It's not been the best week to chat to fund managers. Share prices have been shooting up and down faster than a vicar's nightshirt. Yet there remains something reassuring about talking to people who look after billions of pounds of your and my money when all about are panicking... more
From cinemas on buses and canal boats to al fresco movies in the park, the last place to see a film nowadays is at a multiplex, says Jasmine Gardner... more
A schoolboy from south London is set to become one of the tallest people in Britain as he towers over his friends at a height of 6ft 2in — at the age of 11... more
Review: Is the Jabulani “the worst ball ever” or are our under-performing World Cup stars talking balls? The Standard decided to put it to the test... more
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen has two warm-up matches this week to wipe away lingering concerns about his fitness before England begin their bid for a Twenty20 World Cup glory... more
Cricket: England's hopes of recreating the Ashes magic of 2005 when the old enemy arrive this summer have been dealt a blow with the news that Simon Jones faces a two-month spell on the sidelines... more
They might look like a gaggle of junior accountants, but an hour of turbo-charged jagged individualism from The Young Knives proved them to be an altogether more startling proposition.... 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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