http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-4604-berlin-wall/topic-rss.do Berlin Wall RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23771768-the-best-books-of-the-year.do Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months 2009-11-19T12:55:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23767679-being-a-good-citizen-its-just-not-british.do I was looking at this lingerie advert the other day. Actually, "looking" gives the wrong impression; I write "looking" but you picture a man with his mouth hanging open, paralysed and unable to turn the page 2009-11-11T09:20:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23767010-another-missed-opportunity-for-reform.do 2009-11-10T06:53:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23766536-i-did-the-right-thing-says-guard.do East German border guard who opened the gates of the Berlin Wall today described the moment when he allowed hundreds to cross into the West 2009-11-09T11:25:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23766452-fall-of-the-wall-was-a-great-day-for-europe.do The 20th century was bloody and terrible in many ways but 20 years ago today, one grim chapter in the history of that time was brought to a good conclusion 2009-11-09T09:01:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23766537-cold-war-nations-celebrate-day-the-berlin-wall-was-toppled-20-years-ago.do Thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders gathered to mark the event that triggered the end of the Cold War 2009-11-09T11:17:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23766573-gordon-brown-backs-president-blair.do Gordon Brown was set to give one last push to Tony Blair’s hopes of becoming EU President as heads of government gathered for the Berlin Wall celebrations 2009-11-09T11:38:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23765252-its-a-crime-not-to-honour-our-thriller-writers.do Why does discrimination against crime writing still exist? 2009-11-06T08:33:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23765433-beyonce-and-katy-perry-keep-up-cabaret-theme-at-mtv-awards.do Katy Perry set the tone at the MTV Awards last night when she asked the audience: "Are you feeling sexy, Berlin?" 2009-11-06T09:06:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23690506-street-art-gallery-to-draw-crowds-beyond-the-portobello-berlin-wall.do It is known locally as the Berlin Wall, dividing thriving Portobello Road Market from its run down north end 2009-05-13T06:59:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23678300-banging-his-head-against-that-wall.do In Wall, David Hare turns his formidable attention to the Israeli security fence, which will one day be four times as long as the Berlin Wall. 2009-04-19T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23657072-gordon-brown-needs-more-from-his-new-best-friend-than-a-handshake.do Gordon Brown and Barack Obama are quite a contrast, aren't they? Mr Obama is newly elected on a big mandate, widely popular, charismatic, photogenic - and Gordon is, well, you know 2009-03-04T08:40:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23645905-wit-and-intellect-from-the-russian-linesman.do The Russian Linesman shows that conceptual art's themes of social hierarchies and cultural assumptions go back centuries. 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23641498-no-awkwardness-in-berlin.do David Hare muses wittily, as well as trenchantly, on the German capital and his long-held admiration for it in Berlin. 2009-02-13T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23640219-fosters-architect-firm-to-make-400-redundant.do Lord Foster's architecture firm is to make up to 400 staff redundant - almost a quarter of its workforce 2009-02-12T10:52:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23637921-happiness-is-the-art-of-posturing.do I have developed a yoga crush. For us sufferers of deskworkers' back and general despair at the state of our bodies by the end of the week, it's addictive. 2009-02-10T11:04:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23634198-if-you-want-to-get-ahead-get-a-shapka.do That’s the big furry Russian hat that has become this winter’s top head-warmer 2009-02-04T08:58:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23602411-stones-studio-runs-out-of-time.do One of London's most famous recording venues, which has hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, could close over financial problems 2008-12-16T10:10:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591983-more-pressure-on-boris-to-scrap-c-charge-extension.do Boris Johnson faced fresh pressure to scrap the western extension of the congestion charge 2008-11-25T08:45:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582352-yes-he-did-the-day-change-came-to-the-us.do Barack Obama faces a mountain of problems as President - but his runaway triumph today gives his country fresh hope 2008-11-05T09:49:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23580906-no-rationing-at-war-museum-caf.do You'll probably have bought a poppy by now, but if you've never been to the Imperial War Museum, Mark Bolland can recommend it. 2008-11-03T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23580590-brits-in-race-to-build-in-berlin.do British investors are among those putting up money for a major waterside development near the remains of the Berlin Wall 2008-10-31T10:53:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23573060-its-payback-time-for-the-citys-greedy-freeloaders.do We are living through days comparable to the atrocities of September 2001 or the fall of communism in November 1989. Historians will look back at the autumn of 2008 as another moment of crisis when conventional assumptions were shattered almost overnight. 2008-10-15T08:36:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23557155-boris-must-scrap-this-unjust-charge.do We'd be kidding ourselves to think the congestion charge or its western extension was ever about making journeys faster, or even saving the planet 2008-09-18T08:42:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23524762-eight-in-10-residents-say-scrap-c-charge-extension.do Nearly 80 per cent of residents living in the western extension of the congestion zone want it scrapped, according to an online poll 2008-08-01T11:31:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23488218-mesmerising-and-magical-show.do Sutra, which features 16 tumbling and jumping Buddhist monks, is nothing like the gaudy kung-fu action shows that have visited London in recent years. 2008-05-28T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23404978-proms-help-masur-celebrate-80th-birthday.do Kurt Masur has had nothing if not an eventful life, yet even he had not had the opportunity previously to conduct two orchestras simultaneously. 2007-07-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23396176-a-slice-of-polish-history.do Mark Bolland visits a long established Polish restaurant to find that the depth of history outstrips the good but slightly uninspired cuisine. 2007-05-13T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23392353-stasis-secrets-and-lies.do Florian von Donnersmarck's remarkable Oscar-winning debut dares to put a very human face on East Germany's feared and reviled secret police. 2007-04-11T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23389651-closely-observed-characters-on-the-trains.do Fine performances constantly engage the audience in Europe, a slick, sleek production about characters hanging around a soon-to-be-closed railway station. 2007-03-20T00:00:00Z