Fancy something completely different for the weekend? Next weekend that is? Howzabout a preening and prancing, full-blooded Persian pop concert? We thought that might grab your attention, for one reason or another. Most Londoners tend to forget that for every ex-pat community living in London, there is a similarly ex-pat music scene catering for them. Well, this is what a lot of Iranians do for entertainment… And because Iranians are a funny bunch, after six......

Clouds were billowing over Park Royal yesterday afternoon when a blaze broke out in a warehouse. The fire took hold quickly and spread to two neighbouring companies, triggering the widespread evacuation of the area. It took 20 fire engines and over 100 firefighters to bring matters under control, and the area was still smouldering and pretty much sealed off this morning. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but it is believed to......

Brixton is one of those parts of London that doesn't get tired with re-telling. Most Londoners have a story to tell about the place - getting drunk there, getting mugged there, getting high there, getting lost there, getting stuck there... Eclectic, electric and eccentric, the area is bursting at the seams with stories but if you fancy seeing a bit of Brixton but can't bring yourself to actually go there, head West instead of......

Most Londoners (well, most Londonistas anyway) have a considered and careful plan of where to go if the city was taken over by zombies. Zombies move slowly, frequently bump into things and aren't fussy about traffic; if the day of the dead really did spring itself upon us, most of us would know what to do and where to go. But how prepared are we for an invasion of really fast non-zombies? What should......