4 h. ago A notorious nude and pages from the Guardian? Claire Fontaine’s dazzling show has got the lot!

The duo behind Claire Fontaine discuss their new exhibition, which explores everything from prison atrocities to neon profanities – and even pairs this newspaper with a Courbet masterpieceThe work of Claire Fontaine is filled with rich and complex objects and images whose status and meaning is constantly in flux. There are jokes. There is a handwritten text in watercolour, copied out again and again, freeing the writer from the injustices of their ancestors (I AM FREE, it concludes). There is work riffing on Marcel Duchamp’s moustachioed and goateed Mona Lisa, swapping his ribald but puzzling 1919 caption LHOOQ with LGBTQ+. There are book jackets about Palestine’s wrecked ecology and visual activism in Palestine post 7 October, each wrapped around blocks of stone, like messages to be sent crashing through somebody’s window.At the 2024 Venice Biennale, Claire Fontaine’s neon signs reading Foreigners Everywhere appeared and reappeared, written in dozens of languages, around the Giardi...

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5 h. ago Sumo wrestlers spotted sightseeing in London ahead of professional tournament

Wrestlers posed for pictures in front of the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.

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9 h. ago London’s Housing Crisis, Rebuilding Community – Brixton talk by Peter Apps & Kwajo Tweneboa, Thurs 16th Oct 2025

London’s Housing Crisis, Rebuilding Community – Brixton talk by Peter Apps & Kwajo Tweneboa, Thurs 16th Oct 2025  Brixton Buzz

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20 h. ago London’s housing pipeline faces steep fall as construction slows

London’s housing pipeline faces steep fall as construction slows  The Real Deal

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26 h. ago ‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet is kicking out the old rules

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under wayIt’s an idyllic autumn day in leafy Richmond Park, London, where a grand Georgian hunting lodge houses the Royal Ballet school. Enter through the classical columns and it feels like a bubble away from the world. “I was on a video call with my son,” says the school’s artistic director, Iain Mackay. “He said, ‘Where are you? Hogwarts?!’” This is indeed a place of magic for children who come here, hoping to follow in the footsteps of generations of leading dancers. They touch the middle finger of Margot Fonteyn’s statue for luck as they pass, the bronze rubbed shiny by their superstition.Getting a place at the school, founded in 1926 by the formidable Ninette de Valois, is a huge achievement. Two years ago, 40 students were accepted from more than 1,000 applications (all on merit – 90% are supported by bursaries). Mackay, 45, a...

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26 h. ago ‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet school is kicking out the old rules

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under wayIt’s an idyllic autumn day in leafy Richmond Park, London, where a grand Georgian hunting lodge houses the Royal Ballet school. Enter through the classical columns and it feels like a bubble away from the world. “I was on a video call with my son,” says the school’s artistic director, Iain Mackay. “He said, ‘Where are you? Hogwarts?!’” This is indeed a place of magic for children who come here, hoping to follow in the footsteps of generations of leading dancers. They touch the middle finger of Margot Fonteyn’s statue for luck as they pass, the bronze rubbed shiny by their superstition.Getting a place at the school, founded in 1926 by the formidable Ninette de Valois, is a huge achievement. Two years ago, 40 students were accepted from more than 1,000 applications (all on merit – 90% are supported by bursaries). Mackay, 45, a...

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31 h. ago Labour minister criticises ban on women and teenage girls taking part in London mosque charity fun run

The housing secretary said the decision by the East London Mosque was ‘inappropriate’

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33 h. ago Report warns of disastrous "self inflicted" slump in housebuilding in London

Molior report says just 15,000 homes will be under construction across the capital by the end of next year

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34 h. ago News | London's housing gridlock: What is viability and why does it matter?

News | London's housing gridlock: What is viability and why does it matter?  CoStar

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3 d. ago Why every Londoner should spend a night at this lavish Marylebone members' club

This 18th century house on Portland Square is the ultimate place to play lady of the manor, says Katie Glass

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4 d. ago Drill rapper bragged 'no face, no case' before stabbing gang rival to death

Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both 27, draped themselves in all black clothing and balaclavas before stabbing a gang rival to death in Custom House, London

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5 d. ago Latest map shows London areas where households received energy efficiency upgrades last year

Latest map shows London areas where households received energy efficiency upgrades last year  MyLondon

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5 d. ago A Victorian flat in London that has the feel of an English country house

A Victorian flat in London that has the feel of an English country house  House & Garden

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5 d. ago The UK cities where buying a home with a 5% deposit could be less expensive than renting

The analysis compared typical monthly rental costs with potential first-time buyer mortgage payments

Society

5 d. ago Nine cities ‘where buying a home could be less expensive than renting’

The analysis compared typical monthly rental costs with potential first-time buyer mortgage payments in 11 major cities

Society

6 d. ago David Ellis on the Liverpool St Chop House: It might just be London's best steak

David Ellis on the Liverpool St Chop House: It might just be London's best steak  London Evening Standard

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6 d. ago David Ellis reviews the Liverpool Street Chop House and Tavern: Quite possibly London's best steak

Guinness for a fiver, bone marrow crumpets, Welsh rarebit fries. I want it all, says David Ellis

Society

6 d. ago Drill rapper guilty of killing rival after bragging ‘no face, no case’

Lekan Akinsoji and accomplice Sundjata Keita, both aged 27, were found guilty over the 2017 murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah.

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7 d. ago Landlord fined £6.5k after North London family left in damp and mouldy house with no bathroom door

Landlord fined £6.5k after North London family left in damp and mouldy house with no bathroom door  MyLondon

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8 d. ago Graham Norton admits he is 'frazzled' due to moving house after he put his London and New York homes up for sale: 'I've discovered I'm a hoarder!'

Graham Norton has admitted that he is 'frazzled' due to moving house after he put his London and New York homes up for sale.

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