Lessons on gay history cut homophobic bullying in north London school
• Abuse and harassment ‘more or less eliminated’ • Classes to be shared with teachers around country
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London 2012 Olympic Games ticket prices revealed
Cheapest full-price tickets start at £20 although children and over-60s will get discount
Why do people hate hipsters?
Hipster-hate blogs are multiplying online. But who are these much-maligned trendies – and why do people find them so irritating? Perhaps we should learn to love our skinny-jeaned friends instead
Jude Law goes back to school to launch film competition for pupils
Actor visits east London academy to congratulate and encourage children who made short film on peace theme
Labrinth: On the march
With a debut solo single due out, it’s all stations go for the Hackney-born singer and producer
The new public space: how Britons have reclaimed the streets
From guerilla gardening to outdoor ping-pong, we are becoming more creative with the gaps developers leave behind
Hideously diverse Britain: The world is getting smaller
Growing up in east London, I walked north, west and south and rode buses to explore the city. A couple of generations later, young men can’t walk to the end of the street
Dogs: face to face with my worst enemy
Many Muslims, growing up in devout households, are taught that dogs are dirty and scary. So could Sarfraz Manzoor learn to love Cookie the bulldog?
Urban fox hunt video was hoax aimed at the media, say film-makers
Chris Atkins and Johnny Howorth, the team behind Starsuckers, say film was satirical swipe at press coverage of fox attacks
Golden nights continue to motivate European champion Phillips Idowu
Hope of Olympic glory and leaving a legacy for his new family are the inspirations behind latest championship success
Phillips Idowu produces leap of gold to soar to triple jump title
• Idowu sets personal best of 17.81m in triple jump final • Briton now holds world, European and Commonwealth titles
Muslim schoolgirls show that faith and fashion are not incompatible
Students gave traditional dress a makeover after winning places on an Islamic fashion course
The thin grey line
Doodled in minutes or laboured over for months, drawings reveal an artist’s most intimate thoughts. Adrian Searle gets up close and personal at the White Cube’s inspiring new show