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John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.”

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Lesley Manville calls for better funding for UK regional theatre

Actor, who won an Olivier for Oedipus, says her ‘bugbear’ is that venues outside London do not get enough money

The Guardian - UK

Several injured after gas canister explodes at busy Southall Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan festival

Footage showed a terrifying explosion and towering flames rip through a food stall in Southall, west London

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John Lithgow and Lesley Manville win acting Oliviers

Lithgow, 79, took home best actor in a play at the night of London theatre on Sunday for playing Roald Dahl.

Evening Standard

Stadiums as modern cathedrals: How Fulham's Craven Cottage is being transformed for all

Fulham FC boosted their bid to play in Europe next year with a record breaking Premier League win against table-topping Liverpool on Sunday. The club are also celebrating having Craven Cottage stadium redesigned; a project led by Populous, an architecture firm specialising in entertainment venues.

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‘Kind’ footballer, 15, who died after drowning in London lake named

Izaiah Smith, 15, was found dead after ‘getting into difficulty’ in the water at Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham

The Independent UK

Ken Chubb obituary

Other lives: Impresario and director who created the Tricycle theatre company in London in the 1970s

The Guardian - UK

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Marshall Stewart obituary

Other lives: Former editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme who in the early 70s steered it towards hard-hitting current affairs

The Guardian - UK

Dagenham fire: Black smoke seen across London after scrap metal and cars catch fire at industrial estate

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are attending a fire at the site at Willoughby Drive in Dagenham

Evening Standard

Two teenagers arrested after boy, 17, stabbed to death in west London

Keiron Charles, 17, died after being stabbed on Erconwald Street, Shepherd's Bush, on Saturday afternoon

The Independent UK

We Were There by Lanre Bakare review – the forgotten voices of black Britain

The author’s sharply intelligent history of how black British identity was forged beyond London in the cauldron of the Thatcherite 1970s and 80s is a necessary corrective

The Guardian - UK

Boy who died in London park lake named as Izaiah Smith

Death of 15-year-old whose body was found in Beckenham Place Park on Friday is not being treated as suspicious

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: Runners take in the sights during landmarks half marathon

The London Landmarks Half Marathon is the only race with a route through both the City of London and City of Westminster.

Evening Standard

Two teenagers arrested after boy, 17, stabbed to death in Shepherd's Bush

Police said two 16-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident in west London

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The Independent UK

Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after boy, 17, stabbed to death

Police said two 16-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident in west London.

Evening Standard

Boy, 15, who died after getting into difficulty in London park lake is named

The Metropolitan Police named the teenager, who got into difficulty in a lake in Beckenham Place Park, as Izaiah Smith.

The Guardian - UK

Alex Wheatle obituary

Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian review – tender, thoughtful sexual odyssey

A young writer who becomes a London sex worker for the sake of his art gets much more than he bargained for

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‘I always thought it would be amazing to be the first person to play a role’: Ewan McGregor on his return to the UK stage

As the star teams up with director Michael Grandage for his first West End part in 17 years, the pair discuss the thrill of putting on a new play, how it updates Ibsen for our times – and a Trainspotting-esque toilet encounter in Russia

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Dying for Sex; Twitter: Breaking the Bird; MobLand; Austin – review

Michelle Williams shines as a woman with terminal cancer hitting Tinder; dirt is dished in a demise-of-Twitter doc; Helen Mirren unleashes her Irish accent on London’s criminal underworld. Plus, the Australian drama that gets autism right

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Bethan Laura Wood — "I Want to Make Things That Reward and Uplift You the More Time You Spend With Them"

As her debut UK solo exhibition continues at London's Design Museum, the designer welcomes us into her hypnotic Hackney studio to talk her layered vision of craft, its power to bring joy, and spark conversation

Evening Standard

Day trip! The 5 best walks near London for a day out from the capital (all accessible by train)

From majestic clifftop hikes to rambles through bluebell forests and beside the sea, expert and author Julia Smith shares her favourite countryside walks near London

Marie Claire

Anna + Nina on their whimsical designs, new London store, and an exclusive upcoming collection

We catch up with one half of the design duo to discuss their 9-to-5

Evening Standard

London leaver: 'Kent offers us a completely different lifestyle – and it doesn’t cost anything'

Forced out of London by rising rents, this family found their dream home thanks to a tired spelling mistake

Evening Standard

Why isn't Brentford vs Chelsea live on TV in UK today?

A third London derby on the trot for Chelsea as they look to consolidate fourth place in the Premier League table

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