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Pool with a view for King’s Cross gasholder

18.11.09
One of the four King’s Cross gasholders is to be rebuilt as a £2.5 million pavilion and open-air performance space... more

My kingdom for a bonus... City jobless take up acting

18.11.09
Redundant City workers are signing up for acting classes at London’s top drama schools... more

Check out the new crash pads

16.11.09
At the end of a hot date or a great night out, nothing beats checking into one of the new chic-but-cheap boutique hotels that have sprung up around London, as Liz Hoggard finds out... more

Third day of trains chaos as drivers refuse overtime

13.11.09
Commuters experienced a third day of delays today as drivers on one of London’s busiest rail lines refused to work overtime... more

Warm welcome at Quebecs hotel

04.11.09
You need a comfortable base to explore Leeds’ shops, bars and history... more

Facts to fascinate about the London Underground

29.10.09
Though we take it for granted, and frequently curse it to high heaven, the London Underground is a wonder... more

‘Some PCs are looking to put me in my place as a black man’

16.10.09
Ken Hinds has been commended by the Met for his courage in tackling knife gangs yet he has had to take the police to court for harassment and has won £22,000 compensation. Why?... more

King's Cross gas landmark may bounce back as a giant trampoline

14.09.09
Trampoline and a slide are among the ideas shortlisted to transform a disused Victorian gas holder near St Pancras station... more

Hot Tickets: London's going out guide

09.09.09
Art work by Turner Prize-winner Mark Wallinger goes under the hammer next week, London’s canal system is celebrated, eat at gastropub The Botanist and Nikewomen offers a free one-off workout session... more

Enticing menu at The Fellow

27.08.09
The Fellow offers a big ground-floor room with good spacing between the tables and a sedate, mannerly air.... more

You cannot build great cities by consensus alone

25.08.09
When you want to drain a marsh," declared the late President Mitterrand, "you don't consult the frogs"... more

Grow your own: transforming skips into vegetable beds

13.08.09
The imaginative company Global Generation has transformed disused skips into vegetable beds, using an ingenious design.... more

Chaos for commuters as half a month’s rain falls in six hours

07.08.09
London commuters were hit by more than 35mm of rain in six hours last night — about half the average rainfall expected for the whole of August... more

More blood on the tracks

15.07.09
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Prince Charles unveils memorial to 52 victims of 7/7

07.07.09
Memorial to the 52 passengers murdered in the 7 July bombings is unveiled by Prince Charles in Hyde Park. Relatives of the dead gathered for the ceremony on the fourth anniversary of the attacks... more

Transport Secretary slams London stations over sorry state of cycling facilities

24.06.09
London’s stations were given a sharp dressing down by the new Transport Secretary for the dire facilities they offer cyclists... more

Thousands enter comp / Seeking haikus for London / Can you do better?

27.05.09
New breed of 'commuter poet' is capturing London's spirit in, ideally, just 17 syllables. Now you can have a go... more

Truth – the first casualty of faction

17.03.09
A policeman fights corruption at the heart of the Ripper hunt and so lifelike is the account that we even see home-made film footage taken on Christmas Day in more light-hearted times... more

Anger at rail ticket office cuts

24.02.09
Protests against plans to reduce ticket office opening hours at King's Cross and other stations grew... more

Ticket office hours cut as rail firm struggles to pay £1.4bn franchise

16.02.09
National Express is to reduce ticket office opening hours on the East Coast Main Line to save cash... more

Best international breakfasts in London

04.02.09
You can travel the world for breakfast - without ever leaving London thanks to these great restaurants.... more

Branson has eye on the East Coast Line

03.02.09
Transport: Sir Richard Branson has begun lobbying to take control of train services out of King’s Cross and win Virgin Trains a monopoly on fast intercity trains to the North and Scotland... more

Walking the Tube: a step by step guide

22.01.09
Health campaigners have urged commuters to walk between Underground stations instead of using them... more

Lady goes Gaga over our fish and chips

13.01.09
The US artist shows a penchant for the national dish. ... more

Rail operator applies brake to fare rises

18.12.08
At last some good news for rail passengers - an operator serving London will not be increasing fares next month.... more

Hope at last on 21-year journey at King’s Cross

03.10.08
Twenty one years ago this month, what used to be called the British Railways Property Board chose four developers to prepare plans for building on 67 acres of derelict land north of King's Cross station... more

Seriously, art just brings out my fluffy side

25.09.08
On Wednesday I went to the opening of the Pangolin sculpture gallery in London's swanky Kings Place... more

Olympics 'will boost sex trade near stations'

16.06.08
The 2012 Olympics will spark an influx of prostitutes to key transport hubs, a Labour MEP claims... more

Stage is set for capital's first new concert hall in 26 years

29.04.08
The first concert hall to open in London since the Barbican in 1982 will be launched in October with a festival of 100 musical events... more

Stations shut each week because of Tube crush

22.02.08
London Underground was forced to close and evacuate at least one Tube station every week last year as it struggled to cope with overcrowding... more

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