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Chelsea want Petr Cech and Daniel Sturridge to stay at Stamford Bridge

Simon Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:21:23 GMT

Chelsea insist Petr Cech and Daniel Sturridge are part of their long-term plans and will not be leaving Stamford Bridge

Bank's China bond call

James Ashton — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:20:20 GMT

One of London's most senior bankers is calling on the government to issue a renminbi-denominated bond as part of a charm offensive to boost the capital's chances of becoming a key trading post for China's currency

Boris Johnson pledges to slash council tax every year

Peter Dominiczak, City Hall Correspondent — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:16:33 GMT

Boris Johnson will cut council tax every year if he is re-elected as Mayor, the Standard can reveal

Moody's threat to Europe's banks sparks fury in City

Russell Lynch and Nick Goodway — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:09:27 GMT

Moody's has sent shockwaves through the global banking system and sparked fury in the City, as the ratings agency threatened to slash the credit scores of more than 100 banks in the wake of Europe's debt crisis

Cheryl Cole hits back at Cher Lloyd over mime dig

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:55:37 GMT

Cheryl Cole has launched a veiled attack against her former X Factor protégé Cher Lloyd

Singin' in the Rain, Palace Theatre - review

Henry Hitchings — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:54:54 GMT

It's crowd-pleasing stuff. The memory of Gene Kelly may not be banished, but this is a buoyant revival

Family left mourning 'our most beautiful, intelligent, bright girl'

Justin Davenport, Crime Editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:54:43 GMT

The parents of a 13-year-old girl stabbed to death in a park pay tribute to "the most beautiful, intelligent and bright young girl"

There's no way back as bemused Arsene Wenger wrestles with Euro crisis

James Olley — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:53:35 GMT

Manager's unswerving faith in his stumbling players is designed to foster team spirit but it seemed complacency was the only consequence in Milan

Whitney Houston's funeral to be streamed online

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:49:42 GMT

Whitney Houston's funeral is going to be screened on the internet

Ryan Giggs could learn the job at Jose Mourinho's side

Patrick Barclay — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:46:59 GMT

Patrick Barclay: The argument for Giggs as Mourinho's Old Trafford assistant is attractive. Jose often has a link with the past

Maternity unit 'still fails' after deaths of five mothers-to-be

Sophie Goodchild, Health and Social Affairs Correspondent — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:36:06 GMT

A hospital maternity unit is continuing to fail mothers months after the deaths of five women, a health watchdog has said

Lulu's London Fashion Week

Karen Dacre, Fashion Editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:14:21 GMT

Not only is Lulu Kennedy the most amicable person in British fashion, she's also the closest thing it has to a fairy godmother

I'll set prison on fire, said inmate before 350 burnt to death

Oliver Poole — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:12:48 GMT

The prisoner who started the devastating blaze that tore through a Honduras jail killing more than 350 inmates warned authorities he would start a fire, it has emerged

The London look

Emma McCarthy — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:09:03 GMT

As the curtain rises on the capital's catwalk shows, Emma McCarthy introduces us to the faces to look out for this Fashion Week

The world of fashionomics

Karen Dacre, Fashion Editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:04:39 GMT

When it comes to staging fashion shows, Marc Jacobs isn't known for his frugality. Quite the opposite, in fact

Towie Lauren Goodger's beauty salon is petrol-bombed

Benedict Moore-Bridger — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:18 GMT

A petrol bomb attack has forced the closure of a beauty salon belonging to The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger, just hours after its launch

A Few Man Fridays, Riverside Studios - review

Fiona Mountford — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:34:36 GMT

The script spins out in all sorts of intriguing ways, some more fruitful than others

Ken's friends in the East

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:33:42 GMT

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports

Adam Riches, Soho Theatre - review

Bruce Dessau — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:27:40 GMT

Riches pushes audience participation to its ultimate limit, crafting a gloriously stupid and unique event which literally puts the public centre-stage

Gagging for a laugh

Nirpal Dhaliwal — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:17:55 GMT

With demand for stand-up classes booming across London, Nirpal Dhaliwal puts his own funny bones to the test

Money is only thing that finally brought barking Carlos Tevez to heel

Dan Jones — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:11:22 GMT

Dan Jones: Carlos Tevez's absurd reaction to that night in Munich last September has been to undertake a one-man strike against his club that makes Prince's war with Warner Bros in the early 1990s look dignified

Picasso & Modern British Art - review

Brian Sewell — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:02:54 GMT

Tate Britain's exhibition is an exploration of Picasso's influence on seven English contemporaries

Angel and Crown - review

Nick Curtis — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:50:03 GMT

The duck livers in my starter were soft and sanguinary but served on a wodge of sappingly bland white toast

10 Greek Street - review

Fay Maschler — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:36:53 GMT

Independent restaurants with gifted cooks, benign service, revelatory wine lists, reasonable pricing: bring 'em on. There can never be enough

Discerning drinker: online wine

Andrew Neather — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:27:41 GMT

Most wine sellers' web operations are growing much faster than in-store sales. Here are four of the best