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£4m nest egg for Thames birds

14.10.11
A £4 million scheme to improve the Thames estuary has been unveiled by the RSPB... more

Lacey Turner joins Love Life cast

21.09.11
Lacey Turner has joined the cast of BBC One drama 'Love Life'... more

Art away days: venturing out of the capital

25.08.11
From Frida Kahlo to Folkestone Triennial, Ben Luke takes a tour of the best outside-London exhibitions for a cultural day trip this bank holiday ... more

City Spy: Guardian savaged by Panther boss

25.08.11
Panther Securities boss Andrew Perloff famously likes to rant in his chairman's report. But spare a moment to give thanks that, unlike most chairmen, he writes English... more

Body found after dinghy capsize

15.08.11
A body has been found after a dinghy capsized in the sea off Whitstable seafront, Kent... more

Motoring: Car for all occasions

01.07.11
With its economical engine, clever features and good looks, the new Peugeot 3008 is a people pleaser... more

Postcard from Southend - easyJet's latest airport route

27.06.11
Feature: From next year, Essex's best-known seaside resort will have a new role to play, as easyJet's latest airport route into the capital... more

Emin the not-so-young British artist: swimming, dancing... and happy

16.05.11
Tracey Emin has declared that she is finally happy as she unveiled a blockbuster retrospective of the abuse and angst that fuelled her career... more

What's this... Slough-on-Sea?

14.04.11
Margate's new Turner Contemporary opens to the public on Saturday - but, oh, dear, from the outside the building looks like a suburban warehouse and inside the art is even worse... more

The tide is turning for Margate

13.04.11
Days ahead of the opening of its Turner Contemporary gallery, Liz Hoggard visits the new-look resort... more

Tracey Emin's alternative Christmas

17.12.10
Christmas with Tracey Emin is a bohemian affair: Bianca Jagger heckles the vicar, Madonna cooks fish and Mark Hix brings the goose. This is how the childless artist survives a festival she's always hated... more

Winds of green energy change blow on Kent

23.09.10
Environmental campaigners urge the Government to invest more in renewables as the world’s largest offshore wind farm opens off the Kent coast... more

Keep the police away from our art exhibitions

22.04.10
Ever since the lifting of the Lady Chatterley ban in 1963, the police and public morality have been uneasy bedfellows... more

£40 test helped me have twins after three miscarriages

18.02.10
Woman who suffered three miscarriages tells how a test pioneered in London helped her become a mother... more

Sister pleads for life of Briton facing execution

07.12.09
The family of a former British soldier facing a firing squad in the Democratic Republic of Congo has pleaded for his release... more

Commuters face double fare increase on new Javelin trains

26.10.09
Passengers who switch to new highspeed commuter routes through London and Kent face a 'double whammy' of fare increases... more

Cape Town crusader

15.05.09
Sand, sea and springbok steaks make Cape Town Andy Barker's winter wonderland...... more

Lottery winner jailed for growing cannabis

09.02.09
A father-of-three who had won £1.25 million on the Lottery in 1999 has been jailed for growing cannabis at his home after a failed business venture... more

140mph Javelin train not as fast as it seems

09.01.09
London's busiest rail operator is planning cuts for hundreds of thousands of commuters as it introduces its 140mph Javelin trains this year... more

My brave parents made the ultimate sacrifice

20.11.08
This Sunday Prince Charles will be at the 70th anniversary celebrations of the rescue of 10,000 children from Nazi Germany. Here one of them tells his extraordinary story ... more

Tobin stands trial over Vicky murder

03.11.08
Peter Tobin has gone on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton more than 17 years ago... more

Trains into London now slower than in 1987 - or is just a ruse?

12.08.08
Rail passengers face slower train journeys into London than 21 years ago... more

Tube crime plummets with knife scanners at stations

28.05.08
The number of violent crimes and robberies on London Underground have been cut after police deployed knife scanners at stations... more

Mavericks of malignance

29.10.07
The 10 plagues visited upon Egypt revisited the Barbican in song form, making for an unparalleled evening of pestilence.... more

A bowl full of fun food

03.10.07
Everything about All Star Lanes reeks of investment and despite some average tasting food, a great night can still be had.... more

CDs of the week

21.09.07
This week's new CDs include offerings from PJ Harvey, Ian Brown, Joni Mitchell, world music from Manu Chao and jazz from Paul Booth.... more

Spanish restaurant is sign of King's Cross boom

06.06.07
The food at Camino is all over the shop, ranging from excellent to grim, says Marina O'Loughlin.... more

Rough and realistic

19.10.06
Jan Dunn's Gypo is sometimes a bit rough and ready but has a real sense of life as it is lived by those who read the tabloids but don't often get into them.... more

Mikey feels eviction heat

02.08.06
Big Brother: Mikey is feeling the Big Brother eviction heat after two blazing rows with Jennie and Imogen. The Scouser has become increasingly agitated with his housemates, and even had a minor tiff with his best friend Glyn earlier this week.... more


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