While the 76-year-old Des O'Connor prepares for a quieter life after he
finishes work on Countdown, his ex-wife Gillian has been
hailed as a "have a go" heroine by her local constabulary after
taking on a burglar.
Just before midnight on Saturday, the
If the capital is a Tory test-bed, the early results are mixed
ON AUGUST 24th the world’s eyes will be on Boris Johnson, as he collects the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony in Beijing to mark the handover to the London games in 2012. But there are
Boris Johnson and the Conservatives favour more local political control over
chief constables and police forces — not to mention Sir Ian Blair,
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
But what of governing the capital itself? Attempts to regulate
Boris Johnson is listening: "He may look inappropriate, but he is close to ordinary people", say the Chinese media
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The mayor of London arrived in Beijing to prepare for his duties in the Games’ closing ceremony on Sunday, when he will be
Boris Johnson's London Development Agency is refusing to commit to a pledge that would turn the Olympic stadium into a dedicated athletics venue post-2012
ON AUGUST 24th the world’s eyes will be on Boris Johnson, as he collects the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony in Beijing to mark the handover to the London games in 2012. But there are other reasons to be interested in London’s mayor, a flamboyant
Boris Johnson arrived in Beijing today looking tired and dishevelled after a cattleclass flight from London.
British Airways denied the Mayor an upgrade from his economy seat on the nine-hour overnight flight to the Olympics.
City Hall aides are
Let us start with Gordon Brown, led by Douglas Alexander (Brother of disgraced Wendy Alexander).
Gordon Brown after one short meeting with opportunist firm head Riley Bechtel managed to ensure Brown gave Crossrail the go ahead for the election that
Tonight's TV
Boris Johnson – who do you think you are? A question, frankly, we’ve all wanted to ask over the past year. Only now, London’s comedy mayor gets to ask it himself.
Obviously filmed before he ousted Ken Livingstone, there are two main
Marina Hyde: The British curse of causing embarrassment abroad has been eagerly assumed by the London Development Agency in