The workbench in Azusa Fukushima’s studio in rural Ibaraki, north-east of Tokyo, is her own invention, proportioned exactly so that thread can be pulled taut against her own weight. Cotton – dyed with... Read more »
Anoosheh Ashoori, a British-Iranian man who spent nearly five years in jail in Iran has said he will be running the London Marathon with “solidarity with the people of Iran and the... Read more »
Strictly Come Dancing star Bill Bailey launches planning battle to convert flats into £2million home
EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing champion Bill Bailey launches new planning to battle to convert flats into £2million west London home with swimming pool Bill Bailey has launched a planning battle to convert... Read more »
South London council leaders have called on the government to start digging tunnels for the proposed Bakerloo line extension. Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan, and Southwark Council leader Kieron Williams, have urged... Read more »
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A Wetherspoons is being put up for sale – The Asparagus in Falcon Road, Battersea is one of 32 Wetherspoons pubs across the UK fresh on... Read more »
Roger Federer has retired from professional tennis earlier, marking the end of a 24-year career that saw him win 20 grand slam trophies and over 100 ATP Tour titles. Until 2020, Federer... Read more »
A selection of ten excellent (and free) exhibitions to visit in October so you can turn the heating off at home and keep warm in London’s museums and galleries instead. Elstree &... Read more »
A woman has died in hospital after she was rescued from a house fire in Eltham yesterday morning. The London Fire Brigade confirmed today that the woman who was rescued from a... Read more »
By Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian The real-life model for Vesper Lynd, the alluring spy who so entranced James Bond in Casino Royale, has a new mission. Secret agent Krystyna Skarbek, who... Read more »
Shoppers in east London didn’t have a clue why a Christmas tree had been put up three months early (Picture: Twitter/NoraDubois3) Shoppers were left scratching their heads after a huge Christmas tree... Read more »
