Teenager rehearsing school play for the Edinburgh Festival was stabbed by a gang just yards from the spot where Ben Kinsella died in north London... more
So wrote Lt Mark Evison just before he was fatally wounded in Afghanistan. But did the shortages he was decrying contribute to his own killing, asks Ross Lydall... more
It's the most stressful problem for any London parent and there are no easy answers. Should you send your child private, state, grammar or faith? Our writer describes her personal journey through the capital's educational maze... more
He's best known for staging a re-enactment of the battle that defined the 1984 miners' strike - so why is Turner Prize-winner Jeremy Deller putting up scarecrows outside the new Louis Vuitton store at Westfield?... more
There are chunks of William Bell's young life that he can't recall, but the day he will never forget is when his parents threw him out of the family home... 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
Ten young Conservatives - billed as the party's stars of the future - have been transformed from dour political animals to fashionable clothes horses... more
When Tom Rob Smith's first novel made the longlist for our most prestigious literary prize it caused a publishing storm. Here he hits back at his critics
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Asian hotshot Naguib Kheraj's arrival at blue-blooded brokers Cazenove signals more than a break with tradition - it could be crucial as the Queen's bankers face an uncertain future
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Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Moor in the Donmar Warehouse’s production has been hailed as one of the best ever. Experiencing a ‘memorable jealousy’ gave him the necessary inspiration.... 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
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