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Bird of Smithfield Pic: Chris Tubbs

Restaurant review: Bird of Smithfield, Finsbury, EC1

»A new restaurant near Smithfield Market always conjures exciting images of meat, and the well-lauded opening of Bird of Smithfield is no exception.

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Ian Brown from the Stone Roses performs at Finsbury Park, London.

Review: The Stone Roses, Finsbury Park, N4

With the citrus-sucking sunshine still casting a glaze over Finsbury Park on Friday evening, it might have seemed early at any other occasion for a headline act to appear. But considering the majority of this audience had waited for over two decades, there was little need for any more suspense.

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Actor Alex Fearns play British soldier Gary in play Casualties which explores the effect that armed conflict in Afghanistan is having on soldiers and their families

Preview: Casualties at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park

Casualties is one of the first plays dealing with British armed military involvement in Afghanistan not to gloss over the issue, according to one of the lead actors in the production.

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The fresh fish and vegetable market is a nice touch

Restaurant review: Novikov, Mayfair, W1

A sprawling behemoth encompassing both an Asian and Italian section over two floors, Novikov is a beast of restaurant.

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Red Lion and Sun

Restaurant review: Red Lion and Sun, Highgate

As I tucked into my mouth-watering roast dinner with my doe-eyed labrador looking longingly at my feast, I was free of the usual pang of guilt.

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Win £500 worth of restaurant vouchers

Everyone loves great restaurant meals together with family and friends, well how about if you had a £500 voucher card to visit whichever restaurant you wanted?!

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Alan Davies was due to perform at the Brick Lane Comedy Festival. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups

A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.

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