内容摘要：In his first interview since quitting the race, Mr Biden, 81, said he had “no serious problem” with his health. He blamed his poor debate performance on being sick at the time, and brushed off concerns about his age and mental acuity.

In his first interview since quitting the race, Mr Biden, 81, said he had “no serious problem” with his health. He blamed his poor debate performance on being sick at the time, and brushed off concerns about his age and mental acuity.

Presiding over the case, Mr Justice Mould found that parts of the park would be used for these events for as many as 37 days.The judge said his ruling was only about the lawfulness of the council's decision to grant permission for the additional days - a decision he described as "irrational".

Ms Shaman told BBC London: "We are feeling elated, it's been a long time coming. It's regrettable we had to take Lambeth Council to court; it isn't what we wanted to do but we felt they were not engaging with us."This has been going on for years, it isn't a one-off situation and it has been a consistent deterioration of the park, to the point where the community had to speak up to protect the park for future generations."She added: "We are hoping to come to an agreement where events can still continue, but on a much lower level and also much more connected to the community."

Lawyers for Lambeth Council and festival organisers Summer Events Limited both asked for permission to challenge his decision but the judge refused.However, they are still able to ask the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the decision directly.

The Academy Award-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance, who has supported the campaign, described the ruling as "wonderful news".

Emily, in Brockwell Park, told BBC London: "I think the result is brilliant. I have been going to the festival for many a year, however the destruction of the park afterwards is pretty bad... I'm wholeheartedly really pleased."In September 1999 the novelist Jeffrey Archer was selected by party members, beating Steve Norris.

But in a plot twist reminiscent of one of his books, Archer withdrew from the race a few months later after it was alleged he had committed perjury in a famous libel case.Lord Archer had secured the Conservative nomination with backing from former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, who in 1992 had made him a peer.

Five years earlier, in 1987, Archer had won a libel case against The Daily Star which published a story that he had paid off a sex worker called Monica Coghlan.After his selection as a mayoral candidate, a former friend of Archer's told the News of the World that he had lied in the libel trial and asked him to provide a false alibi.