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The best summer instalments

06.07.11
With pop-up culture taking our city by storm, Sarah Marshall selects the best summer instalments. Catch them while you can... more

Olympics build-up: 2012 site is full of Eastern promise

20.06.11
Feature: A community around the Olympic site explains the impact the development is having on their lives... more

Life on benefits of Muslim convert who criticised UK troops

07.04.11
A radical Muslim convert who campaigns for Sharia law in Britain claims benefits and lives in a comfortable Mile End flat... more

David Cameron steals a march as Tories swing into action

06.04.10
David Cameron led from the front as the Tories fanned out across the country in the first stage of their election 'ground war'... more

Gordon Brown calls May 6 election as David Cameron pledges 'real change'

06.04.10
Gordon Brown finally called a May 6 general election today with the words: 'Let’s go to it'... more

Life on the Olympic Fringe

03.03.10
A new plan to improve, integrate and protect a thriving artistic area on the fringe of the Olympic Park from its burgeoning neighbour has been announced. The aim, say architects Muf, is to value what’s already there... more

Boris Johnson is waging war on our city’s subversive south

09.02.10
Five river crossings are to close. All access points will be jammed. Have the natives been getting uppity? It's war... more

Properties on the Thames are best at holding value

06.01.10
Riverfront flats are among the most price-resilient properties in the capital, research shows... more

Innocent smoothies in the dock but its sales shoot up

23.12.09
Smoothies maker Innocent Drinks signed a deal to move from its Shepherd's Bush home Fruit Towers to a headquarters in west London... more

Back on song, the Springer star who slept rough under bridge after breakdown

07.12.09
Jerry Springer: The Opera sold out night after night — helped by protests over its alleged blasphemy... more

London's hidden wonders

16.10.09
Candida Lycett Green has spent a lifetime seeking out hidden wonders all over England. Here she reveals three of the most magical and surprising oases in the capital... more

Dock Kitchen is a pop-up that's staying put

15.10.09
The Sri Lankan dinner at Dock Kitchen was masterful. Fay Maschler asked for seconds. ... more

Not your average East End punter

24.07.09
It is a quintessentially English pursuit usually associated with an afternoon messing around on the Cam or the Cherwell... more

The 10-marathon river stretch

24.06.09
Dozens of people set off to run 10 marathons in three days, fuelled only by snatches of sleep, marmite sandwiches and rice pudding... more

Back to nature, in the heart of the city

24.04.09
The sun is out and it's time to get outdoors and feed our jaded urban souls with the wonders of nature. But what is a Londoner to do?... more

London gets first canal taxi service

22.08.08
London's first canal taxi service starts this weekend... more

Florence times his run to perfection

12.08.08
Scot produces the slalom of his life in the final round to take a surprise silver medal... more

Hotspots for great alfresco dining

23.07.08
As London gets set for a heatwave, we round up the best spots for an outdoor feast. From parks to theatres, make the most of the sun. ... more

Easter in the city

19.03.08
With a four-day weekend ahead, we've compiled dozens of cracking ideas for a great Bank Holiday Break.... more

Life as we know it

31.05.07
Alice Neel's Cycle Of Life shows a portraitist with real insight and humanity, and an endearingly quirky sensibility, says Fisun Guner.... more

The ultimate pub guide

20.12.06
Kate Moss has decreed that pubs beat parties, clubs or bars. Luckily, London has a fantastic array of watering holes. Here we select the best places to huddle this Christmas.... more


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