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Protesters rallied outside Parliament ahead of the Lords reading of the Welfare Reform Bill on Wednesday.

Taste wine, support a great water charity (sponsored competition)

A traditional English fete comes to the gardens next to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow, raising awareness of local youth organisations and offering old fashioned games and entertainment.

London 2012 has released a handful of new images illustrating how the Olympic events at Greenwich and Lord’s will look.

Firemen are about to vote on whether to strike. The local naming thing is catching on as London Zoo name its new penguin chicks Regents and Primrose. Want to cut crime in your hood? Trim your hedges. Struggling Lords Cricket Ground looks set to, um, …

The mania for re-naming stadia after corporate sponsors (cf: the new Spurs ground, Stamford Bridge, sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park) won’t spread to the verdant greens of Lord’s cricket ground. Despite needing to raise hundreds of million of pounds for a refurbishment of the ground, owner MCC …

Lords Media Centre, 199 by Richard Davies courtesy of the Design Museum This exhibition is a retrospective of the work of Jan Kaplicky; architect, designer and co-founder of Future Systems, probably the most daringly futuristic practices of our time. You will be familiar with their …

Jan Kaplicky, an innovative architect who worked with both Norman Foster and Richard Rogers died on Wednesday in Prague. You may not have heard of Kaplicky, but you’ll probably recognise a few of his buildings. The Czech designer’s most famous work in the UK is …

Last time we heard from Lords they were taking baby steps towards the 21st century. Today, post membership consultation, they’re giving a tantalising glimpse of the future of the hallowed turf, revealing a £200m masterplan in the making to transform the revered ground. Following the …