Colourful baobab tree pops up on Southbank

Baobab tree in Southbank
counterfeit coins

Three men charged after Britain's biggest ever fake coin raid

One-Minute Read Fri 25 May, AT 11:14

Police have seized £4.1m worth of fake pound coins in London and home counties raids

Marylebone station

Chiltern Railways commuters hit with 'comedy' announcements

First Post Mon 14 May, AT 14:37

Rail franchise persuades Tony Robinson to teach staff to tell jokes over the tannoy

Public sector pension strikes, in pictures

Public sector strikes
Petersham Nurseries Cafe

After Gyngell, Petersham Nurseries Café blooms again

Hot Ticket Thu 10 May, AT 08:14

Iconic café is in safe hands with Greg Malouf's new Middle Eastern flavours

Francois Hollande

London prepares for mass influx of French tax evaders

One-Minute Read Wed 25 Apr, AT 11:33

But will crossing the Channel get them off the hook? Hollande plans to renegotiate reciprocal taxation

Siobhan Benita

Siobhan Benita shakes up the Ken and Boris mayoral show

First Post Mon 16 Apr, AT 09:26

With only 17 days to go, London mother-of-two gets wind massive boost from high-profile supporters

Comment

Tories have become Murdoch's Defenders: it's a gift to Labour

Opinion digest Thu 3 May, AT 11:55

Opinion digest: Cameron's damaging relationship with Murdoch, London's mayoral election, and China's blind prophet

10 Greek Street

A meal to remember at Number 10 (Greek Street)

Hot Ticket Mon 16 Apr, AT 07:32

The decor is plain and you can't book a table, but the meals are worth the wait

The Shard

The Shard: gleaming spire or a monument to London fat cats?

Talking Point Thu 12 Apr, AT 14:30

It looks great against a sunset, but the EU's highest building, just topped out, has its detractors

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