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In keeping with club tradition Guus Hiddink got up to sing in front of his new charges as part of his Chelsea initiation.
Not too much should be read into his choice of song, however.
Presumably his decision to pick Summertime had more to do with his love of the works of [...]

Speaking at the London Development Agency’s (LDA) annual public meeting the Mayor welcomed the LDA’s planned £23m package of public sector support, which will be available for small to medium sized businesses in the capital from December.
The measures include a funding package of more than half a million pounds, with which the LDA is backing [...]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has ordered a spectacular fireworks display to kick off the New Year in the capital with a bang. Live television coverage around the globe will ensure the iconic skyline of the West End is seen from Beijing to Brazil, New York and New Delhi as Big Ben strikes midnight.
Renowned [...]

Prostitution has a long and inglorious history in the capital. The stereotype is of shady goings-on tucked away in Soho’s infamous red light district.
However, there is a well-to-do, leafy part of town where the illicit sex trade is doing booming business.
You wouldn’t think it of Tooting Bec Common with its leafy green surroundings and houses [...]

Outdoor skating is a time-honoured tradition that London maintains each Christmas. Taking to the ice surrounded by the capital’s magnificent historical architecture really is a fabulously festive experience.  In recent years the rink at Somerset House has dominated the skating scene.  However, there are now heaps of ice rinks popping up all over the capital year after [...]

* Paris… The capital is bursting with activity. Openings of new venues follow the re-openings of old ones: the nave of the Grand Palais, Quai Branly, new megastores on the Champs Elysées… Creativity is in a ferment and the face of the city is being transformed. Paris is also a capital that offers an excellent [...]

* Dijon, Arriving here on the road from Troyes, François I exclaimed at the sight of Dijon: “What a beautiful town, it is the town of a hundred bell-towers“. Dijon may have lost many of its belfries since then… but it has preserved its true magnificence. Let yourself be captivated in turn by the capital [...]