Jasmine Gardner is starting her challenge to test out as many of the Olympic disciplines as possible before the Games. This week, she gets a lesson from open-water swimming contender Keri-anne Payne... more
Inching towards its final height of 1,016 feet, the £400million Shard of Glass will be western Europe's tallest building when finished next May... more
A photograph taken from Parliament Hill — one of six protected panoramas — shows how Europe’s tallest building dramatically compromises views of London’s greatest landmark, St Paul’s Cathedral... more
Thieves stole a van and 11 dogs - including one belonging to best-selling cookery writer Annabel Karmel - from a professional walker in Hampstead... more
Thousands of residents - including actor Michael Palin and film director Ken Loach - have joined forces to fight plans to build a road across Hampstead Heath... more
Gordon Brown speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos today amid further signs of the economic and political damage wreaked by the recession... more
When Ed Miliband, the Environment Secretary, said that he hoped that millions of people would take part in global protests to force governments to tackle climate change, he probably did not expect Stansted airport to be occupied by environmental protesters... more
We continue with our quest to make your summer far-from dull with an A-Z guide of summer fun, so why not try your hand at making your own family movie or take part in a night-time bat safari.... more
Residents living in Camden and Haringey will have the chance to celebrate cycling and its benefits this Sunday at a Transport for London-sponsored 'bike party'. ... more
London is set for a £120m boom as tourists flock here for Christmas. Here's where you can find the city's top Yuletide events, says Jack Lefley.... more
As the festive season draws near, the hearty winter activity of outdoor ice skating returns, with ice rinks springing up faster that you can say 'freeze'.... more
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