London's cat cafes are big business. So why do things seem less than purrfect?
The RSPCA wants to phase them out, while defenders claim they're a sanctuary for abandoned moggies. We go inside the strange world of the capital's feline cafes.
Food
In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival
Expect heaving crowds, phallic signs and lots of vinegar
Back to the future at Oslo Court
Welcome to the art-deco apartment block home to the pink, carpeted heart of London’s traditional food scene
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
A rotten business: Inside London's spoilt meat dealing ring
How a visit to a Walworth cutting shop blew open a nationwide scheme to sell pet-food grade meat to unsuspecting customers
An immovable feast? How Dalston fishmongers took on the City of London
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are due to close, with no replacement site identified. So why aren't more people fighting back?
To tip or not to tip?
With a host of new service charges, cover fees and automatic gratuities, the capital's service culture is changing. We went to find out why.
An insider guide to London's fine dining scene
Legendary chef Adam Byatt dishes on the past, present and future of the capital's elite restaurants
The great chicken shop war
Inside Morley's secret campaign to crush its competitors and build a city-wide monopoly
Toby Carvery felled an ancient oak tree. So why is everyone blaming Spurs?
“This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most inexplicable, most devastating tree felling that I've seen."