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  This is the world's biggest painting of an elephant - aimed at making a jumbo-size contribution to save the species. The magnificent life-size 'big tusker' has so far taken artist Jonathan Truss three weeks - during which an estimated 2,500 elephants have been killed for their ivory. His elephant appears to be charging from the 15' x 12' canvas in the stunning 3D-like work. Jonathan, 55, whose paintings sell for thousands, set himself the huge challenge to raise money...

Rising from the ashes of the Brexit vote and all the uncertainty London’s migrant population have been plunged into - and from the literal ashes of last year's fire that wrecked a magnificent renovation of South London culture hub the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), this year’s London Stories project invites us in to listen to 24 migrants talk us through their journeys to the capital. The optimism, community spirit and determination behind the mammoth task of restoring the BAC again after its devastating fire...

By Verity Healey There’s a buzz in the air at Stratford Circus Arts Centre. No wonder, this is the 10th anniversary of Collabo, Tony Adigun’s annual dance celebration founded in 2006 to promote new collaborations and hip-hop hybrids from dance groups. Friday’s program of short portfolios opens with 10 (UnTitled Dance Company) choreographed by Lukas McFarlane lasting fifteen minutes (no mean feat in the hip-hop world) and featuring 10 tracks and illustrating some super synchronised steps and gyros executed with...

Let me tell you about Dangers. Dangers have just released a new video. Dangers have just released a new album. Dangers are coming to London, and you should be there. The Bend In The Break, Dangers' latest, is one of the finest hardcore records of 2016 and you should very much take the opportunity to get in on the ground- (well, third at this point) floor with these guys before all the cool people start digging them. If you already dig...

Commuters in the Barnes area have been left baffled by a white bunny dressed in patchwork clothing waving to oncoming traffic. The mysterious giant white rabbit stands on a bridge at the start of every month to wave at passing motorists, and according to our sources is intended to bring people joy and luck. Dressed in a colourful waistcoat and scarf, the rabbit is a project by a performance artist called Spike Mclarrity who started popping up at Barnes bridge in...

It is a universal truth that a one-hit wonder will afflict all of us at some point in our lives. 'Mambo No. 5'. 'Who Let The Dogs Out'. 'Cotton Eye Joe'. These are the thumb screws, the cerebral bores, the sodden towels draped over our faces in the oily basement torture chamber of our minds. All-consuming, heroin-catchy, and the soundtrack to thousands of manic episodes and violent acts, these songs dominate our consciousness for a brief and terrible period of time. If there...

An anti-selfie exhibition is set to run in London next week with the aim of bringing portraiture into the 21st century. The pop-up show highlights the emptiness of our social media personas through revealing portraits which show their subjects’ flaws – and what it is to be human. Dellasposa, a new London-based gallery, will host Face | Time which looks to bring to light the relevance of portraiture today through contemporary paintings which offer sincere portrayals of people – unlike our manufactured identities...

Dr Nigel Mellor is a bit confused about the revolving door for actors in cop dramas We’ve got a severe case of CSI : Crime Series Interference. Unfortunately our recorder can only handle one show at a time, which means we watch one, save one, get one on catch up and watch the news in the middle. So sometimes we’re watching three or four at once. Now, Annie’s dead, which is awful ‘cos she’s gorgeous and she’s been in everything...

Zoe Lyons’ 'LITTLE MISFIT’ UK tour started on 5th October and ends on 4th December. We met up with her for a quick chat... What is your show about? My show this year is loosely based on the idea of not belonging to any particular tribe. I will always have a idea to use as the spine of the show to hang different routines from. I really like it when I am putting a show together, because it is like...