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A vintage year for beauty

18.11.09
Ever yearn for the time when grooming was de rigueur? Now London has plenty of luxury retro salons for ladies and gentlemen... more

Check out the new crash pads

16.11.09
At the end of a hot date or a great night out, nothing beats checking into one of the new chic-but-cheap boutique hotels that have sprung up around London, as Liz Hoggard finds out... more

New tricks at The Princess of Shoreditch

12.11.09
Although the new incarnation of the Princess of Shoreditch is trying hard, it's not a place David Sexton left planning to revisit.... more

The booming interest in fashionable fonts

09.11.09
There are about 62,000 young designers in London according to the Design Council and the chances are they will all have strong views about one aspect of design: typefaces or fonts... more

Rafe Spall - My London

06.11.09
Rafe was named after the title character in The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, played by his father Timothy in an RSC production in the 1980s... more

Something to get your teeth into: the history of Hammer Horror

20.10.09
It has been dismissed as shlock and melodrama but it is one of the quintessentially British forms of film-making... more

A Conran café on every high street across London

20.10.09
Godfather of the London dining scene, Sir Terence Conran, is working on plans for national chain inspired by success of the Italian cafés started by his sister Priscilla and her husband Antonio Carluccio ... more

Saatchi makes case for young art

09.10.09
The work of 20 graduates who are hoping to emulate the success of the Young British Artists is to go on show in the New Sensations.... more

Check out Trainspotting in Shoreditch

05.10.09
For the first screening of the Jameson Cult Film Club, Trainspotting will be showing at Village Underground, Shoreditch... more

The early nightclub your boss will love

02.10.09
Ecretsundaze co-founder James Priestley once had a dream of throwing all-day Ibiza-style parties in London.... more

Where to eat: Superior burgers in the West End

24.09.09
The burgers have always been good at Hard Rock, The Diner is busy and buzzy and The Parlour at Sketch is very grown up.... more

Where to eat: Superior burgers in the West End

24.09.09
The burgers have always been good at Hard Rock, The Diner is busy and buzzy and The Parlour at Sketch is very grown up.... more

Walking in a Wintle wonderland

24.09.09
London Fashion Week Jsen Wintle, who had David Walliams, Richard James, Evgeny Lebedev and Joely Richardson in his front row, is a name to watch... more

Introducing Lily Jones and her fairy cakes

04.09.09
Lily Jones started Lily Vanilli, a bespoke cupcake business, from her kitchen in London Fields, Hackney... more

Sadie Frost and sister Holly Davidson go out to play

04.09.09
Sadie Frost turned to her sister Holly Davidson for a party buddy when they hit Shoreditch. ... more

Bricklayers Arms is rebuilding its reputation

01.09.09
The once painfully trendy Bricklayers Arms appears to have undergone something of a turnaround and is now much closer to the good old boozer it once was.... more

JLS boys keep the party spirit alive

26.08.09
It seems there’s no stopping the juggernaut that is JLS on a night out.... more

Hallelujah! Alexandra Burke takes a break for 21st party

26.08.09
After months of hard work on her debut album, it was high time for X Factor winner Alexandra Burke to let her hair down and party.... more

Let loose your wallet at Terence Conran’s Lutyens

20.08.09
At Sir Terence Conran's latest restaurant, Lutyens, the menu is unashamedly non-trendy and the service is impeccable ... more

Coolest ice cream parlours in town

19.08.09
A new breed of dessert bar has hit the capital, offering top-notch ice cream and first-rate frozen yogurt (ice cream's more virtuous cousin) in a wealth of new and exciting flavours. ... 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

£8 C-charge fee for road to nowhere

28.07.09
This dead-end street may be only 100 yards long - but it costs £8 to enter... more

Relentless drizzle at 1234 Shoreditch

27.07.09
Without any of the attractions you’d expect from a boutique festival, 1234 Shoreditch persuaded 6,000 or so haircuts to descend on Hoxton Park.... more

Relentless drizzle at 1234 Shoreditch

27.07.09
Without any of the attractions you’d expect from a boutique festival, 1234 Shoreditch persuaded 6,000 or so haircuts to descend on Hoxton Park.... more

Secrets of stealth clubbing

27.07.09
Stealth club nights are springing up all over London and attracting the trendiest party people - but you'll need to have the right contacts to find them, says Jasmine Gardner... more

UK talent hits Dizzeeing high at Wireless Festival

06.07.09
For all its commercial dealings, the Wireless Festival has at least found its soul by championing UK urban music.... more

Conran by numbers at Lutyens

02.07.09
As with many Conran restaurants the detail in the design at Lutyens gladdens the eye and sometimes takes you by surprise.... more

Trickery swamps tale of deceit

19.06.09
Mincemeat tells the story of a very successful British deception plan during World War II... more

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