It has little in common with its heritage as the fizzy pop favoured by Enid Blyton’s Famous Five, but alcoholic ginger beer is the drinks success story of the year... more
Crocodile Dundee wouldn’t recognise the place these days. It’s even got a woman prime minister. Oscar Humphries offers a new perspective on his native land... more
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the Evening Standard can reveal the part a former employee played in saving the nation from a Nazi invasion... more
London pubs firm Geronimo is surging ahead despite the economic downturn, splashing out between £8 million and £9 million on six pubs in the capital ... more
The big football matches this week reminded me - I'd always thought that when it came to London's points of the compass, the clash was between north and west... more
The British Museum has put a set of elaborately carved chess figures at the heart of a new gallery despite demands that they be returned to Scotland... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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