Businesses in a district near some of London's biggest attractions claim chaos caused by roadworks is turning away tourists and damaging profits... more
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
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
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
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Visitors, MPs and countless staff and officials working at the Houses of Parliament are at risk from dangerous asbestos, a health report reveals... more
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 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
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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do