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Kiwi chef cooks in Gherkin

Monica Galetti is putting on a special menu at Searcys The Gherkin in the New Year.

Kiwis in London feeling the heat

A group of Kiwis living in London said the Paris terrorist attacks - in which at least 129 people have died - felt extremely "close to home".

London: A Kiwi in the Tower

They represent the historic face of Britain and are a famous tourist attraction in their own right, Susan Buckland discovers.

Matt Heath: Whingeing mates blind to how great London is

We Kiwis spend a lot of time bagging England. Which is weird, because no matter how cool we think our country is, city vs city London kicks our arse.

Fan dies on way to game

The man in his 60s, from Manawatu, collapsed on a tour bus operated by Williment Sports Travel just before arriving at Twickenham Stadium in London.

Big Ben could grind to a halt

The iconic clock, is so dilapidated it could grind to a halt altogether unless drastic repairs are carried out.

Room check: Langham Hotel, London

Patricia Greig checks in at the Langham London.

Samoans cop full force of Bok backlash

Samoa were the unlucky ones who just happened to be next up after the Springboks were humiliated by Japan.

London: To market, to market

Upmarket, downmarket, London's got it all. Dana Johannsen finds what she's always wanted at its famed street markets.

Alcohol through the eyeballs at new London bar

Alcohol enters the bloodstream mainly through the lungs but also the eyeballs. Guests are advised to "breathe responsibly."

London: Where to get the best dumplings

Food is a family business for an expat pair who headed to Britain to study and found they just couldn't stay away from the kitchen.

Killer's confession kept quiet

A former detective claims UK police covered up a man's confession that he pushed 18 people to their deaths on the London Underground due to fears it would cause panic.

First IVF parents get blood-covered mail

Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, has spoken for the first time about the blood-splattered hate mail her parents received after her ground-breaking birth.

London: Bright lights, big city

No city does elegance - or afternoon tea - like London, discovers Patricia Greig.

'We all lost our innocence that day'

Neither silence, nor the passage of time, can truly heal the wounds that were inflicted in the London bombings a decade ago.

Emotional scars remain for driver of bombed bus

After more than 40 years in London, George Psaradakis can speak English as easily as his native Greek.