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Dome staff caught up in foiled £200m diamond heist speak for first time

10.11.09
Millennium Dome staff caught up in the foiled £200 million diamond heist tell for the first time how they came face to face with an armed gang... more

BNP on Question Time is not the real problem

22.10.09
There has been one beneficiary of the heated and protracted debate about the appearance of the BNP leader, Nick Griffin, on BBC Question Time tonight: ratings for the programme are likely to soar... more

Trinity Cambridge buys Millennium Dome for £24m

09.10.09
Quite what the dons of Trinity College, Cambridge, made of the O2 centre’s widely ridiculed rendering of Ben Hur is anyone’s guess... more

The major players in the bitter battle of Chelsea barracks

12.06.09
The major players in the bitter battle of Chelsea barracks... more

O2 owners to sell arena for 'bargain' £35million

09.02.09
The O2 arena is up for sale for around £35 million, it has emerged... more

Spectacular Ben Hur show to have world premiere in London

06.11.08
A live action adaptation of epic tale Ben Hur, complete with 400 performers, 100 animals and five chariots, will have its premiere at London's O2 Arena next year... more

The Saints Come Marching in at O2 jazz festival

27.10.08
The Millennium Dome, with its subdivision into pie-chart quadrants, is ideal for a weekend of New Orleans Jazz.... more

No more Dome and gloom as 10 million visit the O2

07.10.08
The 10 millionth visitor will walk through the O2 Arena this week, comfortably eclipsing the figures achieved by the venue when it was the Millennium Dome... more

Breeding pair of peregrine falcons make House a home

01.10.08
Two peregrine falcons are the country's newest members of Parliament... more

Size matters at 02's super club

26.09.08
You can't overplay the importance of Matter, clubland's newest and grandest project, which launched its first club night at The O2 arena.... more

Taxpayer faces £60m bill for delays to new Greenwich homes

16.07.08
A plan to build more than 10,000 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula is more than two years behind schedule, costing the taxpayer up to £60million... more

He’s gone off his Rokka

02.04.08
There is no denying that Youssou N’Dour is talented but his performance at the former Millennium Dome was not his best, says Mark Espiner.... more

A bus-free Oxford St is an idea without legs

10.03.08
When I hear the word " consensus", I reach for the green ink. Nothing, repeat nothing, is more dangerous than a policy on which all parties agree; and there's a particularly pernicious example in the current Mayoral campaign... more

O2 challenges the Proms

03.03.08
The O2 arena is to host a festival of arts next year - putting it in competition with the Royal Albert Hall which is home to the annual Proms.... more

O2 challenges the Proms with classical music 'spectacular'

03.03.08
The O2 arena will host a series of classical events early next year, including a "major opera", the Standard can reveal... more

O2 run gives Spice Girls £10m each

23.01.08
The Spice Girls have each pocketed £10 million from their 17-night run of sell-out gigs at the O2.... more

Rock Hall Of Fame set to complete O2 rebirth

07.01.08
Britain's first permanent Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is to open at the O2, to help the venue shake off its 'white elephant' image.... more

O2 arena to become most popular world venue

16.11.07
The O2 arena is on course to be named the world's most popular venue this year with ticket sales set to exceed one million.... more

A great night out, pity that you can't get home

26.07.07
The O2 arena was hailed as a critical triumph after passing its biggest test - but thousands of people were left struggling to get home.... more

O2 turns into Springfield for premiere

25.07.07
The Simpsons Movie gets its UK premiere tonight. The 02 centre will be transformed into Springfield for the occasion.... more

N'Dour falls short of a standout show

23.07.07
The exuberance of Youssou N'Dour's opening salvo was unrelenting in a two-hour set that built in energy, but unsatisfactorily peaked too soon.... more

Bondi Beach at the O2, not Oz

12.07.07
London's first indoor beach has been unveiled at the O2 arena, acting as a children's playground by day and live music centre by night... more

£100m plan for bigger British Museum

05.07.07
The British Museum are drawing up plans for a new £100 million centre to house blockbuster exhibitions... more

Take a seat inside the new Dome

07.06.07
Take a look at the first pictures of the spectacular new concert arena inside the Millennium Dome.... more

Dome designer attacks new buildings

29.03.07
Lord Rogers launched a scathing attack on modern British architecture as he was announced the winner of the industry's most prestigious honour.... more

Tut tut, new curse at Dome

12.03.07
The Millennium Dome's new Tutankhamun show has been struck by controversy before it has even opened after it was revealed the exhibition will not include the Pharaoh's gold mask.... more

King Tut swaps pyramids for the Dome

21.02.07
Egyptian treasures aged up to 3,500 years, some from the tomb of Tutankhamun, will be displayed at what used to be the Millennium Dome.... more

Now Dome curse hits King Tut

01.02.07
The first exhibition for 30 years of the treasures of Tutankhamun will be the first casualty of AEG's failure to win the bid to build the UK's first supercasino.... more

Growth spurt for Children's museum

08.12.06
Showcasing exhibits ranging-from a 17th century doll's house to rare Star Wars memorabilia, the V&A Museum of Childhood re-opens after a £4.7million refurbishment.... more

Supersize Gilgamesh is an epic experience

09.10.06
Arranged over three floors, and with four separate dining areas, Gilgamesh is by some measure the largest restaurant in London. Incredibly, the food is actually quite good, says Toby Young.... more

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