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Ben Elliot's plan to save Soho

2009-10-22T14:32:29Z

Ben Elliot, nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall, has transformed Soho's House of Fallen Women into a private members' club flowing with Dom Pérignon - and all for charity

Jeggings: Leggings plus jeans make the summer's weirdest trend

2009-07-30T11:38:16Z

Jeggings are a lightweight, practical solution to goosepimple legs and are brilliant replacement denims for a typically damp British summer

Stretch yourself with jersey

2009-07-21T07:48:09Z

Versatile, sexy, cool and stretchy, jersey is the perfect fabric to get you through a London summer - without crunching your credit

Adam Cooper is the dancing king

2009-07-06T23:00:00Z

With 24 dancers, big production numbers and bigger frocks, Adam Cooper has created and stars in his most ambitious show yet.

The endless quest for the perfect bikini

2009-07-03T09:08:47Z

Hermione Eyre is on a quest for the perfect swimwear. From a 1920s 'suicide suit' to a Brancusi-inspired swimming cap, she charts her life in Lycra

A mini skirt that is super flattering

2009-06-11T15:14:29Z

This season those risqu� minis have become a fraction easier to wear thanks to a new silhouette � the flattering prom style

Lorries are the threat to London's cyclists, not cars

2009-06-05T07:45:24Z

If I was Mayor I'd restrict vehicles of a certain size and weight in central London to defined, off-peak hours

Sampling the cool fashion of Brixton

2009-05-19T07:55:51Z

They're not shy south of the river - it's all leather and curves and bright colours in Brixton

Sci-fi trip at The Library

2009-04-09T15:29:46Z

Make some noise in The Library, where anything goes at We Hate Wags night.

Helmet wars

2009-03-17T08:27:19Z

A High Court judge has reignited the debate over whether to buckle up by saying cyclists who don�t wear headgear are to blame for their own injuries. So which side are you on?

Choo backers take �58m American Apparel stake

2009-03-13T09:56:07Z

The London investors who made millions from backing shoe designer Jimmy Choo have bought an $80 million (�57.8 million) stake in �ber-trendy fashion chain American Apparel

Dazzling acrobatics in Cirque Du Soleil

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

You can set your calendar by the annual visit of the Canadian circus phenomenon that is Cirque Du Soleil.

Le Saux gears up for Dancing On Ice

2009-01-07T12:07:09Z

Former footballer Graeme Le Saux is bracing himself for the sequinned numbers he will be donning for Dancing On Ice.

A sound thrashing has cleared my head

2009-01-06T08:45:19Z

My first date with exercise in 2009 was a sobering experience � literally

Day of Wrath arrives for Rambert

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

When you see Rambert Dance perform work that taps an older and more spiritual tradition, the dancers are transformed.

Give us something new in 2012 - not Beijing Lite

2008-08-28T07:33:28Z

We're letting you in because you like the Olympics now," joked the PR at the London handover party in Beijing on Sunday night. Oh dear

Iggy is dynamite at Loaded in Park

2008-08-25T23:00:00Z

Boasting a refreshingly ballsy line-up, Get Loaded in the Park brought punk attitude to a middle-class neighbourhood.

Lycra envy, carb-loads and my life on the run

2008-08-18T07:25:51Z

Not so long ago I was one of those people who laughed smugly at the phrase "fun run". "What kind of sickos view running as a fun activity?" I'd wonder

I'm no fan of this circus but real stars still thrill us

2008-08-11T08:22:57Z

Elsewhere in today's paper, you may notice possibly the most ill-advised career change since George W Bush left the oil business: I have become, for the next two days only, a sports reporter

Big Brother's Darnell orders teetotal Maysoon to drink for task

2008-07-15T23:09:22Z

Head of House Darnell infuriated Maysoon after trying to force the tee-total model to take part in a wine-tasting challenge.

They all said I was crazy, that Abba was so passe - Mamma made Mia fortune

2008-07-03T23:20:05Z

The smash musical has hit the big screen. But for producer Judy Craymer, it has been an epic 13-year labour of love.

Mamma Meryl! Get ready for an Abba singalong with the summer's most unexpected hit movie

2008-06-12T20:06:43Z

Meryl Streep delivers the goods on Abba's classics and takes them from the West End to Hollywood with her athletic vibrant character.

Big Apple macho men spin out of control

2008-06-02T08:29:16Z

I will readily confess to being a New York gym rat: I like to go for a run or workout on the elliptical machines

'Do I look sexy today, Baby. C'mon, a girl's gotta know,' asks Raquel Welch

2008-04-26T20:28:53Z

She smelled like a Bounty bar, drank Squirt grapefruit juice and loved raunchy videos. As Raquel Welch makes a glamorous comeback, the writer who nicknamed her 'Rocky' recalls their intense and unlikely friendship

Fancy a secret rave?

2008-04-25T11:43:04Z

Dressing up and mystery locations texted at the last minute make Mulletover a good, old-fashioned fun night out.

Top 40 night out's a big hit

2007-12-14T15:20:30Z

Christmas brings out the nostalgia in even the coolest of clubbers, including those at the festive bash of monthly party Tape The Top 40's.

Legends of the Lycra pack

2007-07-05T23:00:00Z

As the Tour de France rolls into London this weekend, the exhibition, Flandrien, is an intimate show about Flemish-Belgian cyclists

Boys on film

2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The unique, two-decade story of the Pet Shop Boys is told at the National Portrait Gallery and the exhibition is bizarre, ironic, silly, and always detached.

Virtuosity - but no fun

2006-09-21T23:00:00Z

As its name implies, Ocean evokes themes of the sea and it works brilliantly in the refurbished Roundhouse, whose interior looks like a blue lagoon into which the audience is dunked.

Sadler's Wells samba party

2006-08-01T23:00:00Z

Dance review: Samba dance show Brasil Brasileiro has so much good cheer, so much optimism and energy, and such jumping, bubbling allure that you'll go from desk duty to Latin groover in a flash, says Sarah Frater.