How do you solve a problem like the Olympics? Lord Lloyd-Webber has served notice that he is thinking of closing his Really Useful theatres for two weeks while the Olympic Games are on next year... more
Ikea is building its first British housing development in Stratford beside the Olympic Park, where it plans to turn Londoners into eco-families... more
New York Blues and Country singer Nell Bryden feels quite at home playing to a sold out crowd but she will perform an intimate acoustic set on Feb 23... more
Prince Charles over-ruled his police protection officers and insisted on attending a Royal Variety Performance despite the presence of rioters, it is claimed... more
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are to get greater police protection after a review of security failings that allowed a mob to surround and attack their car during the student protests... more
Cheryl Cole and Kylie Minogue were among the names who entertained the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the Royal Variety Performance... more
He's Britain's most successful jazz artist ever, is married to Sophie Dahl and puts on electric stage shows complete with exploding pianos. Is there no stopping Jamie Cullum, asks Christopher Silvester... more
He's friends with Prince Charles and married to Susan George, voted the world's sexiest woman in the sixties... It's not easy being Simon MacCorkindale... more
A musical star has been born as Hollyoaks star Summer Strallen made her debut in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Sound of Music. In his bravest experiment yet, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber merged fiction with fact to introduce his new Maria via the teenage soap opera. But has he again managed to solve a problem like Maria? And will his gamble on the Hollyoaks star pay off? ... more
The Killers' Wembley Arena gig, Rufus Wainwright's tribute to Judy Garland and The Automatic at the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour 2007 are among David Smyth's picks.... 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