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Yes, but is it drawing? London 2011 Biennial Fundraiser
The best works auctioned at east London’s Drawing Room, by Turner prizewinners and younger artists alike, are self-regarding, silly, and muse on the nature of drawing itself
2012 Olympic tickets in high demand
Organisers say fears over the ticketing process have not been borne out
Street art tours reveal hidden treasure
For those who don’t know their Stik from their Roa, a guided tour around London’s East End is the way to uncover works by artists on the verge of mainstream recognition
How to cook perfect hot cross buns
Which modern additions to hot cross buns do you approve of and what do you eat them with?
Consider the hot cross bun
They’ve been a symbol of spring for centuries. Should cross buns always be toasted and buttered, and what do you make of the chocolate chip variety?
Olympic Park: name that neighbourhood
A competition for the public to name the five neighbourhoods planned for the Olympic Park after the Games provides an exacting challenge
Stand-up to help students with new charity
As tuition fees continue to make the news, the comedian Josie Long has taken her comedy – and her actions – into the political arena, setting up a charity to support students
Royal Wedding: Tom Hunter: ‘All the other royal marriages have fallen apart now’
Photographer Tom Hunter creates an artwork to commemorate the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
Every parent’s worst nightmare: how ketamine killed our daughter
Bright, popular, rebellious and creative, 21-year-old Louise Cattell had everything to live for. Then she made a fatal mistake. She took the party drug ketamine and was found dead in the bath by her flatmate. There are 125,000 other ketamine users in the UK. Louise’s parents want to make sure it nev
How to apply for Olympic tickets
The ticket application deadline is a fortnight away, here is a handy reminder on how to apply for London 2012 tickets
Gang members jailed for life over teenage girl’s murder
Two men found guilty of killing innocent schoolgirl in pizza shop revenge attack that went wrong
London 2012 Olympics: Crackdown on brothels ‘puts sex workers at risk’
Police clean-up of London’s Olympic boroughs is pushing vice crime and human trafficking underground, say critics
Second arrest in Olympic staff explosives case
Arrest of man in Wales follows swoop near London 2012 site on dog handler understood to work for G4S security
Olympic 2012 site in London sees security guard arrested for explosives
40-year-old dog handler held after vehicle searched in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane
Jeremy Hunt admits London 2012 legacy targets will be scrapped
• Target to inspire one million adults will be dropped • Olympics secretary signifies strategy shift for Sport England