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Man detained at Southwark station - audio interview
You've probably read David Mery's story of his arrest at Southwark station on 28 July. Now you can hear his account of events courtesy of rampART radio.
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The tricky art of making children laugh
The Telegraph meets James Campbell who runs the Comedy4Kids comedy club at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
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Pink tank man threatens to sue public school
The man who brought the pink tank to Bermondsey is threatening to sue Marlborough College for expelling his 15-year-old son for bad behaviour. Russell Gray has restored and converted a number of buildings in Bermondsey including the Tempo leatherworks in Bermondsey Street. Local legend says that the tank&
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Rennie Gardens
The Londonist blog today pays tribute to Rennie Garden, the small garden on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge in front of Ludgate House
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Calling all users of the Archbishops Park playground
The Friends of Archbishops Park and Lambeth Council are applying for funding to upgrade the playground area of SE1's largest park. They are looking for input from users of the park to inform the design development of the playground. A very brief questionnaire is available here (PDF) which
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BBC looking for couples for experiment at the Elephant
Just in from the BBC: The experiment is part of a programme which looks at behaviour patterns in personal relationships and the way in which different personality types function in romantic relationships. The whole thing would take no more than 2 hours of your time and is being run by
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Volunteers needed for brain scan at Guy's Hospital
The brain is one of the most complex anatomical structures in the body and it still holds many mysteries. Much brain research today employs images obtained with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is a non-invasive technique that allows both the study of brain anatomy and brain function. However, analysing
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Five years on: Swaying Millennium Bridge closed
Five years ago on this day.
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Vinopolis Sunday offer
Wine tasting visitor attraction Vinopolis is offering a special summer promotion for Sunday visitors. During the months of June, July and August, Classic Vinopolis Tour tickets cost only £15 for two people (normal price £25, saving £10) when booking online and quoting ââ‚
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Strife on the South Bank: a sign of things to come?
Deyan Sudjic writes in Sunday's Observer.
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Borough evokes Canaletto says Ptolemy
The best rail views of London: Ptolemy Dean, the architect who appeared in the BBC's Restoration series, said his favourite was the short 'Dickensian' stretch from London Bridge to Charing Cross, comparing the views to the paintings of London by Canaletto.
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Wheels within wheels
The Times has a thoughtful, non-sensationalist take on the London Eye saga.
