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London is not only the capital of the nation, but also a global metropolis for culture and the arts. From world-class academia to museums, video games to fashion, the city is teeming with energy and fresh ideas. And so today, Sadiq Khan pledged to “turbo charge” the capital’s creative economy…

From eye-boggling balloon rooms, to historical Easter egg hunts in palace grounds, there’s tonnes of brilliant London activities for children over the break

The Rosewood Burst Standards offer three new premium options for the Modern Acoustic series, all featuring Sitka spruce tops, gold Grover tuners and LR Baggs VTC electronics

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza which killed seven aid workers, including three Britons, has brought home yet again the spiralling human cost of this war, where the Hamas-run health ministry says the death toll is nearing 33,000. Israel has a right to defend itself and to go after Hamas, whose…

Plus! Aboard the capital’s future express routes

Netflix is making a film about the shocking Newsnight interview that changed everything for Prince Andrew. Here we take a look at the actors’ incredible transformations

During an extraordinary career he revealed the inside track of the Thatcher era and the unfolding of the Iraq War

Former Chancellor speaks out as Paul Scully joins in criticism of Tories’ London campaign video

Thames Water, like other water companies, had no debt at the time of privatisation. But since 1989, these utility firms have borrowed vast sums to pay out more than £65 billion in dividends. Privatisation was of course supposed to drive investment. Instead it has fallen. Taxpayers and bill payers have been…

Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site, putting its own spin on events, and runs similar sites in Texas and Ecuador.

The boss of tech firm Fetch.AI as unveiled plans to merge three crypto tokens into one in a deal which could value the combined token at as much as $7.5 billion.