Great Britain Basketball edge closer to securing London 2012 Olympics place - 9/8/2010 01:25

Application for GB to host the 2015 EuroBasket event could be final hurdle in bid to guarantee London 2012 spot. >>>

Royal Academy to celebrate a century of British sculpture - 9/9/2010 01:43

A crumbling barnyard, a room full of page three girls and a previously undisplayed work by Damien Hirst will be among the artworks included in the first retrospective of 20th century British sculpture to be held in this country for nearly three decades. >>>

Griffin's 'Question Time' inspires Bonnie Greer opera - 9/9/2010 12:51

It was one of the most controversial programmes in television history. When Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, was invited on to BBC 1's Question Time, it sparked massive protests. The programme, earlier this year, had extra edge because Mr Griffin was next to the black academic and playwright Bonnie Greer. >>>

Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" to open London film festival  - 9/8/2010 09:49

LONDON (Reuters) - British talent and some extraordinary feats of digital restoration are just a few of the highlights promised for this year's BFI London Film Festival, due to run from 13th to 28th October. >>>

Underwood / Deloitte Ignite Festival, Royal Opera House, review - 9/8/2010 03:18

Jah Wobble and Talvin Singh perform in a sublime collision of eastern and western cultures. Rating: * * * * >>>

Swimmer remembers a frugal London Olympics - 9/8/2010 08:36

The last time London hosted an Olympic Games, in 1948, London was still recovering from bomb damage, the British people were living on rations and the Games, contested by amateurs, were put together on a budget of £730,000. >>>

Archaeologists dig up 200-year-old skeleton of London's Moby Dick - 9/9/2010 12:38

Remarkable discoveries on the River Thames foreshore at Greenwich indicate that London was the final resting place, some two centuries ago, of a giant whale the size of the legendary Moby Dick. >>>

Planes in 'near-miss' over London - 9/9/2010 12:36

A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals. >>>

House giant enters administration - 9/8/2010 07:18

Devon-based property giant Connaught formally enters administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. >>>

Posties back Royal Mail bike cuts - 9/8/2010 04:14

Union leaders publicly endorse Royal Mail management plans to phase out bikes for postal deliveries. >>>