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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

By Robert Hardman, Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Robert Hardman salutes Queen Elizabeth II

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High Life tests the London Stadia Trekathon

By Ianthe Butt, Thursday, December 15, 2011

The London Stadia Trekathon offers the chance to undertake a challenging charity trek with a London 2012 twist. Ianthe Butt tries out the route

Tags: London, Olympics

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Five of the best country cottage breaks

By Eilidh Wagstaff, Friday, November 18, 2011

From Prince Charles's Cornwall estate to National Trust treasures in Wales, Eilidh Wagstaff picks the quaintest spots to rent a cottage

Tags: country, cottages, UK, breaks, rent

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Mariella Frostrup's top 5 works of art

By Ianthe Butt, Wednesday, November 9, 2011

With the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition opening in London this month, Mariella Frostrup shares her pick of the capital's art

Tags: arts-culture, mariella-frostrup, London

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Britain's pop heritage

By Dorian Lynskey, Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Gritty and glamorous, pioneering and ambitious, with a keen sense of identity... British musicians are renowned for rolling out an impressive hit parade. Dorian Lynskey goes back to their roots

Tags: music, UK, Britain

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Middle-aged man band

By Tim Dowling, Monday, October 24, 2011

Most people give up their pop-star ambitions in their mid-20s. Not so Tim Dowling. He's 48 and still living the dream – playing the banjo in a middle-aged man band

Tags: music, Tim-Dowling, band

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London's disappearing live music venues

By Ianthe Butt, Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Famous for its live music scene, London has always bopped to a hedonistic beat. But, as Ianthe Butt reports, some of the capital’s most legendary venues are facing closure

Tags: UK, London, music, arts-and-culture

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Suffolk

By John Simpson, Tuesday, August 16, 2011

John Simpson takes his family home

Tags: UK, Suffolk, families, John-Simpson

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Zaha Hadid

By Deyan Sudjic, Tuesday, August 9, 2011

An Olympic architect

Tags: Uk, London, Olympics, 2012-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games, architecture

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7 of the best London landmarks

By Olivia Palamountain, Friday, August 5, 2011

From brutal high rises to green spaces, the hottest names at this month’s London Design Festival reveal the landmarks that inspire them to Olivia Palamountain

Tags: UK, London, arts-and-culture, design

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Lucian Freud remembered as Portraits exhibition opens

Geordie Greig · 1 Feb 2012

As two exhibitions on Lucian Freud open in London, his friend Geordie Greig gives an insight into the artist's life

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