The BBC is accused of running a campaign to promote assisted suicide as a group of MPs attacked the "ingrained bias" of staff at the corporation over... more
A former London's Burning actor praised BBC2's assisted suicide documentary and revealed that his former wife died in his arms at the same Swiss clinic
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There has been an enormous, heartening response to this paper's campaign, Get London Reading, which seeks to address the crisis of illiteracy in London... more
The death of a millionaire hotelier and motor neurone disease sufferer is to be screened live on television in a documentary by Sir Terry Pratchett... more
Multiple sclerosis sufferer and right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy defends the BBC after it was accused of 'acting like a cheerleader' for assisted suicide
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As the irrepressible Clive Rowe prepares to grace Hackney Empire, Fiona Mountford meets the queen of London panto — and picks the 10 best shows on offer this season... more
Tamsin Oglesby’s new play Really Old, Like Forty Five is set in a dystopian future, where Britain is desperately overcrowded with infirm pensioners.... more
From posh panto to burlesque, London is full of festive entertainment. Here are a dozen shows that should entice children — and adults — into the theatre.... more
One thousand hours of archive recordings of leading figures from Salman Rushdie to Quentin Crisp are going online for the first time at the British Library... more
I've never been sure what literary festivals are for. The separation of books from their authors has always seemed to me highly desirable, rather than an unfortunate anomaly to be rectified.... more
When in a spot of bother Sir David Jason can always rely on Del Boy's humour. After climbing into the back of a stranger's car as he left a film premiere, the 68-year-old actor drew on the repertoire of Peckham's finest to turn embarrassment to laughter... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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