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Film: Superstar rising: Riz Ahmed

Coming soon from 29-year-old Londoner Riz Ahmed are four major movie roles - from a sultan's son to an urban gangster, a reluctant fundamentalist and a Thomas Hardy hero. Variety, he tells Nick Roddick, is the name of his game Comments

Music: Gotye, Wilton's Music Hall - review

On this form, with such strong songs and a joyous all-out pop assault, Gotye couldn't possibly be a one-hit wonder. Could he? Comments

Film: Jayne Mansfield's Car - review

Berlin International Film Festival: Billy Bob Thornton is not an actor who goes the usual Hollywood way. He is certainly an anti-Hollywood filmmaker. And his new film is about the most eccentric he has made Comments

Film: A Hackney hero scoops his first Bafta

Adam Deacon, the east London star of gritty low-budget dramas spoke of his thrill at officially hitting the big time Comments (3)

Theatre: The Shallow End, Southwark Playhouse - review

Doug Lucie's stinging if baggy media satire was seen as an over-reaction when premi�red in 1997. Today it seems like an eerily ominous portent Comments

News: Mother's grief at Whitney Houston's final journey

Whitney Houston's mother Cissy looked distraught today as she brought her daughter's body back to a funeral parlour in her home town Comments (3)

News: Triumph for Adele as she finds her voice on tragic night at the Grammys

Adele made a triumphant return after vocal cord surgery to win a record six Grammy Awards Comments (5)

Where to eat and drink

Restaurants: Hix Belgravia - review

Restaurant of the week: Travels in the kitchen with Mark Hix's latest west London fix Comments

Restaurants: Pitt Cue Co (Soho) - review

From BBQ trailer to Soho restaurant, Pitt Cue Co is a foodie talking point on Twitter, and a glutton's paradise Comments (1)

Restaurants: Dabbous - review

Restaurant of the week: Urban grit meets some wonderfully innovative cooking from the former head chef at Texture in a new venture that is sure to excite the capital's foodies Comments

Restaurants: Tom Aikens - review

Restaurant of the week: Chef Tom Aikens, through the medium of his latest press release, is offering "A new vision for 2012". This takes the shape of his redesigned and relaunched signature restaurant with the involvement of new backers Comments (3)

Restaurants: Delicious Valentine's Day dates

Make a meal of it with London's most romantic restaurants Comments

Restaurants: Bukowski - review

Housed in a single shipping container in Boxpark, Shoreditch's new pop-up shopping centre, Bukowski offers good burgers, and that's about it. But that's all it needs Comments (2)