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The Downton set: meet the high class cast

21.10.11
Lord and Lady Carnarvon, who own the castle where the TV drama is filmed, have attracted a group of influential people to their weekend parties. Joshi Herrmann reveals the cast... more

Drivers face heavy traffic as summer getaway begins

22.07.11
Travel getaway is due to start today as school summer holidays begin ... more

Commuter fares to hit £10,000 a year

14.06.11
The cost to commute into London is set to reach up to £10,000-a-year, transport experts have warned... more

Commuters on track for train fare rises of up to 14 per cent

12.05.11
Commuters are facing fare rises of up to 14 per cent due to inflation as the Government tries to price passengers off rush hour trains... more

I killed Joanna Yeates: Vincent Tabak pleads guilty to manslaughter

05.05.11
Dutchman admits killing 25-year-old but will face a murder trial later this year after prosecutors refused his plea... more

Free schools ready to ‘transform’ education in London

07.09.10
Families behind London’s first “free schools” predict the new institutions will transform the face of education in the capital... more

Forecasters cannot rule out 40 days of rain

15.07.10
According to ancient folklore, today's rain heralds 40 days of downpours - and forecasters have not dismissed the possibility... more

Tuuli, madly, deeply: Tuuli Shipster is truly shipshape

09.07.10
Who better to show off the season's sexiest swimwear than London's hottest photographer, his knockout wife and Palm Springs in the sunshine? By Hermione Eyre... more

Ups and Downs: On the South Downs at Goodwood

02.07.10
In search of fast horses, faster cars and an aerial adventure, Hettie Harvey pays Goodwood a flying visit... more

Tennis fans camp for days in Wimbledon tickets queue

21.06.10
Hundreds of tennis fans have spent up to three nights under canvas to be the first to gain entry to the tournament... more

Jon Snow ready to stop the show to help hospital

14.05.10
Newsreader Jon Snow is to take a break from political journalism to give an all-singing, all-dancing performance in a musical... more

Frank Turner: from punk rocker to self-taught troubadour

28.10.09
Frank Turner's gone from Etonian punk rocker 'despised' at school to bohemian hobo, hitting the road after a family betrayal.... more

George is too bookish

07.10.09
Doubts remain over George Osborne and his ability to step up to the job of Chancellor, should the Tories win the next election ... more

Capital's food markets defy recession and pull in crowds

03.09.09
London's gourmet food markets are defying the recession and expanding in response to demand... more

Sound check: Diamond Girl

26.06.09
Sequin-clad pianist Marina Diamandis has both the talent and the eccentricity to set her apart from the current crop of female singers.... more

Chelsea winner grows his own ingredients for scent of Good Queen Bess

19.05.09
When Laurie Chetwood discovered a 400-year-old recipe for a perfume worn by Queen Elizabeth I, he spent a year growing the ingredients... more

BT to run health record project at more trusts

26.01.09
The company behind London’s troubled NHS electronic records project is to take charge of the system at more hospital trusts in the south of England... more

New blow for Brown as bishop hits out at cult of financial boom

29.12.08
Gordon Brown suffered a fresh blow after the Bishop of London warned that people were wrong to have "invested their hopes" in never-ending economic growth... more

Commuters to face 11 per cent New Year rail fare rise

21.11.08
Commuter train fares will rocket by up to 11 per cent from January, rail operators announced... more

'Bracing' recession hailed by girls' head

17.11.08
Girls are growing up surrounded by a "toxic cocktail" of Botox and binge drinking, a leading headmistress warns... more

Rise in faith schools will create religious ghettos, warns head

19.09.08
Opening more faith schools to meet rising demand from ethnic minority families threatens to create religious ghettos, a leading headteacher warns... more

Private head quits to run new academy

11.09.08
A leading private school headmaster has resigned to take charge of one of the Government's new city academies... more

London chef killed on bike was drunk

21.08.08
A leading London chef was killed in a motorcycle accident while more than three times over the drink-drive limit... more

Britannia rules waves as Star duo claim gold

21.08.08
Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson finished Britain's dazzling Olympic regatta with a record fourth gold medal in Qingdao after a thrilling climax to the Star class... more

Train fares rocket by 10%

12.08.08
London commuters face train fare rises of up to 10 per cent because of an increase in inflation, it was confirmed... more

TV chef James Martin's deli branded 'unsatisfactory' after inspectors find mould, dirty work surfaces and poor hand hygiene

05.08.08
Celebrity chef James Martin's delicatessen has been branded unhygienic by health experts. Food inspectors rated the star's exclusive Cadogan and James deli in Winchester 'unsatisfactory'.... more

Henry's crowning glory

08.05.08
Michael Boyd's epic, audacious presentation of Shakespeare's eight history plays is a magnificent achievement. ... more

Families hit by 6.5 per cent rise in school fees

30.04.08
Londoners who send their children to private schools have been hit with an inflation-busting hike in fees of 6.5 per cent... more

Risky gamble fails to pay off

04.06.07
A rarely seen opera, The Gambler shows up the problems of Prokofiev's work and only really takes fire in the last act... more

Small but perfectly formed

07.08.06
Mark Bolland loves caviar so he was excited at the thought of visiting Volstead, a new lounge-bar near Piccadilly that serves the sturgeon's roe. But, as he discovered, small is beautiful here and it's not a place where people go to eat.... more


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