Carla Bruni speaks for the first time about adultery allegations surrounding her marriage to Nicolas Sarkozy — denying that the couple are worried about them... more
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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As Madonna returns to Malawi to find a new daughter, top London (and Paris) chef Hélène Darroze reveals how she, too, felt the need to adopt abroad... more
France's height-challenged president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has chosen yet another glamour girl to join his harem (sorry, cabinet). Christine Kelly, 39, a former television presenter who also happens to look great in a bikini, has been made Minister for Overseas Territories. ... more
I hate the January sales but this year they are more heinous than ever. I suppose it stands to reason: shops have been on sale for so long that only the truly gruesome tat is left - tat that even a Celebrity Big Brother contestant might reject as too minging.... more
A year ago I'd have been horrified. What kind of message does it send women when a high-profile figure takes less than a week off to have a baby?... more
I welcome the credit crunch with open arms," says Oliver James, a psychologist and broadcaster. According to Mr James, author of Affluenza, as people have got richer, they have focused more on acquiring material goods and less on the things that really matter in life... more
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's brother has become the latest high-profile figure to be named as a possible father of glamorous justice minister Rachida Dati's new baby... more
At a dinner party this week in the moneyed 16th arrondissement, a distinguished French journalist leaned over to me and whispered: "I've got great gossip for you."... more
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