Iconic pub where Rolling Stones and Kate Bush performed shuts for major revamp
One of London’s oldest live music venues has temporarily shut for a major revamp. The Half Moon, in Putney, is set to reopen in…
Review: The Van Morrison Alumni Band at Emerald Theatre
Van is The Man in Spirit Saxophonist Leo Green hits the front of the stage and introduces each band member one by one, letting…
New Exhibition at VSSL Studio
At those terrifying frontiers where the existence and disappearance of people fade into each other, a major exhibition by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme,…
Tourist tax in London could raise £352million every year – but central boroughs demand half the revenue
A tourist tax on overnight visitors to London could raise more than £350million per year for the capital – but central boroughs are keen…
Watchdog ‘very concerned’ over HMP Wandsworth’s failure to keep suicidal prisoner safe
A watchdog has expressed shock over failures at HMP Wandsworth to keep a suicidal prisoner safe. Sebastião Lucas, 34, took his own life just…
Volunteers call for promised compensation after bin lorry destroys part of their community garden
A volunteer gardening group has called on Croydon Council to press its waste contractor to honour its promise of compensation after a bin lorry…
Learning How To Dive
A grieving widow, an angry son, a secret lover What do you say when you answer the door to a man you’ve never met…
White Bear Gets Savaged
To tamper with nature is doomed to failure… Gay conversion therapy remains legal in 170 countries around the world – including Britain. Claudio Macor’s Savage…
Council doesn’t expect systems to be fully operational until the summer after cyber attack
A West London council has issued a detailed update on which services have been impacted by a recent cyber attack and what it means…
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Bigger, better, ruder and shorter When Disney released The Little Mermaid in 1989, they had no idea they were giving birth to an icon.…
Mrs Armitage on Wheels
Mrs Armitage is a brilliant and eccentric inventor whose wild and wonderful creations are always remarkably useful. When she and her faithful dog Breakspear…
Review: Museum of Austerity at Young Vic
An MP Must-See Walking in to the museum you are confronted with immediate austerity: bare walls, a couple of chairs and two or three…
