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Priory targets rise in rich Arab addicts

14.10.11
Celebrity rehab hospital The Priory has set up a clinic to tackle rising addiction among rich young Arabs... more

Gilmour's son 'was posing and not engaged in real violence at student riots'

05.10.11
The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was merely 'posing' when he exhibited signs of violence during the student riots, the Court of Appeal heard... more

Galliano guilty of anti-Semitic insults but walks free with 'suspended' fine

08.09.11
Fashion designer John Galliano was found guilty today of using anti-Semitic and racist language - but walked free and does not have to pay a fine... more

The stars who must beware of their friends

23.06.11
On the surface, they don't have much in common. She's a singer. He's a designer. She's Jewish. He's on trial for anti-Semitism. Yet the parallels between Amy Winehouse and John Galliano are freaky... more

Must religion keep losing the argument?

30.11.10
Religion may do more good than harm in general but the exceptions are dramatic enough to hand irresistible flourishes to those arguing against it... more

Meow meow death of trainee solicitor who had double-life as London escort

15.04.10
Trainee solicitor who led a double life as an escort for a London agency was found dead in her Kensington flat after taking the drugs meow meow, GHB and Valium, an inquest hears... more

Lost Boys star Corey Haim dies after drugs overdose, aged 38

10.03.10
Bratpack star Corey Haim has died at the age of 38 following an apparent accidental overdose... more

Poppy Delevingne, the latest NYLon sensation

06.11.09
Poppy Delevingne is a brand ambassador for Chanel, Sienna Miller's flatmate and the toast of New York. Hermione Eyre encounters a rising star...... more

When it comes to fat, we are all fashionistas

15.10.09
Reacting to the news that Brigitte, Germany's best-selling women's magazine, is going to start using "ordinary, realistic" women rather than professional models in its photoshoots, the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld responded with the tact that can only come with being head of a luxury fashion house that answers to nobody... more

Arrested during a family holiday, now I'm unable to travel abroad

30.07.09
A London civil servant wanted for a crime she was acquitted of in 1988 tells of the torment of being a victim of new EU terror laws ... more

In search of the perfect bottom

08.07.09
At this time of year, a pert bikini bum is vital - so time-poor City girl Alice Morley tried the latest lunchtime lipo treatment to get her bottom in shape... more

Drugs given to care home girls 'caused birth defects'

07.04.09
Ten girls who were heavily sedated while in a care home during the Seventies and Eighties went on to have children with a range of birth defects... more

Oddie in mental hospital with bout of depression

11.03.09
Bill Oddie is being treated at a mental health hospital for depression... more

Terror can’t kill cricket’s healing passion

04.03.09
Cricket has been known for many things: a kind of bucolic dream, shadows lengthening on the ground, the village blacksmith as fast bowler and, in this part of the world, as possessing a quality of Englishness... more

Winehouse clinic offers free rehab to stressed doctors

10.12.08
The London clinic which treated singer Amy Winehouse is offering a free rehab service to doctors and dentists, the Standard can reveal... more

'Americans think that I'm chasing gay men,' says Adele as she reveals hit song radio ban

10.09.08
The singer says her hit song has nothing to do with chasing gay men, and that the claim, which surfaced on the web, almost wrecked her chances of stardom in the UK.... more

Peaches provokes dad Bob again by posing in see-through lace lingerie for Agent Provocateur

08.09.08
Peaches Geldof reveals her fruity side in a new advert for Agent Provocateur where the scantily-clad star seductively dangles a cherry over a female model’s mouth.... more

Cannabis users warned as skunk floods market

03.09.08
Cannabis users are increasingly opting for high-strength skunk because weaker varieties of the drug have been frozen out of the market, campaigners warned... more

CDs of the week

15.08.08
There is enough to keep The Dandy Warhols going on their latest record and life goes on as ever on planet Verve.... more

Amy Winehouse crack video couple charged with supplying Class A drugs

11.06.08
A couple accused of supplying Class A drugs to celebrities including Amy Winehouse and Peaches Geldof have been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine. ... more

Noisy, edgy London or dull, calm Zurich - it's no contest

10.06.08
Here in London, we value the fastened beating of our hearts over the punctual emptying of our bins... more

Drug scandal ahoy! Peaches sails down the catwalk as friends reveal wildchild's nickname is 'Dyson'

19.05.08
You might think she'd lay low, having just escaped police charges. But not Peaches Geldof. Just weeks after being accused of buying drugs, the party girl, 19, strutted down the catwalk in attention-grabbing outfits at a charity ball ... more

Drug scandal ahoy! Peaches sails down the catwalk as friends reveal wildchild's nickname is 'Dyson'

18.05.08
Just weeks after being accused of buying drugs, Peaches Geldof strutted down the catwalk in attention-grabbing outfits at a charity ball.... more

Amy and Pete celebrate together for SECOND night running...and she won't face charges over 'crack smoking' video

15.05.08
Amy Winehouse will not face criminal charges despite being filmed smoking crack cocaine at a house party. Police confirmed yesterday that the troubled singer will face no action in relation to video footage of her at a wild party at her London home which was handed to them in January... more

Spellbinding tale of confused smother love

12.05.08
Amazing performances seal the success for That Face; 21-year-old Polly Stenham's play about a twisted family and incest.... more

Peaches Geldof expected 'to escape drugs charges'

06.05.08
Peaches Geldof will escape drugs charges because of a legal loophole, police said last night. Officers have seized footage of the 19-year-old apparently paying for drugs but are unlikely to be able to convict her because they cannot prove what she bought. She is due to be questioned by detectives within days... more

Advisers defy Brown on upgrading cannabis

03.04.08
The Government's drugs policy was thrown into confusion after its own advisers said cannabis should remain a Class C drug... more

All a grave mistake

01.11.07
Death at a Funeral simply doesn't cut it and the knockabout humour totally destroys the glimmers of spiteful sophistication.... more

Promising debut

24.04.07
That Face is an immensely promising drama of affluent yet dysfunctional family life from 20-year-old Polly Stenham.... more

Can you spot the difference?

24.10.06
Damien Hirst has been accused of plagiarism by a computer artist who claims Valium was traced from his drawing.... more


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