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Atiha Sen Gupta is the playwright for today

20.10.09
21-year-old Atiha Sen Gupta is one of a new generation of writers who are putting the most vexed contemporary issues centre stage.... more

Media barred for first day for ‘modern’ Supreme Court

01.10.09
Promised era of more open justice at the nation’s new Supreme Court got under way — with the media barred from witnessing the historic ceremony... 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

Hockney’s art takes on the smoking ban

14.08.09
When David Hockney read Austin Mitchell's whinge about how MPs are being unfairly treated as lepers, he scribbled back an ironic blast... more

Get out of the ghetto and enjoy London’s great art

10.08.09
Merely adding a hip-hop soundtrack to a play won’t solve the more fundamental mindset problem at work... more

Victoria versus Hyde: Battle of the London parks

03.08.09
It’s east versus west as Victoria and Hyde Parks vie with each other to host the best of the summer festivals. But for Olivia Cole there’s one clear winner... more

£200 billion of gloom- but it looks good for the vultures

24.07.09
Paul Idzik, the chief executive of DTZ, said this week that searching for green shoots was "like looking for Elvis". The former chief operating officer of Barclays who joined the struggling property agent last November is understandably gloomy... more

European tourists still love London

23.07.09
American tourists are becoming a rare sight on our streets because of the weak dollar but Europeans are still heading to England's capital in their droves... more

It’s incomplete, but no less satisfying because of it

29.06.09
Westminster Abbey, like most large medieval churches, is unfinished business. Its original builders would have imagined towers and spires that were not built for centuries, or ever. ... more

Obama family extends spell in the capital

11.06.09
America's First Family seems to have taken London to its heart as Michelle Obama extended her stay in the city by a day... 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

Obamas in tourist trip to abbey

09.06.09
They may be America's First Family but Michelle Obama with children in tow did what all tourists do when in London - they visited Westminster Abbey... more

Brew with a view at Westminster Abbey

20.05.09
The Dean of Westminster Abbey takes high tea on the abbey roof, as Londoners were given the chance to enjoy a brew on top of some of the city’s most famous buildings, as part of a tourism drive... more

Russian refugee wins Classical Brit

15.05.09
A violinist who fled a poor Russian mining town to pursue her dream of studying at London’s best music schools has won the young performer award at this year’s Classical Brits... more

Tamils climb on to Westminster Abbey roof

12.05.09
Four people were arrested after scaling Westminster Abbey in support of the anti Sri Lanka demonstration in Parliament Square... more

A very orderly riot, and a professional job by Agius

23.04.09
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Facebook launches redesign to attract more Twitterers

05.03.09
Facebook has unveiled a major redesign in a bid to head off competition from the hugely popular Twitter website... more

Queen set to launch her revamped website

12.02.09
The Queen will be joined by World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee as she launches the revamped Monarchy website... more

King's Troop hoof it 15 miles to new barracks

09.10.08
One of the most prestigious ceremonial regiments in the Army is to leave its base in central London after more than 50 years... more

Tower of London is 'in danger' says UN

08.09.08
The UN has accused Britain of failing to protect the Palace of Westminster and Tower of London from skyscrapers and office blocks... more

Free culture in London

13.08.08
In these straitened times, the first sacrifices are the theatre, concert tickets and art gallery visits, right? Wrong.... more

One weekend when it's pleasant going to jail

06.06.08
Holloway Prison and Wormwood Scrubs will be taking part in this weekend's London Open Garden Squares event... more

Messiaen in context

02.05.08
Experienced in the context for which it was intended, L'Ascension's static and ecstatic qualities make perfect sense, says Fiona Maddocks. ... more

Planners reject 'superchurch' in Rainham

15.02.08
Plans for an £80 million "superchurch", which could hold five times as many worshippers as Westminster Abbey, have been rejected... more

Nice, but food emporium badge is a bit silly

30.07.07
The Brompton Quarter Café is a perfectly nice neighbourhood restaurant says Mak Bolland, except that is, for the hordes of fat American tourists ordering hamburgers.... more

Mahler, bright but not warm

13.06.07
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen celebrate their return to the Royal Festival Hall last night, including a performance of Mahler's Third Symphony. ... more

Tate Modern slides its way to the top

21.02.07
Tate Modern became London's most-visited tourist attraction last year, overtaking the British Museum and the National Gallery in popularity.... more

Critic's Choice: Carol concert round-up

22.12.06
Whether you're looking for an uplifting traditional service, or a singalong concert with Santa hats and zero theological content, you'll find it in London over the next few days.... more

Tax break risk to London's movies

11.12.06
London has provided a backdrop to many a Hollywood blockbuster but there are fears that this could end after US movie-makers threatened to snub the capital over new filming rules.... more

The £30,000 crucifixion of Andrew and Fergie

17.10.06
A picture depicting Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson nailed to crosses by transvestite potter Grayson Perry is to go under the hammer.... more

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