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London Eye: Australia's Missile is on target to make a record splash at Games
Friday 30 March 2012
They like a nickname Down Under – there is a federal law that states no team can depart Australian shores without having "roos" attached to their name – but when it comes to James Magnussen, it's not so much a moniker as a statement of intent.
Gregg's Table, Bermondsey Square Hotel, Bermondsey Square, Tower Bridge Road, London SE1
Saturday 24 March 2012
It's funny how the personality of a TV celebrity can permeate a place he owns. Gregg Wallace comes across on MasterChef as a no-nonsense, don't-muck-about, straight-talking, plain-dealing kind of geezer, not a foodie, certainly not a cook, just a chap who loves his food and appreciates it in big quantities. His most characteristic utterance in praise of a dish is, "I could polish off a 'ole plate of that". When you visit his new restaurant, Gregg's grinning visage keeps turning up in your head, beaming encouragement, defying you to find fault and criticise his down-home style.
QPR too good to go down, says Hughes
Thursday 01 March 2012
Manager confident his side can avoid relegation despite extremely tricky run-in to end of season
Haye: Brawl was all in self-defence
Tuesday 28 February 2012
David Haye has claimed that he was acting in self-defence when he punched Dereck Chisora at this month's notorious post-fight press conference in Munich, and that he did not use the bottle he was holding as a weapon.
Claudia Pritchard: Enjoy the here and now. The rest can wait
Sunday 26 February 2012
Trust your eyes, not your mobile
Farrell factor offers threat to favourites
Saturday 25 February 2012
Wales arrive at red-rose HQ in great shape but are still wary of hosts' father-and-son combination
At the Tricycle Theatre this summer: no plays, but the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic team
Saturday 25 February 2012
A theatre in North London has become the highest-profile playhouse to give up competing with this summer's Olympic Games, deciding that it would be more lucrative to rent the venue to one of the visiting teams instead.
Quo Vadis, 26-29 Dean Street, London W1
Sunday 05 February 2012
Soho institution Quo Vadis undergoes an unfussy makeover to get tongues wagging.
Are we in this together? London and North worst hit by spending cuts
Thursday 02 February 2012
Poorest areas feel the pain with cuts of up to £221 per person – but for the wealthy it's just £47
Cameron to champion vision of 'moral markets'
Thursday 19 January 2012
David Cameron will spell out his vision of "moral markets" today, as he enters the intense political debate over how to create a more "responsible capitalism".
Cameron reveals his vision for 'moral markets'
Thursday 19 January 2012
PM accused of not matching his rhetoric with action after blocking Lib Dem pay plans
Hockney attacks Hirst for 'insulting' use of assistants
Tuesday 03 January 2012
A row is threatening to break out between two of Britain's most celebrated artists after David Hockney criticised Damien Hirst for the "insulting" use of assistants to create his works.
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