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Russell Square traffic closures to start three weeks before Olympics

19.09.11
Russell Square will be closed for five weeks during next summer's Olympics to become a giant 24-hour coach station.... more

Heroes of 7/7 battled to save lives amid the devastation

06.05.11
The inquest revealed the astonishing bravery of rescuers who battled to save lives amid the devastation of July 7... more

Terror alert at 7/7 Tube station blamed on four urban explorers

03.05.11
Four men at the centre of a London terror alert may have been 'urban explorers' searching for a disused Tube station, it has emerged... more

7/7 bomber turned me into a lesbian says his secret girlfriend

15.03.11
Teenager who was the secret girlfriend of 7/7 suicide bomber Jermaine Lindsay told today how she has become a lesbian because she 'can't trust men' ... more

Country's first brain tumour unit opens

21.02.11
The country's first brain tumour unit, which is expected to pave the way for breakthroughs in treatment, has opened in London... more

Favourite seat saved 7/7 Tube passenger’s life

06.12.10
A medical scientist only survived the 7/7 attacks because he was sitting in his “favourite” seat on the Tube, the inquest hears... more

I feared people would burn to death, says 7/7 survivor

01.12.10
Survivor of the 7/7 bombings told the inquest today that he feared his fellow passengers would burn to death if they were not rescued in time... more

7/7 victim picked up leg and hopped off Tube

30.11.10
Man who lost a leg in the 7/7 attacks described today how he 'picked up' his badly damaged limb and hopped off the bombed train... more

Firemen had to send runners to ask for more help with 7/7 bombings

12.10.10
Video: Emergency workers battling to save lives immediately after the July 7 bombings took up to 15 minutes to send messages asking for more help because their radios did not work underground... more

Families see horrific film of bloody Tube wreckage

12.10.10
Harrowing film of the wreckage of the 7/7 Tube trains was shown in public for the first time today... more

Claim of 'Islamic veil bus ban' thrown out

28.07.10
Bus driver accused by two students of banning them because of their Islamic dress has been cleared after CCTV showed he had actually barred them for their abusive behaviour... more

New Bloomsbury set

26.07.10
A network of streets between Russell Square and Holborn is attracting quirky, entrepreneurial small businesses to an unspoilt corner of London. Liz Hoggard explores this creative — not literary — hub.... more

A local feel at the Duke (of York)

15.06.10
Slightly off the beaten track, this gastropub has a local feel and caters for local workers... more

Family of 7/7 victim questions emergency services 'failings'

26.04.10
The family of a woman killed in the 7/7 attacks questions whether emergency services could have saved her after learning she survived for 45 minutes following the blast... more

Lauren Budd's one of the boys in the gents

28.08.09
Model Lauren Budd was desperate for the loo this week at the Nokia N86 and Orange Alive At Night party... more

A vision of hell on 7/7 Tube train

08.07.09
This is the first image of the devastation wrought on a Piccadilly line Tube train in the 7 July terror attacks. ... more

Revealed: First images of poignant 7/7 memorial

03.07.09
These are the first images of the striking memorial in Hyde Park to the victims of the July 7 bombings... more

MBEs for Olympic runner and Tube bomb survivor

28.05.09
Gill Hicks, who lost both her legs in the 7 July London bombings, is honoured at Buckingham Palace, while Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu picks up her MBE... more

Proud to be different at Camden

03.03.09
At Proud had to move from it's enviable rooftop position and has relocated to what was once the Stables antique market.... more

Bloomsbury streets to be people-friendly

21.10.08
A £6.3 million plan to make Bloomsbury more pedestrian and cycling friendly has been approved... more

7/7 victim nears end of marathon walk from bombers' city

15.08.08
A woman who lost both legs in the 7/7 bombings is on the final stretch of a 200-mile walk aimed at bringing communities together... more

End of 7/7 trial leads to calls for inquiry

04.08.08
Pressure mounted on the Government today to hold a public inquiry into the 7 July attacks after a jury failed to reach a verdict on the only three men charged over the bombings... more

London's student digs ... with cleaner and doorman

29.05.08
The days of dingy student digs with magnolia walls and grime-encrusted kitchens are over - at least for a select band of undergraduates who can afford it... more

Film inspired by 7/7 bombings has premiere on anniversary

19.05.08
A film prompted by the 7 July bombings is to be premiered in London on the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks... more

'We don't understand how to vote for Mayor'

29.04.08
The majority of Londoners do not fully understand the complicated mayoral voting system, according to a YouGov poll for the Evening Standard... more

11 hurt as bus crashes into flats

20.03.08
This is the dramatic scene after a doubledeck bus ploughed into a block of flats as it swerved to avoid an oncoming car... more

Informal boho

12.09.07
Balfour is a good-looking, independent joint whose mix of informal boho and retro-industrial styling offers a real fillip to the street.... more

Quaint boozer with olde worlde charm

12.06.07
The Lamb on Lamb's Conduit Street is a genial old boozer with lots of Victorian charm - even the drunks are polite and apologetic.... more

Colourful concert for International Women's Day

06.03.07
Featuring a ji-nashi shakuhachi player, an Irish fiddler and a guzheng playing Chinese student, there is a distinctly international feel to this awareness raising evening.... more


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