Rebecca Farrar-Hockley is the vicar's daughter who is turning Kurt Geiger shops into accessories candy stores. She explains to Rosamund Urwin, 'They'll have everything but the dress'... more
Last week he was at the Hollywood Bowl, this weekend a park in St Albans. It might not have had the same sexy ring, but Eddie Izzard likes his gigs to be special... more
Friendly Fires earned Mercury and Brit nominations for the clattering, euphoric indie disco of their self-titled 2008 debut, and the party continues on their follow up album, Pala,... more
Gang of 51 professional criminals escape with £3.6 million after carrying out a campaign of lightning armed robberies on jewellers, a court hears... more
Lavish designs, star names and big sponsors are thin on the ground; vegetable growing, green issues and value for money are in: welcome to the pruned-back Chelsea Flower Show... more
Caterham School have been awarded the Evening Standard 1st XV Team of the Month award for December after eight straight wins, including a 17-15 victory at previously undefeated Cranbrook... more
A British activist has been detained after unfurling a Free Tibet banner close to the Beijing Olympics site in a protest over China's human rights abuses... more
Luddington Investments, the management team charged with the job of reviving the London Golf Club's fortunes, is turning its attention to a new golf course... more
An unsigned band from St Albans are celebrating after scooping two gongs at the Kerrang! Awards. Enter Shikari won Best Live Band and the Spirit of Independence Award at the ceremony. ... more
For anyone over 25 the rave sections of Enter Shikari's gig at Hammersmith Palais - where the drummer danced Bez-style with his top off - were hard to take seriously.... more
Breakthrough band Enter Shikari, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's latest album and scratching DVDs as if they are vinyl all make it into David Smyth's column this week.... more
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