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Tonight: Open Day At The Honourable Artillery Company

Soldiers, helicopters, missiles…like the Olympics, but free.

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Gig Review: Chairlift Live At Scala

Chairlift scale-up their act at the Scala

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Preview: Backgammon For Beginners @ Jackson’s Lane, Highgate

So and So Circus tell us more about their new show, a tale of love, loss and backgammon inspired by a true story.

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Opera Review: Carmen @ King’s Head Islington

Bizet’s “lush and filmic score” remains bomb-proof in a stripped-to-the-bone Carmen at the King’s Head.

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Preview: Played In London Exhibition And Talks

If you like the history of sport, you need to see this.

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Extra, Extra

Here’s what’s been happening while you’ve been staring out at the sunshine.

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Meet Bob The Angel Tube Cat At Islington Waterstones Tonight

London’s coolest cat.

The Charles Lamb, second best pub in Angel, and starting point for our pub crawl.

A-Z Pubcrawl: The Best Pubs In Angel

The results of our recent poll, and the date to join us for a pub crawl.

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What’s for Lunch? Peppers & Spice, Dalston Junction

You can eat a lot of regrettable Caribbean food in this town before coming across an establishment worth chirping about. Peppers & Spice, fortunately, is just such a place.

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Preview: London Art Fair @ Business Design Centre

Buyer or browser, there’s plenty to see.

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Extra, Extra

Thursday news. Because not all of London is on holiday.