the Chelsea Barracks scheme... more

US embassy wins listed status

22.10.09

US Embassy in Grosvenor Square has been protected with listed status, it has emerged... more

Mayor�s vision for building has its emphasis on quality

16.10.09

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Iranian hunger striker has heart attack outside US embassy

02.09.09

A woman on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square for more than a month has suffered a heart attack... more

US refuses to pay �50m VAT for new embassy

28.08.09

American government refuses to pay �50 million tax bill on the construction of its proposed new embassy in London... more

�7 million job with RBS � no worries

19.08.09

The recruitment by Royal Bank of Scotland of bond trader Antonio Polverino from Merrill Lynch has sent City eyebrows skywards � and not just because RBS, which is 70%-owned by the taxpayer, is rewarding him so handsomely ... more

We�re up there with the Yanks for not listening

19.08.09

We're not capable of having a debate � because a debate is about listening to other people�s opinions... more

Hunger strike woman at US embassy is 'dangerously ill'

14.08.09

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Hunger strike girl back at US embassy after hospital scare

13.08.09

Teenage girl on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square returned to begin a third week without food after being rushed to hospital... more

Paranoid spirit of George Bush era would live on in this fortress

05.08.09

It's a fair bet that the US State Department didn't reckon on the level of insurgency they have encountered from London's planning authorities.... more

Protestors disrupt biofuels Mayfair summit

02.07.09

Climate activists clash with police as they try to storm a five-star Mayfair hotel and disrupt a�biofuels� industry summit... more

Great British Menu chefs cook up seven course feast

19.05.09

Seven of the Britain's best young chefs cooked at a unique charity banquet at the Marriott Hotel last night... more

Cheque, please� Caring told to pay �4.5m in flats deal

07.05.09

Restaurateur Richard Caring will be told to pay more than �4.5 million for affordable homes in return for permission to turn the former US naval offices in Grosvenor Square into 41 flats... more

Elen Rives's girlie night out

06.05.09

The ex-fiancée of Chelsea star Frank Lampard, Elen Rives, enjoyed a girlie dinner with a pal.... more

Chelsfield wins bid for US Embassy site

22.01.09

One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more

Bidders on start line for US embassy site

04.12.08

Bidders line up to buy the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square and turn it into what could be the most prestigious hotel and residential development in the world... more

Stars and MPs lead London parties

05.11.08

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Thousands of Londoners get set to pack bars for all-night celebrations

04.11.08

Thousands of Londoners will be crowding bars and pubs across the capital to watch the presidential election coverage through the night... more

Developers in scramble to get hands on site of US Embassy

21.10.08

Developers are already lining up to buy the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, even though the Americans will not vacate the site for five years... more

Avista's unimmaculate conception

08.10.08

Trying to replicate the experience of an informal shared meal in a hotel dining room in Mayfair just doesn't work for Avista.... more

US Embassy could be most expensive flats in the world

03.10.08

The Candy brothers want to convert the US Embassy site in Grosvenor Square into luxury flats after the American Ambassador announced it was moving to south London... more

US embassy will move to Battersea

02.10.08

The American Embassy is to quit Grosvenor Square, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Nicola Emmanuelle flies to cabaret's rescue

12.09.08

A delightful Hackney-born girl, Nicola Emmanuelle is a crowdpleaser whose sunny personality comes across in her vocals.... more

Billionaire pair told to take monthly drug test

07.08.08

The billionaire heir to the Tetra Pak empire and his wife has been ordered to take monthly drugs tests or face prosecution for trying to smuggle crack cocaine and heroin into the US embassy... more

The parking meter clocks up 50 years

10.06.08

It's not an anniversary drivers are expected to celebrate, but the parking meter is 50 years old... more

The night our ten gourmets galloped

30.04.08

Four great courses in four of London�s best restaurants made The Gourmet Gallop an outing to remember, says Fay Maschler.... more

Crack raid on billionaire's Chelsea home

10.04.08

The heir to the £5.4 billion Tetra Pak drinks carton empire has been arrested on suspicion of possessing crack cocaine and heroin... more

Sienna starts a hippy riot

24.09.07

Grosvenor Square was closed to allow hundreds of extras to take part in filming for Sienna Miller's latest movie.... more

Fantastic food let down by surroundings

24.01.07

After less than two years since opening, the number of dishes on offer has decreased, the prices increased, but there is still plenty of temptation at Maze.... more

Beef is back and grazing is in

12.12.06

An eco-friendly steak and a game of 10-pin bowling before pudding could be the future of eating out in London as Square Meal magazine predicts trends for the coming year.... more