The site of the former Middlesex Hospital - which, much to the irritation of Fitzrovia locals such as Griff Rhys Jones, was dubbed "Noho Square" by property types - looks set to be redeveloped at last after years of delay... more
The multi-million-pound redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks is given the go-ahead by council chiefs two years after the Prince of Wales intervened over plans for the site... more
The public-sector cuts could create some strange bedfellows. Eric Pickles' Communities and Local Government Department, which occupies the triangular glass Eland House near Victoria Station, is having to lose roughly 700 posts from its current 2200 and will need a sub-tenant... more
The event is expected to be one of the most popular at the London Olympics with the most expensive tickets priced at £450, though the cheapest will be £20... more
The West End will have a £1 billion makeover before the Olympics, with business leaders saying it is a sign of “growing confidence” in the area... more
Under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, maverick entrepreneur ‘Lord’ Eddie Davenport talks to Tim Willis in his £30million Mayfair home.... more
Westminster planning committee grants permission for a significant refurbishment of the gallery which will remodel areas such as the central rotunda to cope with growing visitor numbers... more
War between motorcyclists and council parking managers escalates amid 'spying' claims and thousands of pounds of criminal damage caused to road signs... more
London's first 'pensioners' playground' launched, situated in a quiet corner of Hyde Park, is designed to help senior citizens take some gentle exercise... more
Singer Robin Gibb tells of his relief after a £3.5 million memorial to the airmen of Bomber Command killed during the Second World War was given the go-ahead... more
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
Afternoon:
8°c
