Eleven of the biggest names in music have joined together to help Le Caprice, one of London's most enduring celebrity restaurants, celebrate 30 years... more
News International's Tom Crone is the second legal eagle to quit Murdoch's inner circle this month. But what responsibility should press lawyers take for the whole hacking fiasco?... more
Monaco is a place most closely associated with luxury and secrecy - which makes it a curious choice of name for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s first attempt to unwind its commercial loan portfolio... more
Anna Friel adopted a tough new fitness routine to prepare for the rigours of playing Forties society girl Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's.... more
Art work by Turner Prize-winner Mark Wallinger goes under the hammer next week, London’s canal system is celebrated, eat at gastropub The Botanist and Nikewomen offers a free one-off workout session... more
Boris Johnson could be forgiven any annoyance at being attacked as a "do-little mayor" by Stephan Shakespeare, the man behind the pollster YouGov and the ConservativeHome website... more
During the lowest tide of the year, Will Self ventured down to the Thames to discover the secrets of the fluvial beaches from Chelsea Bridge to Lambeth... more
Few places can have celebrated India's election result with the kind of frenzy I saw as I arrived in Kolkata on Sunday night. But then again, few other places have endured 32 long years of Communist Party rule. ... more
We all have to feel rather sorry for Oxford chemistry graduate Sam Kay. First, he missed out on funding for the postgraduate work he wanted to do. Then, as a direct result of this initial misfortune, his winning team has been disqualified from University Challenge. ... more
Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading.
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So much for social diversity. David Cameron has given his MPs a summer reading list of 37 titles, which includes a book by his Etonian contemporary David Runciman, a memoir by Cameron's OE cousin Ferdinand Mount, and no fewer than two books about another famous OE, Boris Johnson... more
When Dan Crawford died in 2005 the future looked grim for the King's Head. Now his widow, Stephanie, has turned around the fortunes of London's original pub theatre.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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