It is the ultimate brand of the internet era. But today Google embraces a more traditional form of retail technology for the first time in its short history... more
Ed Sheeran, Marina and the Diamonds, Nicola Roberts, Maverick Sabre, Charlie Simpson and Rizzle Kicks will perform live at this year's BT Digital Music Awards... 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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They kayak through sewers, climb up cranes and towers, and crawl through abandoned factories and asylums. Christian Koch joined a midnight expedition in the name of urban exploration... more
The power of the internet to "inform and challenge" people's thinking could be used to tackle the world's environmental problems, the Prince of Wales suggested... more
A criminal who used Google Earth to zoom in on historic buildings before stripping lead from their roofs has been jailed — weeks after being spared prison by magistrates... more
The 800m Burj Dubai will send the record for the tallest building soaring. But despite plans for yet taller structures, it could signal the end of the city’s construction boom
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A New York-style scheme to allow Londoners to monitor crime in their street could be launched on the internet, mayoral candidate Boris Johnson pledged... 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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