Articles by Rachel Holdsworth
By Rachel Holdsworth

New Shoreditch Hotel To Employ Homeless

Sister to the Hoxton Hotel will offer training and long-term prospects to get people off the streets.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Mentoring Scheme In Trouble

The Mayor's mentoring scheme for black boys is beset by delays, while he himself wrestles with an identity problem.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Met Has Mobile Phone Surveillance Technology

Hardware can monitor calls, texts and get identifying information from handsets over a 10 sq km area.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 30 October-5 November

Our pick of the best comedy gigs next week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Comedy Preview: Frank Skinner And Friends

Two weeks of comedy and cabaret hosted by Frank Skinner, at the Noel Coward Theatre in January.
By Rachel Holdsworth

St Paul's To Reopen As Canon Giles Fraser Resigns

"Health and safety" concerns now apparently met, the cathedral may reopen; but not without revealing internal strife.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 26 October-1 November

Book, poetry and spoken word events in London this week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Preview: Richmond Literature Festival

Head south-west for the likes of Jeremy Paxman, Claire Tomalin, Joe Dunthorne, David Kynaston and a big party on a boat.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Interview: Festival Of The Spoken Nerd

Helen Arney, Steve Mould and Matt Parker talk about their hit night of science and comedy.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Gangs Played No Significant Role In Riots

Figures show less than 20% of those arrested were gang members, and instead point to a common thread of social deprivation.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Free Acrobatics Show in Trafalgar Square

Mid-air display at various times tomorrow and Wednesday.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Met Undercover Spy Scandal Returns

Deployment of undercover officers into protest movements back in the spotlight after spy in Reclaim the Streets was prosecuted under his false identity.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Mayor's 'Misleading' Stats

Boris has been accused of misleading MPs over reoffending rates at Feltham.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 23-29 October

Our pick of where to find funny next week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Preview: First Direct Dialogue Festival

One of the best festival line-ups we've seen in a while.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 19-25 October

The week ahead in literary London: Sebastian Faulks, Will Self, John Hegley, Polari and more.
By Rachel Holdsworth

City Hall Hits Its Credit Limit

Unexpected borrowing of £110m this year means City Hall has reached its credit limit: and London's in for £10m a year repayments.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London's Pub Cats

An attempt to track down all the cats presiding over London's alehouses.