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The Shard

Tower of Babel: Language no barrier for Shard workers

The Shard is a testament to international cooperation with workers from Albania to Australia, Bulgaria to Brazil contributing to its construction

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Architect powers forward on solo mission to rescue Battersea

Architect Sir Terry Farrell is making a planning application at his own expense to save Battersea power station from demolition and decline

Roman Abramovich loses pitch to take Chelsea to Earls Court

Roman Abramovich has failed in his attempt to move Chelsea Football Club to the site of the Earls Court exhibition centre

Boris sings London's praises - citing King's Speech as an example

The film The King's Speech was cited by Mayor Boris Johnson as an example of London being superior to New York City in terms of creativity and the encouragment of young talent

Low volume of property on the market forces up prices

House prices in London are likely to be forced up again this year as the number of new properties coming onto the market this month is the lowest for three years

Cash machine closure hits Portobello shoppers

Portobello Road traders say the closure of one of their two banks has had a big impact on business in the crucial run-up to Christmas

Lloyd's gets a flexible listing

Lloyd's of London will be allowed to make necessary changes to its landmark building, even though it is Grade I listed

Debts force re-think for Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station is set to be placed in administration as the owners' creditors seek to recoup £324million of debt.

X Factor Cowell's brother in hotel deal

Simon Cowell's brother Nicholas has bought the five-star Verta hotel at Battersea Heliport for around a third of the £50 million colourful tycoon Andrew Davis spent building it, it has emerged

New Iran embassy 'to fail'

Plans for a new Iranian embassy are be considered by Kensington & Chelsea council in January despite the recent expulsion of the Iranian diplomatic delegation

Hippodrome chief slams 'insensitive' plans

The owner of the London Hippodrome steps into the row over Westminster parking charges with a withering attack on the Tory council

Judges asked to review Westminster parking fees

Westminster council is facing an unprecedented legal battle over plans to introduce 'a tax on nightlife' with West End parking charges which will raise millions of pounds

Israel's prisoner swap turns the world upside down

Had she lived, Malki Roth would today be 25 years old - the same age as Gilad Shalit. But Malki was killed 10 years ago when a terrorist bomb exploded in a Jerusalem pizzeria

Renting in the capital tops average take-home pay

Soaring London rents have outstripped average British household take-home pay for the first time, according to a new report

Asking prices in capital at new high of £450,000

Property asking prices in London have soared to an all-time high of over £450,000, a survey reveals

Rents in prestige areas rise by 27 per cent as demand exceeds supply

Rents in parts of the capital have gone up by 27 per cent since June 2009, research shows

The £4m part of London still in a property boom

There is, said Rupert Brooke, "some corner of a foreign field that is forever England". Nowadays there is a corner of England - or more specifically of London - that may be forever a foreign field

Forty and flatsharing in London

Renting a home of your own in London is not just out of reach for the young. Mira Bar-Hillel says rents are rocketing and talks to four of the increasing number of professionals who share

'Noho Square' finally looks poised for redevelopment

The site of the former Middlesex Hospital - which, much to the irritation of Fitzrovia locals such as Griff Rhys Jones, was dubbed "Noho Square" by property types - looks set to be redeveloped at last after years of delay

Architects float walkway plan

A futuristic floating walkway is set to be built on the Thames in time for the Olympics

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