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Diners forgo cars to save garden restaurant

24.07.09

Madonna, Mick Jagger and Mario Testino can breathe a sigh of relief. The future of their favourite London alfresco dining spot is secure after a four-year planning battle... more

Video: Johnny Depp on playing Public Enemy No. 1

01.07.09

Watch Johnny Depp talk about his working relationship with Public Enemies director Michael Mann and give us his take on John Dillinger.... more

Chanel’s Lagerfeld puts the fashion back in ballet

17.06.09

It was a case of high fashion both on and off stage at Sadler’s Wells.... more

Scacchi calls for boycott against restaurants that put endangered fish on menu

08.06.09

Film star Greta Scacchi has urged Londoners to boycott restaurants that continue to serve endangered fish species like bluefin tuna... more

Behind-the-scenes photos reveal making of Withnail & I

02.04.09

Previously unseen photos show the stars of cult film Withnail & I enjoying a rare rest from their hectic, hard-drinking characters... more

Paradise postponed

25.02.09

There is deepening anxiety among rich London investors who bought into a Ł280 million Caribbean development. Now building has suddenly been halted and Andrew Lloyd Webber is at the forefront of moves to investigate the delays... more

Richard E Grant brings Carnage to Richmond

30.12.08

Richard E Grant, Juliet Stevenson and Antony Sher are among the stars of the new season at Richmond Theatre... more

Kate's not precious. She mucked in at Jigsaw

21.07.08

Belle Robinson had kept a low profile - until the day when she gave a job to Prince William's girlfriend. She talks about her newsworthy employee.... more

The Prince and I: Now Gwyneth Paltrow rubs shoulders with Charles

18.03.08

Gwyneth Paltrow spent last night dining with pop royalty and today she mingled with the Prince of Wales at a charity event in London ... more

Ł1,000 'beggars banquet' stars Mick Jagger

14.03.08

It was the charity banquet with a difference, a £1,000-ahead five-course meal made of ingredients all grown, plucked or fished from in and around London... more

Hairspray sweeps the board at Laurence Olivier Awards

10.03.08

West End musical Hairspray has swept the board at the Laurence Olivier Awards, scooping four of the prestigious accolades. Its star, Leanne Jones, was named best actress in a musical for her role as teenager Tracy Turnblad... more

Hyde Park nettles on Ł1,000 organic menu

22.02.08

It's the Ł1,000 dinner with a difference. Guests at a charity banquet in London next month can look forward to soup made from nettles picked from Hyde Park, and wild fennel plucked from the banks of the Regent's Canal in Hackney... more

Hairspray collects record award nominations

07.02.08

West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards.... more

Hugh Grant flies in to save historic music hall

04.12.07

Hugh Grant is flying back from America to join a campaign to save a one of London's oldest music halls.... more

Cartoon laughs live on

05.11.07

The often sidesplittingly funny Fast Show Live brought back a host of familiar characters and even drew a cameo from Timelord David Tennant.... more

Antique worth treasuring

07.09.07

Familiarity may have taken some sparkle off Withnail and I, but the exuberance of the acting make this reissue an antique worth treasuring.... more

Because I'm worth it

19.07.07

After she was slow-handclapped for being half an hour late, Barbra Streisand arrived to justify the sky high cost of the tickets to see her... more

Elgar and Walton kick off the Proms

13.07.07

The 113th Proms kick off tonight at the Royal Albert Hall with some of the most popular works in the classical canon... more

Off the record

29.06.07

Arctic Monkeys' best mate, 'Reverend' Jon McClure is worshipped back in Sheffield. Now the cocky singer is ready to convert the rest of us. ... more

Leonardo who? We like Banksy

18.06.07

Phoenix Nights star Peter Kay and guerrilla artist Banksy are bigger art heroes among young people than Leonardo da Vinci, if a new survey is to be believed. ... more

Harry is wizard of West End

28.02.07

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe today admitted his West End debut - in which he appeared nude in front of a packed first night audience - was a terrifying experience.... more

Pythons on parade

18.10.06

Nobody expects a full-scale Monty Python reunion. But this is the nearest you can get - four on stage at once to celebrate the opening of Spamalot.... more

DVD reviews: Growing up with alco pop

17.10.06

Richard E Grant makes his directorial debut with Wah-Wah, Paul Greengrass explores the horror of 9/11 in United 93 and coming out drama Imagine Me & You is just plain silly. ... more

Ball keeps on rolling

16.10.06

Star-packed charity shows often present a dilemma to the critic and The Secret Policeman's Ball was no exception. Some of the witless skits really felt like torture, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Best weekend comedy shows

12.10.06

A 24-carat line-up takes to the stage for The Secret Policeman's Ball, the if.comeddies awards season continues and comedy package tour Edinburgh & Beyond has quality running through it.... more

A classy tribute to Betjeman

11.09.06

The late poet laureate John Betjeman died in 1984, but the calibre of performers at last night's celebration of his work spoke volumes about the esteem in which he is still held.... more