An Olympic veteran who introduced the splits to international gymnastics at the 1948 London Games will walk the red carpet next week at the BFI London Film Festival... more
Squatters have invaded the home of two sisters who are away on holiday as fears grow that an organised network of eastern Europeans is targeting London properties... more
Elephant Parade and Anthony Gormley’s forth plinth project in Trafalgar Square have been nominated by Evening Standard readers as two of their favourite attractions for the BT Visit London Awards 2010... more
Property owners are loaning or cheaply leasing empty retail space or buildings on stalled development sites - known as "slack space" - to galleries and creative enterprises... more
From the outside, there appears nothing special about this three-bedroom terrace house in Leytonstone to merit the astonishing £1million price tag... more
The crack in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall floor proved a hit with visitors on the opening day of Shibboleth, an installation by Columbian Doris Salcedo - despite three people falling into it.... more
Self-styled cowboys of Romford, Ragmop, bring their sweltering soup of funk-licked swampy twang and back-porch soul to Leytonstone High Road, and it's set to be a barnstorming evening.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do