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A collection of fairly upbeat news for a rainy Monday afternoon.

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A man has been arrested following a vicious knife attack on an Enfield woman this morning. Stephen Fry is to combine the London stage and Twitter in a series of one man shows. Imperial College suggest that in future we have our burgers and chips …

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London played conference host to President Karzai today. Goldsmith scion found dead in vaguely mysterious circumstances. Rebranding of London starts here: design company Saffron have been appointed. Immigration ain’t exactly a bundle of laughs for many Indian arrivals. More Kensington Nimbyism triggered by the prospect …

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Greenwich Protesters Attempt Ring Around Park

Image by M@ With the historic backdrop of Wren’s Royal Naval College and the sweeping Thames, it’s hard to imagine a more visually splendid setting for the Olympic equestrian events than Greenwich Park. Local campaign group NOGOE (No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events), as you’ve …

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London’s Bail Bale

Gor what a bunch of NIMBYists we are in London. In the week that sees residents determined to thwart plans to turn Spitalfields into a club venue, and the month that Kensington residents complained about the Gaza protests, we now see rising fears about government …

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Interview: Camila Batmangeilidjh, Kids Company

There can be few Londoners who have not now heard of Camila Batmangeilidjh and her visionary creation, Kids Company. Camila has been working her extraordinary magic on kids for over 10 years now, sweeping the streets of those left behind, the ones that fall through …