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Keeping the city alive: Landlords turn over 'slack space' to creative projects

24.08.09
Property owners are loaning or cheaply leasing empty retail space or buildings on stalled development sites - known as "slack space" - to galleries and creative enterprises... more

More must be done for the young jobless

12.08.09
It's a hard time to be young right now, at least in economic terms. Unemployment figures released today suggest that one in five people under 25 is without work ... more

Tesco Town to set up shop with tower in Earl’s Court

14.05.09
The era of “supermarket suburbs” is coming to London as Tesco prepares to build a skyscraper with family flats, shops and a health centre... more

The British Museum just got bigger

01.04.09
The second most popular attraction on Earth is in dire need of expansion. Plans exclusively revealed here should see a major new extension with exhibition space by 2012. ... more

Pyramid on the Thames: Tate Modern's 'unique' extension gets the go-ahead

27.03.09
A £215 million extension to make Tate Modern one of the most astonishing public buildings in the world is to be given the go-ahead... more

London's faltering towers

04.03.09
The most ambitious building programme in London since the war is slowing to a halt... more

Saved for Britain: the old concrete house of Dulwich

05.02.09
London's oldest concrete house is to be “saved for the nation”.... more

Halfway to 2012: secure the legacy

16.01.09
We ARE halfway there: today is the mid-point between London winning the bid to host the Olympics in July 2005 and the start of the Games themselves in July 2012... more

The best of the best

30.12.08
Who do the experts consider to be the actor, dancer, playwright or conductor at the very top of their game? We asked our critics to give their highly subjective views.... more

Credit crunch threatens the Olympic plans

29.09.08
The 2012 Games are meant to leave London with a range of world class facilities but as the economy falters and vital private money vanishes the legacy looks far from certain... more

July bombings memorial to be towering tribute to victims

01.08.08
Families of those killed in the 7 July London bombings have unveiled plans for a memorial of 52 pillars - each representing an innocent victim... more

No mayor should ever serve three terms, Ken

28.04.08
Londoners should vote for Boris Johnson as Mayor on Thursday. They should do so for one reason that overrides all others. Nobody, however able, should serve more than two terms in an elected position of such prominence... more

UK's biggest host plays safe and still delivers - even at T5

09.04.08
INTERVIEW Alan Parker's restaurants, hotels and Costa Coffee make £200m-plus... more

Landmark building scrapped because of fears over economy

14.02.08
A building designed for the South Bank by one of the world's top architects has been scrapped over fears about the credit crunch... more

Great debate on the future of London

13.06.07
A series of five major debates is to be held at Tate Modern to discuss the changing nature of London.... more

Who'll be the stars of the arts in 2007?

02.01.07
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more

The cultural highlights of 2006

29.12.06
From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.... more

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