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Herbie Hancock: Still going strong at 82

Veteran Jazz great Herbie Hancock played The Barbican on Wednesday

Music | Review

Adam Davidson

The veteran jazz performer still has a spring in his step as he gets two standing ovations at The Barbican

An empty train on the Victoria Line platform at King's Cross station

London Live News

Tube strike: Which lines have services today?

Andrew Brookes

Met Police handcuffs

Metropolitan Police

Met Police extends bail for Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape

Charles Thomson

New Aldi opening at 205 Old Street, EC1V 9QN on June 30

London Live News

New Aldi on Old Street to open this month

Cash Boyle

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(from left) Kayla Watts (DeWanda Wise), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and a Giganotosaurus in Juras

Film | Review

Jurassic World Dominion: like watching the same movie over again

Michael Joyce

DJ Shadow at Koko, Camden

Music | Review

'Soaring beats, breaks and visuals from DJ Shadow in Camden'

André Langlois

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Piccadilly Line tube trains parked up at a depot near Boston Manor tube station in London, as Member

London Live News

Tube strike: Which lines have service and which stations are closed?

Andrew Brookes

Planned roadworks Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham starting May 21, 2022

London Live News

Travel bulletin: Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham

Cash Boyle

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Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydan

Film | Review

Top Gun: Maverick - 'Tom Cruise sequel dumb but fist-pumpingly good fun'

Michael Joyce

Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to supporters outside StoneX Stadium

Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer faces 'Beergate' investigation

André Langlois

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Labour supporters celebrate taking Westminster City Council

Local Election 2022

Labour takes control of Westminster City Council

Jacob Phillips, LDRS

Watch out for these travel disruptions across Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets and Newham over the next week

London Live News

Travel bulletin: Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham

Emma Bartholomew

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A bus marked as full at Liverpool Street station in central London during a RMT strike in March

London Live News

Disruption looms as Arriva London bus drivers set to strike over pay

Emma Bartholomew

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THE CORN IS GREEN by Williams, , Writer - Emily Williams, Director - Dominic Cooke, Set and Co

Theatre | Review

The Corn Is Green National Theatre: Heartwarming story champions power...

Bridget Galton

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A grounded Tube at Highbury and Islington.

London Live News

Travel bulletin: Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham

Emma Bartholomew

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Great Northern passengers between Hertfordshire and north London face travel disruption over the May Bank Holiday weekend

Great Northern

May Bank Holiday disruption on trains between Herts and London

Will Durrant

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The Museum of London

Mouse poo found at Museum of London café Benugo

Hannah Neary Local Democracy Reporter

Bertie Carvel as Donald Trump in The 47th at The Old Vic

Theatre | Review

The 47th: Trump grotesquely brought to life

Bridget Galton

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To Kill A Mockingbird

In the West End | Review

To Kill A Mockingbird: Aaron Sorkin breathes vital new life into a...

Bridget Galton

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Graham Resnick, who went missing from his home in Islington on February 24, 2022

London Live News

'Desperately worried': Family appeal to trace missing Islington man

Emma Bartholomew

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Police were called to Shepherdess Walk this morning (March 2)

London Live News

Police close off area following reports of a man 'behaving erratically'

Sally Patterson

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Lianne La Havas and the new roof terrace at Koko, Camden

Music

Lianne La Havas, Jorja Smith and Peter Doherty lined up as Koko reopens

André Langlois

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Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman and in Warner Bros Pictures’ The Batman

Film

The Batman review: 'A distinct identity – but the Nolan blueprint'

Michael Joyce

Travellers in London are being warned of severe disruption to Tube services this week because of strikes

London Live News

'Work from home if you can': Tube strikes warning for travellers

Emma Bartholomew

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Damon Albarn performs his new album, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows in the Barb

Music | Review

Damon Albarn: Raw atmospheric performance of new album at The Barbican ****

Adam Davidson

Rachel Parris attending the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2018

In the West End | Interview

‘More the equivalent of Pussy Riot’: Rachel Parris on Austentatious

Maja Anushka

Members of the public brace the wind and wet weather in Westminster, central London, following Storm Eunice

London Live News

More travel chaos as Storm Franklin hits rail and road journeys

Emma Bartholomew

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Ceviche bowls at Crudo, Old Street

Food Reviews | Review

'Crudo cevicheria’s Old Street branch packs a punch'

Rashmi Narayan

The Zetter Townhouse in Clerkenwell, Islington's afternoon tea

Food Reviews | Review

'An indulgent afternoon tea at Clerkenwell's The Zetter Townhouse'

Rashmi Narayan

Potential delays to watch out for across Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Islington - starting tomorrow

London Live News

Travel Bulletin: Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Islington

Cash Boyle

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