BOOK
Think Of A Number, by John Verdon
Michael Joseph, £6.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
In an impressive debut, John Verdon creates some compelling relationships and a perplexing puzzle in the quest for a serial killer.

The campaign to compensate victims of the Docklands bombing received a boost after the Coalition government announced its support.

Foreign office minister Alistair Burt met representatives from the group aiming to seek redress for those affected by Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorist attacks, including explosion at South Quay.

STAGE
Miss Julie
Greenwich Playhouse
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Fledgling Elevate Theatre Company hint at big things with their first stage show,
writes Catherine Usher

Stars of the West End stage are getting together for a spectacular charity show to celebrate a cancer survivor's remarkable story.

Singer and actor Anton Stephans is the man behind Grateful, an evening of musical celebration at the Cadogan Hall on September 12.

CD
Flamingo, Brandon Flowers
Island, £8.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Killers frontman goes it alone without wandering to far from the well trodden path to mainstream success.

Canary Wharf will be going rugby mad next week when it hosts its first ever touch rugby tournament.

The Touch Rugby Corporate Challenge will kick off in Canada Square Park at 11am next Thursday, with entries still open for Wharf teams wanting to take part.

By Andrew Williams

Next week sees a major new event taking place in the capital which allows unprecedented access to some of London's most exclusive addresses.

The Garden Party To Make a Difference begins on Wednesday, September 8, and runs for 12 days. The event takes place in the gardens of Clarence House - the home of the Prince of Wales.

Christopher Wren's epic sweep across the riverfront of Greenwich - now the Old Royal Naval College - was originally used as a hospital for sick seamen and their families.

After victory against France was secured in 1692, the joint monarchs, William and Mary, determined to build a hospital for veterans as a memorial to the war.

Talks between London Underground and the RMT and TSSA unions to avert a series of Tube strikes have broken down.

The two sides met at the offices of the conciliation service ACAS to try and reach a setttlement to avoid the strikes, the first of which is scheduled for next Monday, but negotiations proved fruitless.

By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters Club.

Millwall responded well to our first defeat of the season at Leeds last week with two home wins in the last week against Middlesbrough in the League Cup and Coventry in the Championship last Saturday. To bounce back so emphatically has buoyed the mood among our supporters.