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Your guide to Copenhagen and the global climate change summit

2009-11-19T08:18:45Z

Energy analysis: Here's what those over-informed environmentalists/spotty greeno-commies/clean-tech hedge fund managers are talking about

Street Smart restaurants help the homeless

2009-11-05T10:42:42Z

If you eat at some of London's best restaurants in the run-up to Christmas this year, an optional �1 may be added to your bill.

All consuming passions at Aqua Kyoto

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

The whole Aqua Kyoto operation isn't really about eating, so much as going out, seeing and being seen, consuming to the limit.

Aqua Nueva is slow, ceremonial and bleak

2009-09-30T23:00:00Z

Opposite The London Palladium in Argyll Street is a dark doorway with a canopy bearing one word, �aqua�, in diminutive lower-case type.

Lam Chih Bing�s sizzling after almost getting chop

2009-09-24T15:15:38Z

Lam Chih Bing fired a five-under-par 66 to grab a share of the lead after the first-round of the Asia-Pacific Open but it was a miracle the Singaporean was able to tee off at all

An important day for climate change

2009-09-22T08:29:26Z

Two great polluters take a step into the light today - China, the world�s fastest-growing source of emissions and the air transport industry

BA leads airlines pledge to halve emissions

2009-09-22T08:27:12Z

Airline industry pledges to cut emissions by half - a move that is certain to drive up fares

John Prescott slams 'nimby' councils

2009-08-26T11:11:42Z

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott launches savage attack on wind turbines 'nimbys' - people who say 'not in my backyard'

Tasting menus on trial

2009-06-12T14:59:55Z

We put three of London's tasting menus on trial, at Umu, Dolada and Imli

Globetrotting MPs: they get around

2009-04-07T08:50:41Z

Brown�s plea to US: Save Planet Earth

2009-03-04T09:48:37Z

Gordon Brown has challenged America to harness the spirit that put man on the moon to save �a planet imperilled�

You can�t build even bigger airports and still go green, Gordon

2008-12-08T15:13:30Z

There are red faces at BAA after today�s Stansted protest but the real damage is to ministers� claims about fighting climate change

'Green' Mayor slashes environment budget

2008-11-27T08:56:47Z

Boris Johnson's attempts to cast himself as a "green" mayor hit a stumbling block after it emerged he had cut almost �500,000 from the environment budget

Mayor: I'll make London eco-capital of the world

2008-11-25T14:20:16Z

Boris Johnson relaunched himself as the green Mayor with a pledge to make London eco-capital of the world

Environment

2008-10-02T15:02:50Z

Once an area ignored by politicians, it is now a key issue with battles such as airport expansion taking centre stage

Five to try: Life in the raw

2008-05-14T11:15:28Z

Raw food is on a roll but it doesn't have to mean vegan. Here are five of the best restaurants for non-cooked meals.

From bumbling Boris to natural born winner

2008-05-02T09:44:25Z

Boris Johnson was celebrating after pulling off one of the most spectacular transformations in political history.

Tories ambush the Mayor and the Greens

2008-04-25T08:22:30Z

Boris Johnson's supporters ambushed a Ken Livingstone walkabout in Borough Market

Evening Standard debate - video highlights

2008-04-01T11:06:26Z

Watch video highlights of the Evening Standard debate on who should be the next mayor of London featuring Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick.

Five set menu lunches that won't break the bank

2008-03-26T15:40:02Z

It's easy for a lunch date to turn into an expensive affair. Here are a few set menus that shouldn't put too much of a strain on your bank balance.

Livingstone bids to turn the election battle green

2008-03-25T09:37:13Z

Ken Livingstone sought to turn the mayoral race into a "green election" today as he unveiled his environmental policies for a third term

Greens and Ken strike poll deal to beat Boris

2008-03-19T09:42:17Z

The Green Party have joined forces with Ken Livingstone in a bid to stop Boris Johnson becoming Mayor.

Boris 'will lead London back to the 17th century'

2008-03-18T08:57:26Z

Ken Livingstone has launched his bid for reelection with a stark warning that a vote for Tory Boris Johnson would set London back by decades

Pregnant and proud: Lisa Marie Presley shows off her baby bump

2008-03-10T11:59:41Z

Lisa Marie Presley looked pregnant and proud as she unveiled her budding baby bump in Los Angeles. The daughter of rock icon Elvis stepped out with third husband, musician and producer Michael Lockwood in Beverly Hills, following confirmation that she is pregnant with her third child. Dressed in a fashionable print maxi dress, chunky platform sandals, and large hoop earrings Lisa Marie looked radiant and every inch the happy mother-to-be

Livingstone attacks 'George W Boris' over climate U-turns

2008-02-29T15:26:14Z

Ken Livingstone described Boris Johnson as "George W Boris" as he unveiled Labour's attack lines against the Tories in the mayoral election

If only looks could fill

2008-02-20T00:00:00Z

There has been a mega-buzz about Sakenohana since its much-delayed opening and it's undeniably an experience. An expensive one.

London's best Japanese restaurants

2007-11-21T10:37:59Z

As Tokyo tops the Michelin star league, Charles Campion reveals where to find good Japanese food in the capital.

Critic's choice: Where to drink sake

2007-04-23T11:22:06Z

If you're a bit of a novice when it comes to selecting a sake, Charles Campion reveals where to begin a love affair with the Japanese rice wine.

Critic's choice: Top 5 Japanese

2007-02-14T11:10:23Z

From a smiling sushi master with extra finesse to the historic artistry of a Kyoto kaiseki banquet, we reveal the restaurants where the couture is on the plate, not the customers.

All the First Lady's men

2006-08-30T23:00:00Z

Michael Douglas struggles manfully to flesh out Clark Johnson's political thriller, The Sentinel, but it's a battle the film won't let him win, says Derek Malcolm.