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Police force fined £40k over civilian shot in classroom

24.09.09
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Police force fined £40,000 for shooting 'disaster'

24.09.09
NEW: Police force fined £40,000 after one of its firearms instructors accidentally shot and nearly killed a former rifle marksman ... more

Dave disappoints at Blenheim Palace

21.09.09
Some of the biggest names in corporate life were at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Friday night for the closing black-tie banquet at the annual Oxford Analytica conference, a big pow-wow on global politics and business... more

Golf officials ban sexy caddy escort service

02.09.09
Models have been banned from providing a sexy caddy escort service by golf officials who accused them of damaging the reputation of the sport... more

Once upon a time, five fathers read a bedtime tale every night

07.07.09
Five fathers who feared they were missing out on reading bedtime stories to their children have come up with a hi-tech solution... more

Mourners line the streets for fallen officer’s return

06.07.09
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Pilot cheats death in collision with RAF plane

15.06.09
A glider pilot narrowly cheated death in a mid-air collision with an RAF plane that left two dead... more

Mayor's £16.50 claim for poppy wreath while he was an MP

03.06.09
Boris Johnson tried to claim £16.50 in expenses for a memorial wreath while he was an MP, it has been revealed ... more

Top Tory claimed £17,000 for gardening at Kent home

01.06.09
Former Tory leader Michael Howard became the latest Conservative to come under fire over their country homes today as it emerged the taxpayer paid for £17,000 of his gardening work... more

What party leaders may lose under new rules

20.05.09
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Debts force top banker Roddie Fleming to sell farms

19.03.09
One of the City's highest-profile bankers is selling the family farms to pay debts... more

Air chiefs: G20 summit will cause delays at Heathrow

05.03.09
Tens of thousands of airport passengers face delays and cancellations when Britain hosts the G20 summit of world leaders in London, airline chiefs have admitted... more

Pay consultants deserve blame for banks' woes

16.02.09
MORE on the blame game for the mess we're in. Bankers get the rap and credit-rating agencies, institutional shareholders, analysts, lawyers, accountants, PRs, media, regulators and government go free. Reader Michael Davies from Oxfordshire writes: "It is also apparent that there is one other group that has contributed substantially to the problem of bankers' pay which has escaped attention. This is the group of remuneration consultants who have advised the various boards on senior executive pay. Their habit of collecting data on industry pay levels and then suggesting similar percentage levels for their clients has not only created a upward spiral in pay levels, as everybody measures everbody else, but has ignored the need for a reality check as to what absolute amount is really needed to provide incentives in the business line concerned."... more

Anger as snow puts the brake on trading

02.02.09
Markets: Shares in London have been hit by the cold snap, falling sharply in thin trading... more

The Goring would be Miss Marple's favouite

17.11.08
Mrs Thatcher likes to eat at The Goring and that's maybe because it encompasses all the values she holds dear.... more

YouTube stunt biker jailed

20.10.08
A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself performing dangerous stunts and speeding at up to 130mph on internet site YouTube has been jailed for 12 weeks... more

Luxury retailers need to be savvy as shoppers rein in their spending

05.09.08
Analysis: Scott Malkin, who runs an empire of nine upmarket shopping centres across Europe, knows what it's like to deal with a retail downturn... more

Baby pulled from Thames dies in hospital

26.06.08
A baby who fell into the Thames with her mother and sister has died, police said... more

Widow farmer is tipped to succeed Boris as Henley MP

27.05.08
The Tories will this week select a candidate to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson as MP for Henley, the Standard can reveal... more

Guitarist discovers what happens on a night out with Amy... as he ends up sleeping in her garage

13.05.08
Sadie Frost's on/off boyfriend Kristian Marr was taken away by police in the early hours of this morning after breaking into Amy Winehouse's garage. The Towers of London bassist, 24, was left outside Amy's London home after the pair shared a car home from Henley, Oxfordshire, where they had spent the weekend with friends ... more

Amy Winehouse cuddles up to a guitarist in the park (and he's almost as thin as she is)

12.05.08
Amy Winehouse’s husband may still be behind bars in Pentonville prison, but the troubled star isn’t short on male attention. The Rehab singer, who shocked onlookers with her emaciated frame, was spotted cuddling up to Sadie Frost's sometime boyfriend Kristian Marr while soaking up the sunshine in a park behind a recording studio in Henley, Oxfordshire, on the weekend... more

Amy Winehouse and her cheeky friend enjoy the sun in their bikinis

07.05.08
Amy Winehouse put her recent troubles aside to enjoy a frolicsome day in the sun with a rather cheeky friend yesterday. After Amy and her redhead female pal spotted photographers, her friend happily flashed her backside in a revealing polka dot french knickers ... more

Amy Winehouse will no longer sing the 007 theme tune after a furious bust-up with her producer pal Mark Ronson

03.05.08
Amy Winehouse will no longer perform the new 007 title track for Quantum of Solace following a furious bust-up with producer pal Mark Ronson. The singer has been recording with Mark in his studios in Henley, Oxfordshire, but the plug has now been well and truly pulled on the project... more

Wychwood owner is swallowed by Marston's

03.04.08
Pubs-and-beer firm Marston's is snapping up Ryland Thompson, owner of Wychwood... more

Fireball pilot was 'hero for averting crash into big estate'

31.03.08
The pilot of a private jet which crashed into a suburban street has been praised as a hero for avoiding greater carnage... more

Fishing for a fashionable new franchise

20.02.08
Tom's Place is a posh chippie in Chelsea where chef Tom Aikens is attempting to transform our national dish.... more

La Cenerentola shows off vibrant Glyndebourne

19.06.07
Another production of Rossini, La Cenerentola, features zany ensembles and the sharp energy showed Glyndebourne at its vibrant best ... more

Nothing sheepish about this serenata

11.06.07
Mozart's Il Re Pastore launched Garsington's new season on Saturday. ... more

Debo swans into the pub trade at 86

31.01.07
The Swan Inn, the country's most unlikely themed pub, has opened in Swinbrook and its owner is the indefatigable Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, last of the Mitford sisters.... more

Boil in the bag put on menu as haute cuisine

06.11.06
Diners at some of Britain's top-notch restaurants are sometimes unwittingly paying £100 or more for what amounts to convenience food.... more

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