London 2012: Danny Boyle thrills audiences with inventive Olympics opening ceremony
Director says getting the Queen to deliver Bond film’s immortal line was easy – but there were last-minute doubts about the ceremony
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Queen Victoria’s private beach on Isle of Wight opens to the public
Visitors will be able to visit the beach at the former monarch’s seaside estate, Osborne House, for the first time
NHS trust plans to become next big name in luxury hotels
Cambridge University Hospitals trust wants to build high-quality hotel with commercial partner as part of expansion
Louboutin exhibition focuses on life and sole of shoe designer to the stars
Design Museum in London pays homage to Christian Louboutin, the go-to shoemaker for society’s well-heeled
London slow to become the ‘electric car capital of Europe’
Only 588 electric cars registered, a fraction of Boris Johnson’s target of 100,000 across the city