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West Ham appoint former defender Slaven Bilic as manager

West Ham have named former defender Slaven Bilic as their new manager on a three-year contract. The 46-year-old, who has coached Besiktas and

09/06/2015

United Kingdom

Alistair Brownlee wins London leg of ITU Triathlon World Series

31/05/2015

Culture news

The Maccabees launch single ahead of new album

After a three year break, The Maccabees are back with the first single from their upcoming album. Explaining the gap since their last record, the

26/05/2015

Sport

Tearful farewells, kung-fu kicks and Ronaldo's insane goal tally

It was a weekend of ‘‘farewells’‘ across the world of European football Big boots are to be filled at Barcelona. Captain Xavi played his final game

25/05/2015

United Kingdom

Churchill war bunker Tube station set to come back from the dead

25/05/2015

Culture news

West End musical aims to challenge Bollywood clichés

It’s a mesmerising show of dance and music. Offering a mixture of traditional and modern Indian dance, ‘Beyond Bollywood’ has opened in London’s West

25/05/2015

United Kingdom

UK marks Victory in Europe Day with London ceremony

Putting political quarrels aside, UK party leaders paid their respects at the Cenotaph in London to mark 70 years since Winston Churchill declared

08/05/2015

Culture news

London Museum examines creativity born from WWII rationing

Seventy years ago, the people of Britain swarmed Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Trafalgar Square carrying British flags and jubilant smiles to

08/05/2015

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Voting with Boris

08/05/2015

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson evades media scrum at polling station

Boris Johnson may have hoped to amble quietly to the polling station to cast his ballot in his Islington consitituency in north London, but it turned

07/05/2015

United Kingdom

Humble, homely 10 Downing St - a modest mansion for a world leader

There can’t be many buildings known the world over by a simple number. ‘Number 10’ is synonymous with the seat of power of the UK government, the

07/05/2015

Culture news

Young British artist elevates Plasticine to art

From a distance, his artworks look just like oil paintings on giant canvases. But get closer, and you will notice Henry Hudson’s works are made of

06/05/2015

United Kingdom

Britain's new princess in her new palace for a couple of days

Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their new daughter to a delighted crowd of royal fans in London. The three posed for photos on the

02/05/2015

United Kingdom

Britain celebrates arrival of new princess

02/05/2015

United Kingdom

British landmarks and Royal Navy crew congratulate royal baby

Congratulations shone out from many UK landmarks for Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their new royal baby girl. London’s BT Tower

02/05/2015

United Kingdom

It's a girl: Britain's Duchess of Cambridge gives birth in London

02/05/2015

United Kingdom

Mind the gap: economic recovery hides precarity of life in Britain

Although the British economy now sees some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, many Britons have not yet felt it brighten their lives.

01/05/2015

Cinema

Maisie Williams stars in mass hysteria drama 'The Falling'

Set in a strict English girls’ school in 1969, ‘The Falling’ tells of a mysterious fainting epidemic that breaks out in the aftermath of a tragedy

30/04/2015

United Kingdom

Londres, je t’aime! 5 reasons French prefer London

19/04/2015

United Kingdom

Julian Assange agrees to Swedish questioning in London

Julian Assange has agreed to be questioned at Ecuador’s London embassy over allegations of sexual assault, according to the WikiLeaks founder’s

17/04/2015