"This is an excellent set of figures underlining the West End's position as the vibrant entertainment hub of London, " Mr Pulford said.

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"Unless The Lord of the Rings addresses these issues before it transfers to London's West End, it will remain a pale imitation of the books, the films and, tragically, theatre itself, " wrote critic Kamal Al-Solaylee.

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London's not only where political power is wielded, but it's where cultural power is focused too - as a melting pot of cultural ideas and identities and at the business end of culture, from publishing to West End theatre to the BBC London headquarters.

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Landfill waste from six west London boroughs could be burnt near Bristol by the end of 2016.

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It's a scene more reminiscent of the Middle East, rather than the London's West End.

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Right now, if you walk down the streets of New York, it sounds more like London's West End than the West side.

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The free London concert featured the Military Wives Choir and James Fox, star of the West End musical Let It Be, who will sing the official Poppy Appeal 2012 single Landlocked.

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