Interview: A year from today the London 2012 Festival starts, marking the grand finale of the Cultural Olympiad. Read The Standard's interview with the woman in charge of the 12-week programme... more
Princess Diana's niece, Lady Amelia Spencer, is today facing new claims she helped cover up for a friend after an alleged brawl outside a McDonald's... more
Beauty expert whose clients include Duchess of Cornwall drove her Mini Cooper at a TV producer, carrying him on the bonnet into a busy road, a court hears... more
Indulge your desire for a top marque at a fraction of its usual price while staying smugly fit and green at the same time. Jasmine Gardner finds true pedal power... more
Deadly route through a 'bomb alley' in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of two British soldiers has been rebuilt by a team led by a woman soldier from Wimbledon... more
Wealthy London peer Lord Jacobs of Belgravia today admits he suffered 'a real loss' at the hands of Bernie Madoff as investigators examine role of his wife Ruth.... more
Denise O'Donoghue was robbed of nearly £100,000 worth of valuables after being held at knifepoint by smartly dressed robbers on the doorstep of her multi-million pound Notting Hill home... more
Why did TV presenter Mark Speight renew his travel card and take out £50 in cash before killing himself? The mother of his tragic girlfriend reveals the secrets of his last days.... more
How do you gracefully exit a car and make sure your little dress doesn't reveal too much? Lily Allen gave onlookers more than they bargained for while leaving her black Mini Cooper in London yesterday when her above-the-knees red number rolled up to show a pair of black stockings underneath... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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