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Highlights
sport
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London Design Week 2016: the hottest new interiors trends on show
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Inside fashion designer Matthew Williamson's colourful London home
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The top Elizabeth line stations tipped for house price growth
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London's top sporting stadiums are being transformed into new homes
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Revealed: where to live near London's new schools
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/25 Well-dressed Stud
Former jockey A P McCoy unveils the world's first authentic Harris Tweed suit designed for a racehorse, which has been specially commissioned by a betting firm to celebrate the opening of this year's Cheltenham Festival
David Parry/PA
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2/25 Fiery sky
Bushy Park before the sunrise
Stephen Darlington
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3/25 Balloony
A hot air balloon flies near Australia's Parliament House in Canberra on the 30th anniversary of Canberra's Balloon Spectacular festival
Lukas Coch/AAP /Reuters
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4/25 Going, going, gone
Sequence of images of the collapse of huge masses of ice from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
AFP/Getty Images
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5/25 Deep in thought
Mayor of London Boris Johnson during a Vote Leave campaign event at the Europa Worldwide freight company in Dartford
Stefan Rousseau/PA
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6/25 Foggy Friday
London awoke to a foggy morning, as seen here in Regent's Park
Jeremy Selwyn
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7/25 Horror in Pittsburgh
A woman cries at the scene of a deadly shooting in Wilkinsburg, USA. Police say several people were killed in the shooting and several more injured in suburban Pittsburgh
Michael Henninger/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/AP
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8/25 Bowie's self portrait
A Lyon & Turnbull employee holds a painting by David Bowie at Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh ahead of their Contemporary Paintings Sale
Danny Lawson/PA
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9/25 Pampered pooch
Manchester Terrier Betty arrives for the annual Crufts Dog Show at the NEC Arena
Nigel Roddis/EPA
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10/25 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A poignant message left in tribute to Sir George Martin at Abbey Road studios following his death
Jeremy Selwyn
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11/25 Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
A macaque from the monkey drama troupe 'Prakit Sitpragaan' performing with a pole lit with fire during a show at a park on the outskirts of Bangkok
EPA
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12/25 Here Comes The Sun
A combination photograph shows the beginning (top left) to the end (bottom right) of a total solar eclipse as seen from the beach of Ternate island
Reuters
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13/25 Trust me
The Queen smiles as Prince Charles cuts a 40th anniversary cake at the Prince's Trust Centre in London. Her Majesty visited the centre with Prince Charles to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Prince's Trust
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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14/25 Picture perfect
A journalist takes a selfie with Alice, a Bactrian Camel at the Toronto Zoo
Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP
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15/25 Holy Smoke
A Balinese Hindu blows fire during a parade carrying Ogoh-ogoh effigies symbolising evil spirits during a ritual before Nyepi, the day of silence, in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia
Darren Whiteside/Reuters
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16/25 Golden sunrise
Not India, but the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Temple at sunrise in Southall this morning
Jeremy Selwyn
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17/25 Aurora Borealis
The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, shine over the Sycamore Gap at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland
Owen Humphreys/PA
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18/25 Still flying high at 80
A Spitfire flying along the Solent celebrating it's Spitfire 80th anniversary
Rex
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19/25 Decoration
A Sadhu (holy man) decorates his face at the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal during celebrations marking the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri.
EPA
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20/25 It is bigger than this
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures between rival candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz at the U.S. Republican presidential candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan. Mr Trump caused a little stir when he made reference to the size of his manhood
Jim Young/Reuters
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21/25 A string in winter's tail
Winter returned with early morning snowfall in Aberystwyth as people made their way to work, school and university
Rex
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22/25 Shutdown
A bomb disposal unit officer at the scene following a suspected car bomb attack on a prison officer at Hillsborough Drive in Belfast
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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23/25 Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
'I Am The Greatest: Muhammad Ali' exhibition at the O2, London
Rex
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24/25 Underwater ballet
Professional divers give an underwater ballet performance at an aquarium in the city of Goyang, north of Seoul, South Korea
EPA
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25/25 A shining beacon
A ray of sunlight hits St Paul's Cathedral as seen from The Shard
Mikael Buck/Rex
news
Woman raises £10,000 for homeless man who helped when she was stranded
A young woman who was touched by the kindness of a homeless man who came to her aid has repaid his generosity by raising more than £10,000 to help him.
