Westfield Stratford City opens a week tomorrow at the Olympic Park gates. Jonathan Prynn sees how the £1.45bn centre has transformed a forgotten area... more
As the BBC's new media centre rises on Manchester’s Salford Quays, London staff are choosing to commute and rent rather than commit to moving house... more
Children using takeaway shops at the school gates could be consuming more fat and salt in one meal than an adult’s maximum daily recommendation... more
Calls for a Labour candidate to be sacked over Tweets about slavery and 'chavs' highlight the importance of Twitter in the alternative election campaign. Sam Leith investigates... more
Fast-food outlets are accelerating their High Street dominance during the recession, with the baguette brigade leading the charge over traditional burger-and-fries sellers, according to retail analysts... more
Commodity stocks were once again nursing their wounds from the decline in global demand today with shares in Antofagasta and Tullow Oil tumbling on plunging profits ... more
Last weekend I visited Poundbury, the village which embodies Prince Charles's vision of what modern architecture should be like. It's more like the fake town in Jim Carrey's The Truman Show than an English village... more
What two words do parents of small children dread more than any other? Chicken pox? Indoor playcentre? Club Penguin? All of these pale into comparison next to "Easter holidays"... more
Richard Caring's portfolio of restaurants, which includes some of London's favourites, has defied the credit crunch by more than doubling its profits... more
Family feuds, gay rumours, Big Mac diets and a secret passion for John Sergeant's 'chubby chops' - we lay bare the secrets of the celebrities' TV dance partners... more
Showcasing exhibits ranging-from a 17th century doll's house to rare Star Wars memorabilia, the V&A Museum of Childhood re-opens after a £4.7million refurbishment.... more
You'd be a churl not to cheer for Fast Food Nation, says Charlotte O'Sullivan. But as a full-frontal assault on the fast food giants, this represents game, set and match to the opposition.... more
Little Children is Todd Field's follow-up to the Oscar-nominated indie-drama In The Bedroom and features "adults" who are stunted children, trapped in bodies they barely understand. ... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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