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We own the royal baby - perhaps that's why he/she doesn't want to come out yet
Thursday 18 July 2013
It is a curious phenomenon, that those who purport to love the Royals wilfully inflict so much misery upon them
Developers bet on Crossrail boom with West End investment
Friday 05 July 2013
Two of Britain’s top property groups are spending almost £700 million on West End developments, placing major bets on the success of Crossrail.
Paddington where? Author Michael Bond’s daughter reveals truth of bear’s famous address - 32 Windsor Gardens
Sunday 23 June 2013
Karen Jankel claims character’s street – now a tourist spot – was purely fictitious
Duchess Of Cambridge launches last chance to speculate over royal baby
Thursday 13 June 2013
The media goes wild as Kate names a new cruise ship
Race is part of the body image conversation, so why don't we talk about it?
Thursday 02 May 2013
It’s considered dangerous to reference race for fear of being labelled ‘racist’ - but if we don't discuss it, we can't challenge the accepted beauty ideals
Man arrested after brawl erupts on M1 as two are killed in crash
Monday 03 December 2012
Four fire engines and six ambulances were sent to the scene this morning
Michael Gove slams heckling of schoolgirl at Labour Party conference
Thursday 04 October 2012
Michael Gove has branded “disgraceful” the way a schoolgirl was heckled at the Labour Party conference.
My Edinburgh: Virginia Ironside, Writer
Wednesday 15 August 2012
I can't have been more than 10 when I first visited Edinburgh with my father, who'd designed the sets for a festival production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We stayed in the Old Waverley Hotel (which is still there) on Princes Street. The whole place was granite-coloured hell. Even the counters at Jenners (which is also still there) were manned by sour-faced old Edinburgh spinsters who looked shocked if you wished to be so extravagant as to purchase anything; the town rolled up its streets at nine at night.
London 2012: Doctor who treated 7/7 victims says Olympics has given him closure
Monday 06 August 2012
A doctor who treated victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks said volunteering at the Olympics had given him closure on the tragic event seven years later.
Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge hopeful of making Olympics after contracting viral meningitis
Wednesday 04 July 2012
Daniel Sturridge remains hopeful he will be able to play for Team GB at the London Olympics after undergoing hospital tests for suspected viral meningitis.
One Minute With: Michael Bond, children's author
Saturday 16 June 2012
Where are you now and what can you see?
Paddington bear to star in new film by Harry Potter producer David Heyman
Thursday 10 May 2012
Paddington Bear is swapping darkest Peru for the bright lights of Hollywood after plans were announced to bring the character to the big screen.
Fernandes secures funding for third London hotel
Sunday 18 March 2012
Tony Fernandes, the boss of Air Asia and Formula One's Team Lotus team principal, has secured nearly £50m of funding to grow the UK franchise of his budget hotel chain.
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