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Central London stores are set to get a big boost to sales in the run-up to Christmas, as the weak pound lures in more overseas shoppers keen to cash in on prices that the exchange rate has turned into bargain-basement deals.

So the nights are getting darker and the weather is only going to get worst. But remember there is light at the end of the winter tunnel - all hail Christmas ! With this festive season comes utter joviality.

THE boss of Southend Airport has spoken of his vision for the future of south Essex on the back of its A 30million development plans.

This 1890s home has undergone a meticulous restoration; one of the owners is a designer.

The band were named entertainers of the year at Stonewall's annual awards event at London's Victoria And Albert Museum in Kensington.

The finishing touches are being applied to Oxforda s Ashmolean Museum, which reopens its doors on Saturday after a A 61m redevelopment.

Russell Reynolds had only one wish when in 1896 at the age of 15 he learnt of the discovery of X-rays: to possess his own X-ray machine.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the European Film Premiere of 'Public Enemies' at The Empire Leicester Square on June 29, 2009 in London, England.

Jim Carrey wouldn't want to travel through time, and has given his official 'bah humbug' to the immorality of greed, thanks to his time as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

The rocker wanted to experience the British capital as a tourist and joined the hordes of ZZ Top fans on the London Underground to make his way to Wembley Arena for last week's show.

BRITAIN'S first 1,000 rail ticket - from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands - was last night condemned as "scandalous", writes WMN chief reporter Andy Greenwood.

The deal for the Chancery building in London's Grosvenor Square with Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment was agreed by the US Ambassador to the UK, Louis Susman.

Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins have appeared in central London to switch on the city's Christmas lights and attend the world premiere of a 3-D film, "A Christmas Carol." The actors came to the British capital to promote Robert Zemeckis' animated movie, which features their voices.

Oxford Circus, the heart of London's West End shopping and entertainment district, got a Tokyo-style makeover on Monday with a new "scramble crossing" layout.

The escape of a rapist from the Pakistan High Commission in London has sparked a diplomatic row as British officials were accused of failing to warn staff he was dangerous.

3, 2007. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Third warder also under investigation over alleged harassment of first woman warder at royal fortress in more than 500 years London - Published on Monday, Nov.

The extraordinary scenes captured in 1936, following the death of the German Ambassador Leopold Von Hoesch , show people clearly giving the Nazi salute on the balcony of the Germany Embassy on Carlton House Terrace, overlooking The Mall.

Need a good reason to visit Britain? How about 1,000 great ones. Saturday October 31st marks 1,000 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Police and religious leaders have urged troublemakers to stay away as thousands of rival protesters prepare to gather amid extremists' calls for sharia law in Britain.

Go for a spin on the London Eye! Gawp at the living statues! Pop into Tate Modern for a disturbing meditation on the physical manifestation of the Holocaust! The Unilever Series at Tate Modern is in its 10th year, and the gallery is such a popular fixture on the tourist trail of London's South Bank that some of its more explicitly sombre ...