Comedian Lee Hurst and Dame Helen Mirren received letters from Thames Water after they spoke out against plans for London's £3.6 billion super-sewer
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Mayor Boris Johnson urges Thames Water to move work on its £3.6billion 'supersewer' in order to prevent a popular park being turned into a building site... more
Bereaved relatives branded Thames Water 'insensitive' over plans that could see memorial benches and trees torn out to make way for supersewer
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Dame Helen Mirren speaks out against plans for a 'supersewer' under the Thames. The Oscar-winning actress is worried that work on the 20-mile long Thames Tunnel will ruin her local park
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For 15 years Matthew Parris looked out of his flat at Limehouse Reach and dreamed of swimming across London’s river. And then conditions were right. Almost...... more
The Investec Derby is set to remain in its current weekend slot but Epsom's managing director Rupert Trevelyan has hinted that the Investec Oaks could move from Friday to Sunday... more
A new book on the great leader based on documents hidden for years delves deeper into his family life than any other — and comes up with some intriguing revelations... more
The news that Prince Charles has written to eight Whitehall departments over three years comes as something of a surprise to those who have been long observing his work in different areas of public policy... more
The leaves are falling, there’s a nip in the air and now’s the time for rummaging in the wardrobe to find the heavy coat. Racing fans will soon be turning their attention to the other code... more
Hopefully the Doncaster St Leger will be remembered for another glorious chapter in Henry Cecil's career - as a fifth win in the Classic for the much-admired trainer will be the race's only saving grace... more
Horse racing: Sir Michael Stoute is expected to make a decision by the weekend on whether unbeaten filly Leocorno will run in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot... more
Horse racing: Ted Durcan says Godolphin can expect an exciting summer with Campanologist, who makes his seasonal debut in a hot renewal of the Blue Square Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown ... more
Horse Racing: Conduit can do what the likes of Shergar, Shernazar and Quiff all failed to do and that is provide Sir Michael Stoute with success in the Ladbrokes St Leger... more
As the spotlight shifts from Beijing to London’s preparations for 2012, one writer reveals how the problems facing today’s organisers mirror those that plagued Britain’s first Olympiad in 1908.... more
When Toby Young had a meeting with his mortgage broker he discovered that Rules, London's most upper-class restaurant, is just the ticket when you're out to impress.... 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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