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Las Iguanas in the Southbank Centre.

Restaurant review: Las Iguanas, Southbank

If you find yourself in Southbank on a warm spring evening, a tasty taco or tray of tapas on the terrace at Las Iguanas can just hit the spot.

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Charlie Shaw with his winning sausages at his butchers on Bellenden Road, Peckham. Picture: Jellied Eel

Peckham sausage wins London banger award

A sausage from a Peckham butchers has been voted the capital’s favourite banger.

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Reporter Will Taylor is taking the Live Below the Line challenge.

Live Below the Line: ‘I was left floundering by lunchtime’

Day five and for reporter Will Taylor the finish line is in sight.

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Reporter Will Taylor is taking the Live Below the Line challenge.

Live Below the Line: ‘I was once again relying on my bucket load of rice to see me through the day’

On the penultimate day of his Live Below the Line challenge, reporter Will Taylor starts with a culinary mishap.

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Cantina Laredo is in Covent Garden. Picture: Steve Teague

Restaurant review: Cantina Laredo, Covent Garden

When the sun is shining what better way to end a day than a sip of a margarita overlooking the beach? Ok, so London doesn’t have a beach, but you can get one mean margarita at Cantina Laredo.

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Reporter Will Taylor is taking the Live Below the Line challenge.

Live Below the Line: ‘The little voice inside me was crying out for a proper meal’

Reporter Will Taylor recounts day three of doing the Live Below the Line challenge.

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Reporter Will Taylor is taking the Live Below the Line challenge.

Live Below the Line: ‘My toastie resembled chewing gum glued to a concrete slab’

On day two of his Live Below the Line challenge to spend no more than £1 a day on food and drink, reporter Will Taylor recounts the struggle of going out and spending no money.

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Reporter Will Taylor is taking the Live Below the Line challenge.

Live Below the Line: ‘Not once was I spotted lurking near bins, hoovering up lost crumbs’

Reporter Will Taylor started the Live Below the Line challenge yesterday, an initiative challenging people to spend no more than £1 a day on food and drink for five days. Here, he recounts his first day.

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Perkin Reveller offers fantastic views of Tower Bridge. Picture: Mark Cocksedge.

Restaurant review: Perkin Reveller, Tower Wharf

Perkin Reveller is striking in many ways, not least because of its intriguing name.

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Could you Live Below the Line?

Living on £1 a day is no easy challenge, but it’s the reality some people face around the world.

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Penguin Ricky the Rockhopper being weighed at London Zoo. The birds put on weight in preparation for the summer months. Picture: ZSL

London Zoo residents expect summer even if no one else does

Whisper it, but summer could be on its way - at least according to penguins at London Zoo.

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