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Museums and zoo take pole position for tourist awards

19.08.09
London Zoo, the National Maritime Museum and the Natural History Museum lead the way in the capital's top tourism awards... more

Doon Street tower plans attacked in High Court

15.06.09
Plans for a controversial 43-storey tower block on London's South Bank have come under attack at the High Court... more

How the West End can be an oasis for its shoppers

12.06.09
The Westminster Property Association is not known for its largesse. That is perhaps why Boris Johnson's eyebrows disappeared under his fringe on Tuesday when he was offered cash to spruce up the West End by a group whose members have given a less-than-generous response to his demand to pay a £20-per-square-foot development levy for Crossrail.... more

Go-ahead for Reagan statue

22.05.09
Former US president Ronald Reagan is set to be honoured with a statue in central London... more

'Put Battle of Britain hero on the plinth'

27.04.09
Novelist Frederick Forsyth and retired military leaders pledged support for a statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth as art experts meet to consider the scheme... more

Roadwork rubbish around Whitehall is cleaned up amid fear of G20 rioting

27.03.09
The rubble-strewn streets around Whitehall have embarrassed the Government into ordering an emergency clean-up of roadworks ahead of the G20 summit... more

Why Regus boss is putting his faith in wartime spirit

27.02.09
The "secret millionaire" Paul Williams irritated the hell out of tenants in two office blocks run by a subsidiary of his serviced office company, the MLS Group, last month... more

Volunteers sought for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth

26.02.09
Those mad or exhibitionist enough to volunteer to stand on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth are now asked to make their intentions known.... more

You spray, we pay deal for West End car park

25.02.09
The musical Hairspray is offering audiences half-price parking in the latest promotion for West End theatre... more

Here’s the Queen’s church, here’s the steeple ...

13.01.09
... and inside the newly renovated St Martin-in-the-Fields there’s still room for all the homeless people...... more

It's time for some blue sky thinking, Boris

28.10.08
The Johnson regime has made a solid start with its building strategy. Now the Mayor can seize the opportunity to make a better, more beautiful London... more

Caution key for Candys as super-flats scene changes

10.10.08
Christian Candy, 35, and his brother Nick, 33, have had quite a week. ... more

Government refuses to rescue councils caught in Iceland bank collapse

09.10.08
London authorities will not be reimbursed for the loss of £200 million of taxpayers' cash in the collapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, say Treasury sources... more

London councils suffer from Iceland banking crash

09.10.08
London town halls face raising council taxes and cutting spending in the wake of the Icelandic banking crash... more

Influential with a brave vision for Oxford Street

06.10.08
The capital’s main shopping area is about to be given a radical makeover. Here, the woman set to make it happen outlines her ground-breaking plans... more

Now Team Boris really needs to get into gear

21.08.08
Tim Parker's resignation is proof that the Mayor hasn't got his City Hall machine right. He must have people around him who know what he wants - and how to get it done... more

Give us back our right to roam in London, Boris

15.08.08
The Mayor's decision not to pedestrianise Parliament Square is a missed opportunity. Now he should make amends elsewhere in the capital... more

July bombings memorial to be towering tribute to victims

01.08.08
Families of those killed in the 7 July London bombings have unveiled plans for a memorial of 52 pillars - each representing an innocent victim... more

One year after smoking ban and only 54 are penalised

30.06.08
Only 54 people and businesses have been punished for breaking the smoking ban in London despite councils receiving hundreds of complaints about lighting up... more

Size matters to Boris when it comes to flats

27.06.08
Boris Johnson's pledge to re-establish the space standards set by Sir Parker Morris in 1961 could force housebuilders to hugely increase the size of new homes in London... more

Defeat for Pimlico school campaigners

29.05.08
Parents and teachers campaigning against Pimlico School becoming an academy have lost an appeal in the High Court... more

Mayor's adviser will work for free after legal row over appointment

16.05.08
The Mayor's new planning adviser will not be paid a salary following a row over the legality of his appointment... more

The day I challenged the men digging up our road

18.04.08
Congestion is a big issue in the race to be mayor. But it's not just about bendy buses. For one Londoner, the new rules on utility company works still are not tough enough ... more

Playing for high stakes but holding all the aces

04.04.08
Achilleas Kallakis is on his way to becoming one of London's most significant property developers, says Peter Bill.... more

Ken broke affordable homes rule over towers

03.04.08
Ken Livingstone was accused of "rank hypocrisy" over his cheap homes policy after it emerged he had personally agreed to a huge residential development... more

St James's penthouse sets record as it sells for £115m... and it's not built yet

17.03.08
A penthouse in St James's Square has been sold for a reported £115million breaking the record for the world's most expensive property deal... more

Lord's announce a £200m revamp

27.02.08
Lord's is to undergo a £200million redevelopment over the next 10 years... more
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