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Wasps stadium ruck could end up being the capital's gain

16.10.09
The debate at Adams Park could turn out to be a blessing for the club and rugby as a whole... more

Our hypocrisy as the French raze ‘the jungle’

23.09.09
Those who risk everything to try and make a better life need more respect and even if they are eventually deported, must be treated with compassion... more

Police hunt teenage girls over murder at mosque

09.09.09
Detectives investigating the race murder of a Muslim care worker are seeking a number of teenage girls in connection with the attack... more

Girl sees gang beat up her grandfather

07.09.09
The family of a Muslim pensioner left for dead in an attack outside a mosque have told how his three-year-old granddaughter has been left deeply disturbed after seeing the assault... more

‘Real Slumdog’ film with five-year-old star is tipped for Oscar

26.08.09
An award-winning film dubbed “the real Slumdog” is being tipped to collect an Oscar.... more

CDs of the week

07.08.09
James Yorkston's Folk Songs gets stronger as it goes on and Joshua Radin's record needs a little more substance.... more

£50m family home nearly finished after 10-year delay

03.08.09
One of London's grandest private residences is due to become a family home this year after a decade of delays caused by a mountain of red tape and an embarrassing law suit... more

Hot Tickets: London's going out guide

29.06.09
Inherit The Wind is coming to the Old Vic, visit Portobello Film Festival for free and book Into The Hoods at Southbank now.... more

Orgy of animal spirits in Raqib Shaw show

21.05.09
If you ever wanted to see a lobster having sex with a man with the head of a plucked bird, you won’t want to miss the Raqib Shaw exhibition.... more

How Britain blew its chance with the Muslim world

21.05.09
In March, just before President Obama's visit to London, the US embassy called my office at the Al Jazeera English bureau in London... more

One great capital city, 20 world leaders – and 40,000 holes in the road

31.03.09
As heads of state gather for the G20 summit, they will find a London disfigured by the digging-up of its streetscape... more

Charity's plea: remember India's real Slumdogs

23.02.09
People were urged not to forget the children living in poverty in India after the hype surrounding the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" died down... more

Airlines slash fares to lowest levels since 1980s

23.12.08
A price war broke out as major airlines slashed fares to their lowest levels since the Eighties... more

Just don’t tell us what your manicure costs

22.12.08
"What recession?" shouted the front page of the New York Post last week, beside a picture of a blonde Swedish countess, Marie Douglas-David... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

Miller still waiting for answers

01.12.08
England selector Geoff Miller is hoping "as many as possible" members of Kevin Pietersen's squad will want to return to India this week... more

Crash landing for BA as profits plunge by 90%

07.11.08
British Airways profits have crashed by more than 90 per cent in "one of the bleakest" years in its history... more

Bollywood comedy with genuinely good moments

18.09.08
Canadian-born Shona Urvashi’s Bollywood comedy attempts to contrast the old India with the new with its story of a mother and daughter... more

Calendar Girls set date for West End show

04.08.08
Not since the heady days of Oh! Calcutta! and Hair will there have been so much naked flesh freely on display in the West End. ... more

Calendar Girls set a date for West End show

04.08.08
Not since the heady days of Oh! Calcutta! and Hair will there have been so much naked flesh freely on display in the West End... more

Salman Rushdie sets his sights on the 'Bollywood Jordan'

12.07.08
Sir Salman Rushdie has struck up a close friendship with a glamorous young actress renowned for her risqué Bollywood roles.... more

After imitating the stars, Alistair McGowan's now making a bigger impression in a controversial play

05.06.08
He made his name imitating the stars but now Alistair McGowan is making an even bigger impression in a controversial new play... more

Who's in and who's out

07.04.08
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You take your life in your hands on the Underground

14.03.08
The scene, a station on the London Underground, the time mid-afternoon, the platform crowded... more

A head-turning Salome but dance is out of step

22.02.08
David McVicar's new production of Richard Strauss's Salome is an operatic masterpiece but not, you might say, to all tastes.... more

In defence of my heroes Bergman and Antonioni

02.08.07
This week, following his death, Ingmar Bergman's films were mocked as 'boring'. Derek Malcom, who knew Bergman and his Italian contemporary, explains why they were masters of their art.... more

A family torn between two cultures

29.03.07
Bollywood stars Irfan Khan and Tabu are so good as the Bengali couple in The Namesake they carry the story as it progresses from sweltering Calcutta to a frozen New York.... more

An Indian Midsummer Night's Dream

06.03.07
Featuring actors, dancers, martial arts experts, musicians and street acrobats, this Indian version of a Shakespeare classic is causing a sensation.... more

Empress cares for subjects

06.12.06
A 'pubby' feel has eluded the makeover of The Empress of India. But at least other diners looked more comfy than Fay Maschler felt on her unexpectedly hard banquette.... more

Where to eat modern Indian

23.08.06
It's not all flock wallpaper and dishes swimming in grease, you know. Today's modern Indians are bright, fresh and brimming with new ideas. Have a look at five of the capital's best.... more

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