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Boomstock: festival ticket sales soar

29.09.11
They may have required Hunter wellies more than factor-20 sunblock but music festivals boomed this summer, according to legendary music man Vince Power's newest stock market company... more

Sports academy faces closure under funding cuts

23.08.11
A sports academy which has produced top-level American footballers and athletes will be forced to close unless a council can secure funding. ... more

Holloway street stab victim was attacked by 20 men

28.06.11
A man killed in a London street stabbing was attacked by a group of between 12 and 20 men, say police... more

The history of the Finsbury Park mosque

17.06.11
Prince Charles opened the Finsbury Park mosque in 1994 to serve the large Muslim population in north London... more

Hot Tickets - Weekend gigs

17.06.11
Here are the biggest gigs in the capital this weekend...... more

Police probe far-Right links to 'poison packages' at mosques

17.06.11
Muslim leaders across London are on high alert after fake anthrax was posted to five mosques by suspected far-Right extremists... more

Sounds of the summer - your complete 2011 festival guide

25.03.11
David Smyth sorts out the Eminems from the Elbows to give you the lowdown on 2011's bumper festival season... more

London heath flooding could kill thousands, experts warn

21.01.11
Thousands of Londoners could die if the capital is hit by a catastrophic downpour, a study has revealed... more

Thief jailed for selling Park Lane parking permits

29.11.10
Car-park attendant jailed for 15 months for fleecing his employers out of £43,000 in a year... more

Commuters face more Tube delays after worst month on record

19.11.10
Severe disruption on the Victoria line completes the worst month on record for daily delays across a network used by three million passengers... more

Restaurant staff seize knifeman during jewellery store raid

20.09.10
Three restaurant workers have been applauded for their bravery after wrestling a knife-wielding robber to the ground as he tried to raid a London jewellery store... more

Two badly hurt in baseball ambush and knife attack

05.07.10
A man is critically injured and a teenager seriously hurt in separate attacks in London... more

Man arrested over murder of Polish teenager

13.05.10
Police hunting the killer of a teenager who was stabbed to death protecting his girlfriend arrested a man in north London this morning... more

‘Twin towers’ will dominate the skyline of north London

09.04.10
Plan to build 355 flats in two 21-storey skycrapers in north London given the go-ahead... more

Tube terror alert over ‘bomber’ in lawyer’s wig

22.03.10
Major terror alert sparked on the London Underground when armed police were deployed to deal with a suspected suicide bomber... more

Key leads after pregnant rape victim’s appeal

30.09.09
Police receive valuable leads following TV appeal in which a woman told of her ordeal when she was raped at gunpoint by a burglar while heavily pregnant... more

Pregnant woman tells of rape by gun raiders in London home

29.09.09
Latest: Mother-to-be tells how she was raped during terrifying gunpoint burglary as balaclava-clad gang threaten boyfriend with shotgun... more

Call for talks to prevent week-long rail strike

09.09.09
Rail bosses have demanded urgent talks with union leaders to prevent a week-long strike on National Express East Anglia... more

Lunch out at Villiers Terrace

29.04.09
Villiers Terrace is trying hard, if not yet getting it all right.... more

London bike park 'one of the safest in world'

17.12.08
A London bicycle park has been selected as one of the world's best examples of cycle safety... more

That's Capital - village pubs make a comeback

02.12.08
Capital Pub Company pubs are a class above. Perhaps they will show others the way back to the future... more

Police smash £1m-a-week drugs ring

21.11.08
Police have smashed a drugs gang that made £1million a week by running a cannabis distribution racket with a fleet of wholesale flower delivery vans... more

New trees destroyed by dogs training for fights

14.07.08
Fighting dogs have been blamed for destroying more than 100 trees in a park used by their owners for training and illegal bouts... more

The World's End has a new look

10.06.08
Although the designers have hardly broken the mould for recent pub refurbishments, there are plenty of reasons to visit The World's End.... more

Chaotic end of an era

21.01.08
Last Night at the Red Rose trod a gloriously chaotic line between sentimentality and anarchy, bringing the curtain down on the Finsbury Park club after two decades.... more

Stars mourn legendary Red Rose Comedy Club

14.01.08
One of London's oldest and most respected comedy clubs, where some of the country's best comedians cut their teeth, is to shut down after 20 years.... more

Good vibes, hard rain

16.07.07
A gloriously mixed crowd kept on smiling at the anti-racism Rise festival despite some horribly mixed weather.... more

South London's one-man pasanda

25.09.06
It may not be much to look at and doesn't have much in the way of atmosphere but, says Toby Young, the food at Hot Stuff cannot be faulted.... more


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