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Rally protests at AllSaints shop

03.03.10
Hundreds of angry supporters of the Portobello Road market are staging a rally to protest against a huge fashion store that supplanted a long-standing antiques arcade... more

Bill Nighy and Richard Curtis take Robin Hood tax campaign to Parliament

24.02.10
Award-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis and actor Bill Nighy take their campaign for a Robin Hood tax on banks to the House of Commons... more

Could a Robin Hood tax bring bankers to heel?

11.02.10
The call by Richard Curtis and his merry men for a tax on international financial transactions is well timed but a fierce battle looms with American banks... more

'Robin Hood' tax on banks could raise £250bn a year to fight poverty

09.02.10
Charities launched a campaign calling for a 'Robin Hood Tax' on banks to raise £250 billion a year to tackle poverty.... more

Poundland is a symbol of the real Notting Hill

05.02.10
My heart sank this week when I heard that Channel 4's Big Brother is set to be replaced by new docu-soap Notting Hill ... more

This church spa will minister to body and soul

17.12.09
Last London Fashion Week I went to a show held in a church. It was a beautiful church, straight out of a Richard Curtis film; the sort of church that makes you wish you went to church more... more

London theatre needs a taste of Midsummer

11.08.09
Edinburgh Theatre: It would be a crime against theatre if London audiences don't get to relish the wonderful distilled essence of Edinburgh in Midsummer.... more

Sporting Miscellanies

26.05.09
Football: Andrey Arshavin is upset that a large portion of his £80,000 a week wage is being eaten up by the taxman... more

Just what is it about Billy Elliot?

13.05.09
Billy Elliot was a leap of faith for Eric Fellner who backed the low-budget movie that led to a musical now nominated for 15 Tonys.... more

Hurrah, I'm beyond the pale out east

07.05.09
The big football matches this week reminded me - I'd always thought that when it came to London's points of the compass, the clash was between north and west... more

Meet the Freuds

17.04.09
Sir Clement Freud, who died this week, was just one member of a colourful family dynasty that continues to leave its mark on us, as Sebastian Shakespeare reports... more

Gordon can’t ignore our anger over MPs’ perks

06.04.09
Gordon Brown suggested yesterday that he had more important issues than MPs’ expenses to deal with, such as the G20 and saving the globe, and in one way he is right... more

What a carry on, Curtis

02.04.09
He reinvented the feelgood British comedy — but Richard Curtis takes it too far in smutty tribute to Sixties pirate radio, The Boat That Rocked.... more

The Boat That Rocked cast on group bonding

30.03.09
Listen to Richard Curtis, Rhys Ifans and Nick Frost talk about their new film, The Boat That Rocked.... more

Radio rules waves in Boat that Rocked

23.03.09
Richard Curtis turns out a reliably funny, upbeat, and above all commercial comedy every few years. This time it is The Boat That Rocked.... more

Take your partner to Desi Soulmate

13.03.09
There are certainly rough-round-the-edges moments to both the writing and Pravesh Kumar’s direction in Where's My Desi Soulmate? but it works.... more

Richard Curtis stars in the real Notting Hill

27.02.09
Eight teenagers have made a movie about the "real" Notting Hill starring director Richard Curtis... more

Glamour lite is my new way to beat the big chill

22.01.09
The editor of a fashion glossy tells me she is torn between two extremes in the current climate: escapism and realism... more

Revealed: the £2.6m council house family

24.12.08
A mother of eight living on housing benefit in a £2.6million home provided by her London council has said: "I'm not going to pretend it isn't great"... more

Mother in £2.6m council house asks for cheaper home

22.12.08
A mother of four who receives more than £90,000 a year from taxpayers to live in Notting Hill offered to move out of her £2.6million home... more

Branagh and Leigh lead campaign to end illegal film downloads

16.12.08
More than 100 award-winning producers, directors and writers called for action to tackle illegal downloads of films and TV shows which they say are threatening jobs... more

The New Inn is simply a very good pub

18.11.08
With nice locals, good food and cracking tunes, it's hard not to like the New Inn.... more

Shades of Blackadder in Elizabeth & Raleigh

15.10.08
It is impossible to produce an irreverent historical comedy without inviting comparisons with Blackadder and Elizabeth & Raleigh knows it.... more

Film

08.10.08
Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors ... more

James Bond the hero as Pinewood shrugs off slowdown

28.08.08
Filming of the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig helps Pinewood Studios’ owner to deliver bumper profits... more

Buy into the romance of Hugh Grant's bookshop

04.08.08
Fans of the romantic comedy Notting Hill now have the chance to own a piece of movie memorabilia real estate... more

Besotted Sienna whispers sweet-nothings in Welsh

12.04.08
Lovebirds Sienna Miller and Welsh actor Rhys Ifans simply can’t bear to be apart. The 26-year-old actress is currently filming the action movie GI Joe in Prague while Rhys, 39, is working on Richard Curtis’s new movie... more

Project Pinewood to take on Hollywood

15.11.07
Pinewood Studios have announced plans for a huge development which could trigger a boom in film-making in Britain. ... more

Sienna's the picture of a 21st century woman

06.07.07
A photograph of Sienna Miller is to be added to the National Portrait Gallery to represent 21st century Britain... more

Son, I believe you two have already met

22.02.07
Orchestra Seats feels like a Gallic version of a Richard Curtis film. It has style but many clichéd moments, says Derek Malcolm. ... more

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