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Firms' fury as street chaos hits trade

29.09.11
Businesses in a district near some of London's biggest attractions claim chaos caused by roadworks is turning away tourists and damaging profits... more

16 Tube stations given Grade II protection

26.07.11
Sixteen Tube stations have been granted Grade II listed status to protect their architectural heritage... more

Dynamo walks on water - magician takes a stroll across the Thames

27.06.11
Magician Dynamo strolls across the River Thames - and his spokesman claims the astonishing pictures are completely genuine... more

Campaigners vow to carry on protest after Brian Haw's death

20.06.11
Anit-war activists vow to continue their protest in Parliament Square despite the death of veteran campaigner Brian Haw ... more

Peace camp in Parliament Sq celebrates 10th anniversary

02.06.11
Protesters who have been camped outside the Houses of Parliament for a decade promise to continue their vigil until ministers 'come to their senses' over foreign policy... more

Council bid to clear tents from Parliament Square pavement

09.05.11
Westminster council went to the High Court today to try to force campaigners from the pavement outside the Houses of Parliament... more

£10m bill for Parliament repairs is just the start

08.04.11
Repairs to the Houses of Parliament's crumbling old roof have just been completed at a cost of nearly £10 million in public cash ... more

Riot police chase protest students through central London streets

30.11.10
Riot police chase hundreds of students through central London this afternoon causing gridlock as several roads were closed... more

Rare chance to climb tower and enjoy 25-mile view across London

13.08.10
Pop-up tourist attraction opens at the top of one of London’s tallest buildings... more

Ducks’ deluxe living on Thames-side balcony

04.05.10
One of the capital’s most impressive balconies, with a bird’s eye view of the Houses of Parliament, has been taken over by a family of ducks... more

Calvin Harris - My London

13.11.09
Calvin, 25, was born in Dumfries. He's had five top ten hits, including Acceptable in the 80s, and a number one album. He has also worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Kylie Minogue...... more

Jogging tour gets fitness in your sights

01.09.09
A unique exercise class involving a tour of London's most famous sights could be the next big fitness craze... more

Super-green hotel will bottle its own brand of mineral water

22.07.09
Largest hotel ever built in London will bottle all its own water to offer guests instead of expensive mineral brands... more

First of Big Ben's three big birthdays this year arrives

29.05.09
Big Ben marks its 150th anniversary of the first striking of its massive clock, this weekend, in the first of three such anniversaries this year ... more

Protesters arrested for 'putting glue on statue'

28.04.09
The Met police faced criticism after arresting four climate protesters for criminal damage over action at the Houses of Parliament... more

Pigeons beware... falcons move in to Westminster

18.03.09
A pair of peregrine falcons have taken residence in the towers and turrets of the Houses of Parliament... more

A water bore in the Commons

23.12.08
The Houses of Parliament are set to get their own freshwater borehole in a bid to end the use of bottled mineral water. ... more

A Night Out in London: National Portrait Gallery

10.12.08
After absorbing the culture at the National Portrait Gallery, relax in the roof-top restaurant and bar.... more

YouTube for people with time on their hands

06.11.08
A video showing the internal workings of the Clock Tower at the Houses of Parliament has become a hit on YouTube... more

Carol slashes £800,000 off price of her £5.75m flat

27.10.08
Carol Vorderman has become the latest high-profile victim of the property slump after slashing the price of her Thameside penthouse... more

Honour for capital's young black achievers

03.10.08
A young jazz musician who grew up in care is among the black teenagers honoured for achieving outstanding exam results against the odds... more

Olympic stadium rises from the dirt

23.09.08
This is the 40-acre building site that is being transformed into the Olympic stadium... more

Major roads closed for 50,000 to cycle in city centre

18.09.08
Beijing Olympics cycling heroes Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will join the Mayor to lead London's biggest free cycling event this weekend... more

Lembit Opik to lead charge of the Segway brigade

08.09.08
MPS and peers will deliberately set out to break the law tomorrow when they stage a silent, low-speed charge on the Houses of Parliament... more

Asbestos danger to MPs and Parliament visitors

17.07.08
Visitors, MPs and countless staff and officials working at the Houses of Parliament are at risk from dangerous asbestos, a health report reveals... more

Comment: yes, knife crime can be tackled

03.06.08
The fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl at a block of flats only minutes from the Houses of Parliament is a grim backdrop to the emergency debate on knife crime in the Commons this week... more

Elvis's secret sightseeing tour of London

22.04.08
Elvis Presley once paid a secret visit to London, it has been revealed. For 50 years it was believed the singer had never set foot in England - a brief visit to Scotland his only time in Britain... more

Blair's an easy target

07.06.07
Taking Liberties claims the Tony Blair government has eroded so many of people's liberties things may never be the same again... more

A lesson in art history

19.12.06
Dexter Dalwood paints the recent past, including Desert Storm and the Poll Tax riots, but his pictures make no attempt to recreate a past that is either glorious or heroic.... more

Anywhere but Ozu

27.09.06
Why would anyone would choose to eat at Ozu? It's not terrible, but my dinner there left me little other than a large bill and an overwhelming sense of so what, says Marina O'Loughlin.... more


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