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Estate agency in dispute over former employee’s claims
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Cheerleaders are ‘on call’ at Sport Relief finish line
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Mother thanks teachers who ‘keep memory of my beautiful son alive’
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Major rescue operation launched to save seagull trapped for two days
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'Stop riding dangerously': Wiggins warns London cyclists
Budget 2016: What we know so far and what's to come
On Wednesday George Osborne will once again take his red briefcase to the Houses of Parliament to deliver a budget.
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Spire healthcare chief opts to go private with new property role
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Housebuilder Miller revives float plans after profits double
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Oil price under pressure as Iran vows to keep pumping
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Osborne's Budget cuts ‘to hit police and councils hardest’
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Own goal for Goals Soccer Centres as it reveals £6 million loss
going out or staying in...
10 must watch artists at London's festivals 2016
With summer just around the corner, you'll easily find a London festival to suit your taste
CBBC reveal new logo – and some people really aren’t happy about it
Viewers complain that new design ‘doesn’t look like a kids channel’
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MasterChef 2016: new series start date revealed – and it’s very soon
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Piers Morgan slams UK Eurovision entry Joe & Jake as ‘trashy’
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Marvel announce launch date for Luke Cage series on Netflix
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Doctor Thorne, Episode 2 review: a flat proposal and a surprise death
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The Voice 2016: Everything you need to know about the Knockouts
Selena Gomez: I'm the only single one in the squad now
Selena Gomez seems to have let slip that Kendall Jenner has a boyfriend, admitting that she’s the ‘only single one’ in the squad.
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Benedict Cumberbatch joins wife Sophie Hunter for Letters Live
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Composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies dies aged 81 after cancer battle
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Zayn Malik says he is 'surprised' by success of solo career
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Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart make their children earn money
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Jerry Hall shares wedding portrait of her ‘beautiful family’
Londoner launches label after people admire her handmade clothes
A mother has launched her own fashion label after people kept stopping her in the street and asking her where she bought her handmade clothes.
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Kendall, Gigi and Bella lead the celebrity models walking for Miu Miu
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Ghesquière's Louis Vuitton show confirms his place as a field leader
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Valentino puts on show like nothing else unveiled in Paris this season
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10 trends from Paris that you'll need to know about next season
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We get to the bottom of how track pants became fashion’s new uniform
This website will show you what it’s like to read with dyslexia
Github’s website mimics the experience of reading text through the eyes of someone who has the learning difficulty
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Why food lovers should be following Fatties Bakery on Instagram
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London lunch box: a recipe inspired by Milk in Balham
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Healthy recipe: courgette and avocado 'green' pizza with quinoa crust
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Chemistry lessons: scientific skincare leads the boffin brands
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Scotland’s gastro heaven: how to spend a weekend in Stockbridge
Gerard Lyons: We need a Budget that would give London a big bang boost
The Chancellor needs to make sure that the city is able to remain as one of the world’s global powerhouses
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Evening Standard comment: President Obama and the truths about Libya
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A.N. Wilson: Nobody really knows what Her Majesty thinks about the EU
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Rashid Razaq: Too many of us clearly don’t want to grow up
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Sadiq Khan: Keeping us safe from extremists will be my No 1 priority
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Evening Standard comment: Crossrail 2 is crucial to keep London moving
The best Easter cakes
It’s not all about chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday (March 27). These beautifully-decorated cakes make a fantastic centrepiece for your dinner table and can be ordered online to make things easier