A secondary school hit by allegations that senior staff paid themselves £1.6 million in bonuses is axing staff because of falling pupil numbers... more
Prestigious agency at the centre of one of the most bitter disputes in literary London was taken over by one of the capital's top showbusiness agents, Michael Foster... more
She is author of an award-winning hamster murder mystery, a wife to Alan Davies and a mother. So what’s it like being the real Mrs Jonathan Creek? Liz Hoggard finds out.... more
Ministers are preparing to sack the governors of a London comprehensive engulfed in one of the biggest financial scandals to hit a state school... more
A teacher already under investigation for financial irregularities at a north London school is now facing more questions over a string of missing works of art... more
Government inspectors praised the head teacher who allegedly claimed £600,000 in “unlawful” bonuses and said his school offered taxpayers “good value for money”... more
A leading London headteacher was suspended today over allegations that he received £200,000 in illegal bonuses, the Evening Standard can reveal... more
When did it become a ho-ho-ho national joke for our celebrities to beat people up? The nation is chortling today over the photos of a trashed Lily Allen punching a member of the public outside Ronnie Scott's... more
She has finally shaken off her reputation as staid Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous but it appears that life has sadly imitated art for Julia Sawalha. The 39 year-old, who plays a confirmed spinster in BBC series Lark Rise to Candleford, has given up on having a family of her own after a series of 'disastrous relationships'... more
Eddie Izzard was flying at the Arts Theatre as he stamped his trademark surrealism on history, while the contestants at the New Act of the Year Final appear to have bright futures.... more
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
Children's TV presenter turned stand-up Kirsten O'Brien has enough mildly scurrilous anecdotes and more than enough cheekiness to make an hour fly by, says Bruce Dessau.... more
Budding comedians are being given the chance to have their sketch performed alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard and Chevy Chase at the return of the Secret Policeman's Ball.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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