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Dalek-lover wakes up as one of biggest players in Europe

20.11.09
Given that the European Union often resembles another planet to many Britons, it's perhaps appropriate that its new Foreign Policy chief has a full-size Dalek in her living room... more

I’m not King Con, says man accused of impersonating top lawyer

21.10.09
Serial conman accused of posing as lawyer to fleece women told court not to call him ‘King of Swindlers’, but admitted posing as a doctor, fire hero and barrister... more

Only a hurricane between sailor aged 17 and around-world record

26.08.09
17-year-old Mike Perham faces one last challenge before he becomes the youngest person to sail solo around the globe - a hurricane named Bill... more

90 per cent of Tories want Alan Duncan axed for 'rations' complaint

14.08.09
Tory activists have demanded that Alan Duncan be sacked as David Cameron tried to get back on the front foot over the MPs expenses row... more

Spurs star David Bentley on drink-drive charge after Porsche crash

13.08.09
Tottenham winger David Bentley has been charged with drink-driving after smashing his Porsche into a lamp post... more

We need full funding to fix the Tube

10.07.09
Today's London Assembly report on the shortfall in the capital's transport funding is deeply worrying... more

Wildflower paradise by the M25

10.07.09
Britain's biggest wildflower meadow, covering 20 acres and containing tens of millions of plants, was opened today - just yards from the M25... more

Band keeps its audience in the dark

17.06.09
A band has made British music history in London - by playing a gig in complete darkness... more

Welcome to the credit crunch flower show at Chelsea

13.05.09
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

Girl 'critical' in hospital after schoolmate kills himself

01.05.09
A schoolgirl was left fighting for her life in hospital hours after a fellow pupil apparently took his own life... more

Rebels in the vote

01.05.09
The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Rebecca Dowbiggin has an oarsome plan to stun Oxford and bow out on a high

27.03.09
Rowing: Cambridge cox Rebecca Dowbiggin is desperate to finish her rowing career on a high by inspiring an upset in Sunday's University Boat Race... more

Off the record: My pop pilgrimage

06.03.09
Could a visit to the new British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 teach our music critic how to dance the Macarena?.... more

Late Christmas present for Caterham as they win award

07.01.09
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

St Albans are flying as tour battle hots up

11.11.08
The prize of a place on tour to New Zealand and Fiji has helped St Albans become the Standard's October team of the month.... more

St Alban epitomises success

20.10.08
Jeremy King and Chris Corbin's talent for creating superb restaurants has echoes of the cathedral at St Albans.... more

The next big thing: Friendly Fires

12.09.08
The funky dance trio turning up the heat in the suburbs.... more

Abseiling Briton held in new 'Free Tibet' protest

15.08.08
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

Trains into London now slower than in 1987 - or is just a ruse?

12.08.08
Rail passengers face slower train journeys into London than 21 years ago... more

Tory charged over sex slurs

25.07.08
A Tory who was vying for a place in Parliament has been charged by police with harassing Liberal Democrat rivals... more

Getting in touch with your green roots

09.07.08
Get back to nature in forests, on farms and in luscious green gardens.... more

Golfing manager Luddington seeks funds as it bags new club

25.06.08
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

M1 fast lane is brought to a standstill before it even opens

07.03.08
A flagship car-sharing lane on the M1 is to be scrapped because of safety fears before it even opens, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Shikari enter with a bang for Kerrang!

24.08.07
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

Enter the 14-year-olds

12.03.07
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

Off the record: David Smyth

09.03.07
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

Maria and the 20 von Trapps

10.10.06
The cast for Andrew Lloyd Webber's £3 million revival of The Sound Of Music has been unveiled with 20 children lining up alongside the show's stars Connie Fisher and Simon Shepherd.... more

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