Teenagers from working-class homes are being inspired to apply to top universities after taking Saturday classes among the Gothic towers of Eton... more
Four young unknowns from Fulham are the surprise nominees in this year’s Novello music and songwriting awards. Richard Godwin meets Patch William.... more
Razak Farley grew up in an area blighted by drugs and violence, but thanks to a trailblazing academy in east London he’s now won a £28,000 scholarship ... more
Swine flu is so widespread in London - with more than 500 cases - that schools experiencing outbreaks are no longer being advised to close, it has emerged... more
Forget the Bullingdon Club. Forget too, these troubled times. Eton College has started its own club for those keen to get on, credit crunch or not: The Stockbroking Society... more
John Fisher have clinched the Standard Super 1st XV November Team of the Month award. The Purley team won five of their six fixtures in November, climbing into the top 20... more
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods.
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Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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