London
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What was once one of London’s premier club venues has lost some its lustre, but remains a terrific place to watch live music
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Marina O’Loughlin: ‘The food that issues from the postage-stamp-sized kitchen is all pretty much faultless: not a beat is missed’
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Soon there will be more Londoners than ever before but some of the challenges the city will face are much the same as they were decades ago
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Marina O’Loughlin: ‘At night, it’s seductive and dreamy. During the day it’s chillier: as pale, precious and studied as Dita Von Teese’
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Enjoy a Scandinavian-style Christmas break in Aarhus, try south London’s newest boutique hotel or chill out in Sweden. By Joanne O’Connor
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Marina O’Loughlin: ‘The new Quag’s is tricked out like a Busby Berkeley set – and the food’s retro, too’
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KidZania, the global chain of theme parks where children take on adult work roles, is coming to London next year. Michael Booth visited the Tokyo version with his two sons
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VisitLondon have launched a competition giving one lucky winner the chance to tour London with a host of British celebs, including a visit to the Science Museum with Stephen Hawking and tickets to watch a West End Show with Jessie J. But who would you most like to show you around the capital?
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King’s Cross has seen rapid change since the Eurostar terminal relocated there in 2007, with travellers able to enjoy a wide range of eating, drinking and entertainment options – old and new
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This basement club is grubby, smelly – and also one of the most atmospheric places to see live music in London
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Marina O’Loughlin: ‘The wood-fired grill is the star of the open kitchen, a knowingly peasant touch among all this expensive urbanity’
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A new book reveals the “Wild West” wonders of an unfashionable part of north-west London
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Property price “uplift” from the capital’s forthcoming new east-west rail link underlines how vital affordable housing is
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Boris Johnson’s latest air quality move might not be the game-changer he claims
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London mayor says Treasury is prepared to meet half the £20bn costs as transport authorities announce preferred route
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Michael Hann: Everyone plays this west London theatre, which offers one of the best spots to watch bands in London – and several of the worst
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Everyone agrees that London’s greatest high street must change radically. But in what way, exactly?
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Marina O’Loughlin: ‘This might be the most absurd restaurant in the country. Is Jeff Koons cooking?’
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The south London neighbourhood is buzzing with new restaurants opening amid a host of established Asian favourites. As the community celebrates Diwali, local MP Sadiq Khan takes us on a foodie tour of this vibrant area
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Instagramers now meet in cities all over the world to take and share their photos. You can join one of these InstaMeets in London next weekend
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A new show at the British Library in London has surprises about women’s role in popularising characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, says Anna McKie
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The PR war over Boris Johnson’s flagship cycling scheme risks impeding its progress
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Think of Dylan Thomas and you think of Milk Wood and the endless green of Carmarthenshire. But was he as much a London writer as a Welsh one? Fellow Fitzrovian Griff Rhys Jones raises a glass to the poet’s bohemian drinking days
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Who’d have thought the main hall of some council offices would turn out to be one of London’s best mid-sized venues?
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Marina O'Loughlin: 'The food could have been crocheted from unicorn tears, and it would still be a lousy experience'
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The next batch of the London mayor’s bespoke buses will all operate without the vehicle’s signature retro feature
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The City of London Corporation supports the mayor’s ambitious cycling schemes in principle but has reservations about the proposals as they stand
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Marina O'Loughlin: 'Rita's seems largely designed for people whose tastebuds haven't matured much beyond Year 5'
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London’s tube trains will run for 24-hours a day from next year. Will you miss the night bus or are you a committed passenger? Share your stories from the N routes
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Letters: The best solution is for public sector jobs to move out of London and into areas of high unemployment, where there is much less pressure on transport
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This Camden club is a hangover from a previous generation of music venues – but it still feels like a natural home for rock’n’roll
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Surprisingly, London’s mayor has not asked Londoners what they think of his flagship new bus for the capital
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Skyscrapers have captured our imagination for decades with their beauty and apparently gravity-defying structures. Here are some of the most breathtaking
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Natural allies of London’s Conservative mayor are worried that his ambitious cycling plans are being rushed
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London's transport chiefs say new technology for capital's tube, buses and rail services is cheaper and more convenient
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