2 h. ago The Five author Hallie Rubenhold: ‘I really hate true crime’

The award-winning writer turned the Jack the Ripper case on its head. Now she is giving Dr Crippen the same treatment – and questioning how we tell stories about murderous menIt was called “the crime of the century” and “the north London cellar murder”, and more than 100 years after it happened, the name of the murderer is still widely known. Dr Crippen has been the subject of multiple books, movies and TV shows and had a waxwork made of him at Madame Tussauds. But the story of his crimes, writes Hallie Rubenhold in Story of a Murder, remains one “predominantly about women but told almost exclusively by men”. As such, Crippen’s victim is long forgotten. Her name was Belle Elmore, and in Rubenhold’s book she is brought back to life.Rubenhold and I are in a cafe in Muswell Hill, north London, a 10 minute walk from where Elmore is buried, and where the 53-year-old author lives with her barrister husband, Frank. Writing Story of a Murder was nerve-racking, says Rubenhold, partly because...

Events

17 h. ago North East university expands to London with new £10m campus building

North East university expands to London with new £10m campus building  The Northern Echo

Economics

22 h. ago North London is getting a new £1 billion neighbourhood devoted to movie

North London is getting a new £1 billion neighbourhood devoted to movie-making  Time Out London

Economics

23 h. ago Three north London 'destination pubs' vie for best in region title

Three north London 'destination pubs' vie for best in region title  Brent and Kilburn Times

Politics

25 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 28 March: New name for WH Smith high street stores, retail sales beat hopes

The WH Smith name is to disappear from the high street after 233 years.

Politics

27 h. ago WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale

WH Smith name will live on at airport and train station branches

Economics

28 h. ago Boy who stole city's heart before he died is remembered in special way

It will ensure his name will "live forever" in his home community

Events

31 h. ago Arsenal news: Gunners find £60m Isak alternative as ambitious move for Man Utd hero backed

Arsenal look set to have a busy summer ahead of them as they aim to sign a striker while a new sporting director is also on the agenda for the North London side before next season

Economics

31 h. ago Luxury Welsh hotel where you can live like a royal named best in Wales

This swanky hotel, which was once a royal retreat, and where you can be fed by a Great British Menu finalist, has been named the best in Wales

Society

44 h. ago The three north London bars in the running to be crowned best in the capital

The three north London bars in the running to be crowned best in the capital  Brent and Kilburn Times

Politics

49 h. ago Man charged with series of violent robberies in north London

Man charged with series of violent robberies in north London  Metropolitan Police

Events

3 d. ago EA FC 25 Dreamchasers Team 2 – release date, predictions and expected content

Team 2 of the EA FC 25 Dreamchasers promo will go live in Ultimate Team later this week, with more big names expected to be released

Politics

4 d. ago Up and over to Down Under: Qantas plan Sydney to London nonstop via the North Pole

Exclusive: CEO Vanessa Hudson tells The Independent: ‘We won’t need to fly over Russia’

Politics

4 d. ago Hotter than Africa! Britain to enjoy more warm weather this week with sunshine and 18C highs before weekend washout

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 17C (63F) in London , the South and the North East of England today and tomorrow, with 18C (64F) possible by Thursday.

Events

5 d. ago Improv was British comedy’s ‘ugly stepchild’ – so why is it enjoying a resurgence?

Long derided, improvisational comedy is now attracting big-name stars such as Kiell Smith-Bynoe and One Day’s Ambika Mod. There’s more to it than showing off, they say – and don’t get them started on Whose Line Is It Anyway?It’s Saturday night and I’m standing alone at the back of a north London pub when a befuddled-looking couple in matching anoraks come up and ask if this is the queue for the show. My heart sinks. I’d come to This Doesn’t Leave the Room, a night of improvised comedy hosted by the Free Association, with a theory: that improv – that most ridiculed of comedic forms – is finally becoming cool, thanks to a slew of millennial sitcom star practitioners and a stream of trendily branded shows. But as I trudge up a staircase into a room full of empty seats – me on one side, the confused couple on the other – I realise I may have been mistaken.But then, all of a sudden, the atmosphere changes. People start flooding in with a sense of anticipation – rambun...

Politics

6 d. ago The quiet neighbourhood in North London named the best to live where everyone knows their neighbours

The quiet neighbourhood in North London named the best to live where everyone knows their neighbours  My London

Politics

6 d. ago How to watch Tottenham Legends vs AC Milan Glorie: TV channel and live stream for charity match today

An entertaining afternoon is on the cards in north London as legends clash in a charity match

Politics

6 d. ago London leaver: 'I think we are better people in North Yorkshire'

When Jessica Lorimer’s doctor sat her down and told her that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis her life changed forever. Not only would she have to cope with the multiple symptoms of the chronic disease, but she would also have to rethink her lifestyle completely.

Politics

6 d. ago These south east London locations have been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list

These south east London locations have been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list  Southwark News

Society

7 d. ago Plans for direct train services to London from North Lincolnshire

Plans for direct train services to London from North Lincolnshire  BBC

Politics