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Pixie Lott parties with Sir Ian McKellen at Variety Club Awards

16.11.09
Video: Sir Ian McKellen and Pixie Lott celebrated at the Variety Club’s ceremony at Grosvenor House.... more

Headteacher resigns over ‘nepotism’ of £1.6m bonuses

05.11.09
Leading headteacher resigns over claims that he and senior colleagues took home £1.6 million in unlawful bonuses... more

Dame Kelly to help Cameron with 2012 legacy

07.10.09
Tory leader David Cameron has scored a major coup by signing up Dame Kelly Holmes to help deliver a sports legacy from the Olympics... more

Olympic Highlights

02.10.09
Prior to the host of the 2016 Olympics being announced we take a look at the most memorable moments from the last six games... more

Google the stars' favourite haunts

15.07.09
Some of the capital's most famous residents have revealed their favourite places for a new Google guide of 'hidden London'... more

Young athletes given £1,000 to help realise Olympic dream

22.04.09
Hundreds of young athletes have been awarded £1,000 grants to help realise their dream of competing in the London Olympics... more

Policing torch relay in capital cost £746,000

06.03.09
Nearly £750,000 was spent on policing the chaotic Olympic torch relay in London last April, the Government has said... more

Mayor gives 2012 hopefuls £1,000 grant

10.02.09
Thirty Olympic hopefuls have received grants of £1,000... more

Education

08.10.08
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods. ... more

Demure look for inspirational Dame Helen

08.10.08
Actress Dame Helen Mirren looked unusually demure when she collected an award for her fashion sense... more

Olympic celebration of arts in the capital

26.09.08
Hundreds of events over the weekend will kick off a four-year Olympic celebration of arts. Here are some not to miss.... more

Winning minority golds is no substitute for major triumphs

15.08.08
In the solemn belief that there is nothing worse than the curmudgeon who tries to ruin the party when it's in full swing, I intend today to get cracking before the party has even begun... more

Coe expects extraordinary weekend for the British hopes

14.08.08
Sebastian Coe has predicted an extraordinary weekend for Great Britain with the prospect of more golds in rowing, cycling, sailing and athletics... more

Cooke doubling up in an effort to emulate Holmes

11.08.08
Cycling heroine has vowed to give everything to repeat the historic feat of double champion Kelly Holmes in Athens... more

Time for sport to take our breath away

08.08.08
An Olympic Games to take the breath away was about to be ignited amid the red glow of Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium... more

Olympics storm as Russians hit back over bans

01.08.08
The drugs scandal which has engulfed Russia's Olympic athletics team looks poised to cause the first major political conflict of the Games - seven days before the event even starts... more

Idowu's one jump ahead of the field

11.07.08
Seb Coe is just one of the many people tipping star triple jumper Phillips Idowu for gold in Beijing... more

Stars put the heat on Chambers

30.06.08
Almost 100 British sports stars past and present have signed a petition supporting the banning of Dwain Chambers from the Olympics. ... more

Where to see the Olympic torch in London

03.04.08
The Olympic torch will be carried through the streets of London on Sunday by a host of sports stars and celebrities.... more

Representing the people

03.04.08
As well as sports stars and celebrities, several less-famous torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame through London's streets... more

Football, TV and rugby all take a turn to parade torch

02.04.08
Theo Walcott, the England and Arsenal footballer, has been unveiled as one of the carriers of the Olympic torch as it passes through London on Sunday... more

Tibet protesters will target torch relay in London

28.03.08
Anti-China activists from across Europe are planning an orchestrated protest when the Olympic torch passes through London next month... more

Follow the Olympic torch

20.03.08
The full details of the London leg of the Olympic torch relay route were unveiled today before the Beijing Games... more

Line-up of Olympic torchbearers is announced

17.03.08
The full line-up of sports and showbusiness personalities who will carry the Olympic torch through London has been announced.... more

Vanessa Mae and Konnie will carry torch through London

17.03.08
The full line-up of sports and showbusiness personalities who will carry the Olympic torch through London has been announced... more

Olympic torch set for Wembley welcome

03.03.08
The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch will arrive in Wembley Stadium and begin its tour across London on 6 April.... more

Fury at drug cheat Linford's Olympic role

22.02.08
Mayor Ken Livingstone is under pressure to drop disgraced sprinter Linford Christie from the Olympic torch procession... more

Olympic torch will tour London

18.02.08
The route the Olympic torch relay will take through London on its way to Beijing is unveiled today... more

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