Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend whilst you’ve been cavorting at this festival or that: RIBA have commended the Terminal 5 building and Wembley Stadium. As if they could get away without praising Wembley…. A new report on gun crime fails to report anything that’s particularly new. The police seem to have misplaced a bailed terrorist. Pleasure cruises that are a bit too pleasurable: police raids net some dodgy substances. The BBC have admitted......

There are a number of well worn excuses for not giving in your homework on time. The dog ate it. You left it in your locker. You left it at home. It was taken off you by the school bully. A student at Imperial college by the name of Brian May has come up with quite an original effort having given in his PhD thesis 36 years after he began it. According to this......

Today is free ice cream day from Ben and Jerry's. Could you think of any better free day? Of course, for the first time in a week the sun has gone away, but that won't stop us. There are 4 Ben & Jerry's stores in London - Leicester Square, Oxford Street (near Bond St tube), Greenwich and Tower Place. Free ice cream is available between 1 and 5 and all you need to do......

A quick fly through some of next week's gigs starting with our our friends The Colonies, who are supporting The Big Strides and The Furies tonight at the 100 Club. The Colonies will be on at 8.40 Friday: If the name Tim Staffell means anything to you then you're probably a bit of a Queen fan. Once upon a time Tim was the singer and bass player in a band called Smile, alongside a......

"We'd like to apologise for this godforsaken shit heap of a building." Yeah, too bloody right Brian. For those of you who have yet to visit the abomination that is Wembley Pavilion we have one small piece of advice for you. DON'T! Even if you hear that the ghost of Jimi Hendrix is going to be jamming there with Jesus on bass. DON'T GO! If Satan himself had to design a music venue it......