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MI6 chiefs to give evidence at Iraq enquiry

16.11.09
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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

Police pinpoint the capital's new 'terrorist hotspot' ... Crystal Palace FC

16.10.09
Met designates Crystal Palace's ground as a terrorism 'hotspot' where special stop and search powers are needed to prevent the risk of an attack... 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

Mrs Obama rounds off visit with night out to see Lion King

10.06.09
Michelle Obama and her daughters capped off a whistle-stop tour of the capital by taking in a West End show - but missed the end because of security concerns... 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

Tamil protests cost the Met almost £8 million

19.05.09
Demonstrations by pro-Tamil supporters have cost the country's largest police force almost £8 million, it was revealed... 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

Gail Porter's most bizarre photoshoot ever

06.08.08
Former TV Miss Porter, 37, said there was no 'rhyme or reason' why she was so dramatically affected by alopecia in 2005, causing her to go completely bald.... more

Dust off your old bike, urges Boris Johnson

21.07.08
Boris Johnson has urged Londoners to take part in London's biggest cycling event... 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

Best attractions on the banks of the Thames

09.07.08
Some of the best attractions in London lie on the banks of the River Thames - and to make visiting them even more special, get there by boat.... 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

Leading landmarks are dwarfed by Big Ben's popularity

09.04.08
Big Ben has been crowned Britain's greatest landmark... more

Don't panic ... it's only the latest disaster movie

27.07.07
The Houses of Parliament lie half submerged after the Thames breaks its banks. London after the latest rain? Relax - it's only a movie.... 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

Japanese precision with British backdrop

11.10.06
When you cross the threshold of Ozu you are transported to another world. Pine world, that is. But what Ozu lacks in decor it more than makes up for in its spectacular-views.... 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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