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Three of London’s top attractions forced to close as Met Office wind warning persists

In her new solo show, British ceramics disruptor Felicity Aylieff manifests her larger-than-life vision of craft in a series of awe-inspiring, five-meter-tall vases and other skillful creations. Here, she tells how she's made them

Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson – about a girl who finds a door to a magical realm while searching for her mother – wins the overall and young readers awards

The Tower of London, Kew Gardens and London Zoo have all soared dramatically in price since 1974

Kew Gardens, London: Before these wonderful trees are graced once more with spring leaves, we must appreciate their shadow portraits

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

The festivities have begun in south-west London but tickets for the annual spectacle of light and natural beauty are disappearing fast

The capital's best festive lights? This is illuminating stuff, says Mike Daw

Ahead of the organisation’s report into the state of our flora and fungi, its director of science talks about his work as a biogeographer and how our diet can make a difference