BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce has lifted the lid on the extraordinary history of a "quiet retreat" that became the headquarters of the modern monarchy... more
Psychotherapists and visits from celebrities including Gary Lineker and Dragon’s Den’s Theo Paphitis have helped turn around a failing school in under three years... more
Some call his designs 'boring' but he calls them 'buildings people are comfortable with'. Michael Squire, the Qataris' choice to replace Richard Rogers on London's most controversial project, talks to Mira Bar-Hillel... more
Tories face a conflict of interest row after it emerged shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley received a £21,000 cash gift from a private health tycoon
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One of London's grandest private residences is due to become a family home this year after a decade of delays caused by a mountain of red tape and an embarrassing law suit... more
We’re halfway there. With 1,287 days to go until the Games, our architecture critic calls for radical thinking about the Olympic park
that could outlive all the stadia... more
The historic Café Royal in Regent Street, where Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley were once regulars, is to be transformed into a 160-bedroom five-star hotel... more
A High Court judge has thrown out objections to the transformation of Pimlico School, an underachieving comprehensive which had entered special measures, into an academy... more
Prince Charles and the Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a service of thanksgiving to mark the £36 million transformation of St Martin-in-the-Fields... more
From the people who will liven up London to Kylie's undies at the V&A and The Lord of the Rings in the West End, this year promises to be a prize one for getting out in the capital.... more
The coolest places in London to be seen at next year include the latest restaurant from the duo behind The Ivy and a new night spot by New York's "queen of clubs". ... more
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