Feature: London 2012 will be a new experience for one volunteer. Urvasi Naidu, who has been a volunteer for every Olympics since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, always carries some masking tape in her handbag... more
Lost for ways to spend your holiday in the city? Sarah Marshall and Kate Whiting offer some direction, with a wide range of fabulous suggestions... more
Hundreds of thousands of Olympic tickets are snapped up within hours of going on sale - but many sports fans miss out as the official website struggles to cope
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Does TV boss Dawn Airey, who works for Luxembourg-German outfit RTL, need to vary her routine a bit? "I have lunch at The Ivy between three and five times a week. I always order salad followed by fish - the waiters don't even have to ask"... more
The launch of Olympic ticket sales suffers major blow as estimated 10 million bank card holders told they have to wait up to two weeks to apply for seats... more
London's top rugby team Saracens are set to provide a major boost to the coffers of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund with an amazing offer to readers... more
Stealth club nights are springing up all over London and attracting the trendiest party people - but you'll need to have the right contacts to find them, says Jasmine Gardner... more
Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace which will be held at London's Royal Albert Hall.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do