http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-810-westminster-abbey/topic-rss.do Westminster Abbey RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23758605-atiha-sen-gupta-is-the-playwright-for-today.do 21-year-old Atiha Sen Gupta is one of a new generation of writers who are putting the most vexed contemporary issues centre stage. 2009-10-20T10:13:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23751334-media-barred-for-first-day-for-modern-supreme-court.do 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 2009-10-01T13:06:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23738510-jogging-tour-gets-fitness-in-your-sights.do A unique exercise class involving a tour of London's most famous sights could be the next big fitness craze 2009-09-01T07:18:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23732357-hockneys-art-takes-on-the-smoking-ban.do When David Hockney read Austin Mitchell's whinge about how MPs are being unfairly treated as lepers, he scribbled back an ironic blast 2009-08-14T07:22:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23730060-get-out-of-the-ghetto-and-enjoy-londons-great-art.do Merely adding a hip-hop soundtrack to a play won’t solve the more fundamental mindset problem at work 2009-08-10T07:23:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23727253-victoria-versus-hyde-battle-of-the-london-parks.do 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 2009-08-03T09:33:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23723591-200-billion-of-gloom--but-it-looks-good-for-the-vultures.do 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 2009-07-24T05:50:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23723252-european-tourists-still-love-london.do 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 2009-07-23T08:30:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23713189-its-incomplete-but-no-less-satisfying-because-of-it.do 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. 2009-06-29T08:04:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23706234-obama-family-extends-spell-in-the-capital.do America's First Family seems to have taken London to its heart as Michelle Obama extended her stay in the city by a day 2009-06-11T06:34:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23705818-mrs-obama-rounds-off-visit-with-night-out-to-see-lion-king.do 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 2009-06-10T08:25:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23705226-obamas-in-tourist-trip-to-abbey.do 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 2009-06-09T07:48:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23695742-brew-with-a-view-at-westminster-abbey.do 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 2009-05-20T12:26:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23692627-russian-refugee-wins-classical-brit.do 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 2009-05-15T10:02:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23689403-tamils-climb-on-to-westminster-abbey-roof.do Four people were arrested after scaling Westminster Abbey in support of the anti Sri Lanka demonstration in Parliament Square 2009-05-12T07:26:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23680021-a-very-orderly-riot-and-a-professional-job-by-agius.do 2009-04-23T13:23:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23658261-facebook-launches-redesign-to-attract-more-twitterers.do Facebook has unveiled a major redesign in a bid to head off competition from the hugely popular Twitter website 2009-03-05T14:59:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23640459-queen-set-to-launch-her-revamped-website.do The Queen will be joined by World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee as she launches the revamped Monarchy website 2009-02-12T13:04:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23569617-kings-troop-hoof-it-15-miles-to-new-barracks.do One of the most prestigious ceremonial regiments in the Army is to leave its base in central London after more than 50 years 2008-10-09T07:46:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23552306-tower-of-london-is-in-danger-says-un.do The UN has accused Britain of failing to protect the Palace of Westminster and Tower of London from skyscrapers and office blocks 2008-09-08T11:28:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23531915-free-culture-in-london.do In these straitened times, the first sacrifices are the theatre, concert tickets and art gallery visits, right? Wrong. 2008-08-13T13:53:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23491174-one-weekend-when-its-pleasant-going-to-jail.do Holloway Prison and Wormwood Scrubs will be taking part in this weekend's London Open Garden Squares event 2008-06-06T08:39:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23481744-messiaen-in-context.do Experienced in the context for which it was intended, L'Ascension's static and ecstatic qualities make perfect sense, says Fiona Maddocks. 2008-05-01T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437921-planners-reject-superchurch-in-rainham.do Plans for an £80 million "superchurch", which could hold five times as many worshippers as Westminster Abbey, have been rejected 2008-02-15T08:55:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23405998-nice-but-food-emporium-badge-is-a-bit-silly.do 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. 2007-07-29T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23400450-mahler-bright-but-not-warm.do 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. 2007-06-12T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23386362-tate-modern-slides-its-way-to-the-top.do Tate Modern became London's most-visited tourist attraction last year, overtaking the British Museum and the National Gallery in popularity. 2007-02-21T11:14:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23379115-critics-choice-carol-concert-round-up.do 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. 2006-12-22T09:44:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23377778-tax-break-risk-to-londons-movies.do 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. 2006-12-11T10:38:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23371064-the-30000-crucifixion-of-andrew-and-fergie.do A picture depicting Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson nailed to crosses by transvestite potter Grayson Perry is to go under the hammer. 2006-10-17T09:12:40Z