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There are growing signs London’s luxury fitness market is in crisis after high-end gym club Equinox posted an £18 million loss and warned on its future in the UK.

Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused

A household is considered overcrowded if it has fewer bedrooms than required.

Employment judge dismisses case of London chef sacked after refusing to do tasks until asked politely

In this week’s newsletter: Kitchens turn to designers for more stylish uniforms, while labels give us chef-inspired workwear for the everyday

Still lifes by Henri Fantin-Latour, Islamic architectural inspiration and recent acquisitions at the British Museum – all in your weekly dispatch

Ready your diaries: the London festival returns with a jam-packed roster of inspiring and thought-provoking shows

George Osborne used to tell the world’s most expensive jokes. At the 2015 Budget, the then-chancellor said £1 million would be spent to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, primarily to land a gag about a Labour-SNP alliance. Further public money was allocated to reducing tolls on…

A French bistro that will knock the fluff off your beret

In August 1970, Elton John played his first US gig at the 300-capacity Troubadour club in Los Angeles. It would change everything

Three days of partying to mark Windrush anniversary and 50 years since Mas bands helped transform event