As Jay Jopling opens his new gallery, White Cube Bermondsey, our reporters identify the key attractions that have transformed this thriving area and its neighbour, SE1... more
As the recession bites, commentators decry the lack of music expressing the frustrations of the age, but bands are emerging in London's underground telling raw stories from the street... more
Debate about London's tallest building has focused on the capital's skyline but at ground level the impact will arguably be greater. Kieran Long on a revolution taking place at London Bridge... more
The backstreets of Bermondsey and an area once famed for its Peek Freans biscuit factory seem an unlikely home for a online retailer aiming at the top end of the fashion market, but Alexandalexa has just moved in and is looking to grow as fast as the children of the yummy mummies they kit out in designer togs... more
Senior Liberal Democrats have welcomed reports that the Government is planning to delay imposing its controversial cap on housing benefit payments... more
Call me old-fashioned but "mixed-race bastard" and "half-breed mongrel" are racial insults I'm more accustomed to hearing spew from the lips of BNP chavs in Bermondsey than Yardies in Thornton Heath ... more
Argentinians know a thing or two about beef — their skill in raising, exporting and cooking it can win over even the most resistant diner as Constancia proves.... more
Here's our guide to the London Marathon's best viewing points, from Greenwich all the way to the finish line in the shadow of Buckingham Palace.... more
More than 280 pubs have closed in London since the smoking ban was introduced and many others are struggling to survive the recession, MPs have warned... more
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