LONDON TOWN
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The Riots ablaze the Tricycle Theatre stage
THE SMELL OF TOXIC GAS engulfed the small interior of the Tricycle Theatre. Audience members covered their noses and shot one other alarming looks. I waited to hear an announcement to evacuate the building. Then the play began.
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Channel 4’s Top Boy: On top of its game?
CHANNEL 4 HAS ANNOUNCED the return of Top Boy – a four-part gripping drama on inner city youth gang culture. The successful first series is leading to a second four-part production due next year. But the first run failed to reflect a gaping hole in society: the dismantled relationship between youths and authorities.
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Court Reporting: Nothing but the truth
WATCHING THE START of the Stephen Lawrence trial, plus a murder trial with a recording of someone killed with a red hot poker, brought the crime world too close for (dis)comfort.
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English riots: Hundreds of rioters roaming free
PANORAMA’S INSIDE THE RIOTS reported that hundreds of culprits from August’s England riots are yet to be caught by police.
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Kaleidoscopic India by artist Natasha Kumar
Coca-doodle-do “IN INDIA, IF IT STAYS STILL long enough to be painted, it will be…” says Natasha Kumar, a distinguished UK-born artist who has explored and depicted her Indian heritage using her creative talent.
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Breaking News: New ‘Hotel Buckingham Palace’ once Prince Charles is king?
HISTORIAN AND PRESENTER Andrew Marr said Prince Charles is considering making Windsor Castle his home once he is king and turning Buckingham Palace into a ‘‘government hotel and centre for events”.
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Kick It Out: “Unless you’re a white male footballer, you are subject to discrimination.”
KEVIN COLEMAN – GRASSROOTS Development Officer for Kick It Out – spoke with journalists today after video footage of a clash between John Terry and QPR’s Anton Ferdinand sparked a racism debate on Twitter.
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Chocolate Unwrapped this Weekend: From farming to flavours
EXCUSE ME WHILE I find my way out of the mound of chocolate I am buried under right now. Chocolate Week was seven days of pure indulgence, culminating this weekend with the Chocolate Unwrapped event.
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Writer’s Blank: The relationship between meditation and writing
WRITER’S BLOCK IS A condition that can become a frustrating obstacle for anyone who attempts to write. In fact, many writers have been known to abandon their craft for years, or even put an end to their careers altogether.
Monica Sarkar 