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Ayckbourn enjoys first night outing for rare run of Absent Friends

Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent - Arts & Entertainment

10 February 2012 4:15PM

The playwright Alan Ayckbourn made a rare appearance at one of his own West End first nights to catch the play which has not seen here since its premiere 37 years ago. Sir Alan, 72, said: "There are spoilt children...

Cyclists to demand action from mayoral candidates in huge protest ride

Ross Lydall - News

10 February 2012 10:54AM

Cyclists are planning the biggest demonstration seen in London in a bid to force all mayoral candidates to improve road safety. They will ride from Blackfriars Bridge (scene of previous protests, right) to Hyde Park on Saturday April 28, driving the issue of the number of cyclists being killed and...

83% of Londoners take exercise, claims Boris (but only if you include those who exercise less than one a month)

Matthew Beard, Olympics Editor - News

10 February 2012 8:54AM

BORIS Johnson has been accused of manipulating poll data to claim that more londoners were taking up exercise due to the Olympics. The mayor has exaggerated the London 2012 effect by falsely claiming two thirds of Londoners have adopted active lifestyles, it is claimed. He also paints a rosier picture...

Suicidal bakers

London Cabbie - Guest Blogs

7 February 2012 9:01AM

Topped by what looks like a flaming Christmas pudding, this, the tallest isolated stone column in the world, stands 202ft high and although obscured by office buildings, the Shard being the latest, can still offer commanding views of The City. If you have the energy, and it must be said,...

Google sets up Campus for tech entrepreneurs

Mark Prigg, Science and Technology Editor - News

6 February 2012 6:20PM

GOOGLE has revealed ambitious plans for an 'internet university' to help online firms in the east end. The firm today unveiled plans for a seven storey building in Shoreditch, close to the area dubbed Silicon Roundabout. Called Campus, it will...

Audience Participation: When the fan gets in on the act...

Bruce Dessau - Arts & Entertainment

24 January 2012 10:18AM

I couldn't help smiling when I heard that the former editor of The Evening Standard, Sir Max Hastings, was made to take part in a spot of audience participation during a recent performance of One Man, Two Guvnors. Hastings, seated...

Timing is everything

London Gambling - Guest Blogs

1 December 2011 5:40PM

In the casinos of Las Vegas and around you will struggle to find a clock. Coupled with the extra oxygen that is piped onto the gaming floors to keep players alert, the absence of any indication of time is supposed to keep you at the tables and slots until the...

What is the point of a degree? Discuss.

London Student - Guest Blogs

21 November 2011 10:34AM

By Jack Rivlin There was an awkward silence on Newsnight on Tuesday. An unemployed graduate was complaining about his bad job prospects when Jeremy Paxman interjected: "Maybe you should choose a degree that gets you a job." Well hang on a minute, Paxo. Is the only point of going to...

The world on a plate at Regent Street

London Lowdown - Arts & Entertainment

9 November 2011 5:10PM

For the indecisive amongst you, Regent's street restaurants have a tempting offer. The new 'graze and go' Food Safari experience encourages you to eat your way around the world and try a selection of small plate dishes from a variety of restaurants. Regent Street and its two food quarters; Heddon...

Sydney v. Dubai - more similar than meets the eye

Daisy Dumas - News

3 July 2011 6:27AM

I'm typing this on a dusty, wobbling morning in Dubai, on my way from Sydney to NYC where I'll be working on assignment for the Daily Mail for a while. As the plane pushed through a hazier sky than any I remember (is desert dust any different to ash clouds?),...

Moustache, no more

Pippa Crerar, City Hall Editor - News

9 May 2011 4:56PM

Ken Livingstone has launched his new campaign website which will be essential reading for Londoners who want to know what Labour's candidate is proposing on key policy areas such as transport and crime in the 2012 race. However my favourite entry so far is Ken's response to the question "Will...

Plonk: There goes Oddbins

Jonathan Prynn, Consumer Business Editor - News

1 April 2011 4:02PM

Unlike my colleage Andrew Neather - who admittedly does know a lot more about the subject than me, I am shedding a little winey tear for poor old Oddbins today. You have to be of a certain age - definitely...

Flippin' 'eck

London City Mum - City

8 March 2011 9:26AM

I believe it is Shrove Tuesday. I am reliably informed by that fabulous source of information, the Hallmark site. If you are ever at a loss as to what to celebrate, how to spend your hard-earned cash, what type of tat to buy for your beloved/children/parents/doctor/dentist/midwife (delete as appropriate), then...

Elton, Bono, Paris & Kate in Beach Demolition Disaster

London Abroad - Guest Blogs

30 July 2010 5:03PM

Elton John, Bono, Paris Hilton, Kate Moss, Bruce Willis, Ralph Lauren, even Saudi Princes and world statesmen - the list is endless - will all soon have to find a new summer playground if the Mayor of Ramateulle, a small district in the south of France, has his way. Pampelone...

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