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Evening Standard theatre awards: Rachel Weisz and Lenny Henry fight stage giants for top prize

09.11.09
Stars of the British stage including Rachel Weisz, Samuel West and Lenny Henry will battle it out at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Gunman gave away furniture on morning of shootings

06.11.09
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, is an American citizen, born and raised in Virginia. His parents emigrated to the US from a Palestinian town near Jerusalem. Military officials said he is of Jordanian origin... more

The Standard Theatre Awards 2009: Longlist revealed

02.11.09
Our longlist for the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards proves it has been 12 months of critical as well as commercial success.... more

The reinvention of Mark Rylance

14.10.09
Following his mighty performance in Jerusalem, Mark Rylance tries playing Beckett in the West End.... more

Jerusalem gives up an amoral hero

16.07.09
In Jez Butterworth's energetic new play, Jerusalem, William Blake's vision of “England’s green and pleasant land” is transmuted into a fiesta of misrule. ... more

Pope criticised as ‘detached’ at Jews’ memorial

12.05.09
The Pope ran into further controversy on his Holy Land pilgrimage as he was accused of showing detachment from Jewish suffering in the Holocaust... more

Pope arrives in Jordan to Islamic leaders' protests

08.05.09
The Pope started a week-long tour of the Middle East in Jordan and was condemned by Islamic leaders for a speech in 2006 when he implied Muslims were violent and irrational... more

Bulldozer driver killed as he flips Israeli police car

05.03.09
A Palestinian construction worker was shot dead after ramming his bulldozer into a bus and a police car on a Jerusalem highway... more

The Unborn might cause giggles

26.02.09
Screaming is a staple substitute for acting in David S Goyer's horror movie, The Unborn.... more

CDs of the week

16.01.09
Secret Machines carry on rocking with their third album, Joshua Redman reaches his prime and Jordi Savall's musical vision is powerful.... more

Family of 7 killed as Israel sets out to split Gaza City from rest of territory

05.01.09
A family of seven was reported killed while a further three Palestinian children died after being hit by an Israeli tank shell as fighting continued to rage in Gaza... more

Fine dining that forgets to feed us

16.12.08
Flash is a pop-up restaurant that has blinked itself into existence for 80 days only... more

Secular Jerusalem mayor ends orthodox dominance

12.11.08
Jerusalem is coming to terms with a new mayor, a secular businessman who has ended five years of ultra-orthodox Jewish control of one of the world's most complex cities... more

Hakkasan barman in £30,000 card skim fraud

03.10.08
A barman at a michelin-starred Chinese restaurant who ripped off up to a thousand diners in a credit card scam to pay for his mother's funeral was jailed for 15 months... more

Lost in the East at Tate Britain

30.05.08
What a pity the British Orientalists — on show at Tate Britain from next week — shied away from the sex and sadism that other European painters revelled in.... more

Cafe Royal to be given a six-star makeover in £90m hotel deal

14.04.08
The historic Cafe Royal is to be transformed into a "six star" hotel after the Regent Street building changed hands in a £90 million deal... more

Cathedral dean bans 'not to the glory of God' Jerusalem

10.04.08
Southwark cathedral has banned worshippers from singing the hymn Jerusalem... more

Juggling careers

09.04.08
It’s hard to imagine a musician looking happier than virtuoso cellist and chamber musician Isserlis does at his Wigmore Hall concert, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

Five set menu lunches that won't break the bank

26.03.08
It's easy for a lunch date to turn into an expensive affair. Here are a few set menus that shouldn't put too much of a strain on your bank balance.... more

The best bars for Valentine's

12.02.08
Whether you are after a quick drink before a meal or show, or looking to spend the entire evening drinking, we pick out some of London's most romantic bars.... more

Re-establishing itself

23.01.08
The owners of The Establishment have previously concentrated on bars, but the pubbiness is being scrubbed away. ... more

Nursery food grows up

16.01.08
Hammersmith gastropub The Carpenter's Arms is a very good restaurant that has a self-conscious lack of pretension.... more

Brassiere getting the bird

05.09.07
Brasserie St Quentin - named after Quentin Crewe, the patron saint of restaurant critics, sometimes has a prissy, hotelly approach.... more

Perfect Dickensian pub

21.08.07
The Jerusalem Tavern is perfect for a cosy winter's evening and a serious contender for nomination as one of the best pubs in London.... more

Israeli women at war

05.04.07
A rare film on the women soldiers in the Israeli army, Close to Home is a movie that promises more than it eventually delivers.... more

After the gore, the goo

07.12.06
After being whipped around Jerusalem by The Passion of the Christ, we are now covered in sticky goo by Catherine Hardwicke's film The Nativity.... more

Weller brings pomp to first electric prom

26.10.06
The first night of the Electric Proms opened with the rock equivalent of Jerusalem - the pomp and circumstance of another British institution, Mr Paul Weller.... more

Making the most of late harvests

04.10.06
There are some cracking choices available for early autumn dishes, says Charles Campion. So arm yourself with nuts, quinces and pumpkins and get going.... more

Young contender

06.09.06
It may be pitched at slinky young Londoners with a few bob to spare, but the food at The Club Bar & Dining is of surprisingly high quality, says Marina O'Loughlin.... more

Far from the premiere league

11.08.06
A hundred and one years ago the deal that gave birth to Chelsea Football Club was signed in a room above The Butcher's Hook. Now the venue is a gastropub.... more

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