The London-based annual Frieze art fair launches its first New York edition on Randall's Island.
To fuel the excitement of the London Olympics - 40,000 people will have the opportunity to join celebrities and sports stars at the Olympic Stadium for the venue's official opening.
The 12ft high flags will be the first of 500 union flags across London's West End including Bond Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly.
Two master artworks by the Russian artist Zinaida Evgenievna Serebriakova will be offered by Bonhams in London.
Scientists find clue to a group of lost Britons who planned to settle down on Roanoke Island 400 years ago.
Boris Johnson has been re-elected mayor of London following a colourful campaign against his antagonist in the 2008 election, Ken Livingstone.
Chelsea Football Club confirm bid to buy Battersea Power Station in southwest London.
Two teenage boys jailed for string of sexual assaults on girl, including rape in a McDonald's toilet.
Labour Party leader emerges from council elections in stronger position with hundreds of seats taken.
Gary McAllister believes that Steven Gerrard is the key to Liverpool's plans for the FA Cup final against Chelsea, with the former Red asserting that if the skipper plays well alongside Luis Suarez, they will be unstoppable.
We compare the newly-launched P3 headphones against the older but more expensive P5s to see which you should buy.
'Juice' will start eight-year mission to largest planet in the Solar System to see if conditions exist for life to form.
Keepy-uppy expert Dan Magness is currently undertaking one of the biggest challenges in his life, walking from London to Manchester to raise money for UNICEF.
Conservatives' Boris Johnson is ahead in the count and looks set to beat Labour's Ken Livingstone unless there is an 11th-hour turnaround.
Secretly filmed advert shows Argentine hockey player Fernando Zylberberg training for London Olympics on Falkland Islands.
We pit the two best Android smartphones on the market, the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S3 against each other to see which will win.
The London Games Festival returns in 2012 for a month-long celebration of gaming culture.
RBS shares rise as loan repayment marks the beginning of long march to government stake sale
Arsenal captain Robin van Persie, after receiving the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Player of the Year award on Thursday at the London Lancaster Hotel, says that he will 'always be a Gunner' no matter where he goes or what happens in his remaining career, according to a Daily Mail report.
David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has been punished by voters in local elections over its austerity measures and a weak economy.
Major councils including Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich, Thurrock and Harlow have been won by Labour.
Face Britain puts stars' works of art up for sale to raise thousands of pounds for Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts