Be there first Circus-style theatre comes to London in Afrika! Afrika! opening this week after heavy advertising which has been around for months. Performers from 17 different African nations make up the show; contortionists, acrobatics, jugglers, high-wire acts, musicians, singers, the list goes on. If you're thinking of joining the reported 1.5 million who've seen the show since it launched in Germany in 2005, bear in mind: ticket prices are up with the high......

As the many and varied Mayors-to-be sit down for their christmas lunch, each will wonder whether in 12 months time they will be swapping the plate of turkey for a pile of draft mayoral press releases. So, are Boris, Ken or Brian looking more like winners or turkeys? Ken's Evening Standard spat thundered on, with ominous warnings of a horrid end for one of the two main characters. Hostilities climaxed with Ken demanding Andrew......

Is poker a game of skill or chance? A body has been found in Wanstead Park. And a violent prisoner has been recaptured in Vauxhall. A ballerina revealed to be a member of the BNP has returned to the England National Ballet. Photo taken from Orhan*'s photostream.......

As regular readers of Londonist know, we've got a fairly strong nerd contingent; comes with the blogging territory, really. So did you really think we'd stay away from Video Games Live, which took place at the Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday night? Bit of a no-brainer. Some of you are probably aghast at the very thought of a concert - like, with a proper orchestra (the English National Ballet Symphony, to be precise) and a......

Last week we showed you very good reason not to visit Harrods, so this week we thought we'd better even things up by giving you a decent reason to visit the store. Over the next two weeks Harrods is going to be showcasing "the best Britain has to offer" with it's Best of Brit-ish event, which includes students from the Royal College of Music performing on Kemble pianos, an 'extreme tea drinking' competition, tastings......