London mayor Boris Johnson has given Ministry Of Sound a chance to save its world-famous nightclub - by instructing the music company to reach a private agreement with the developer of a nearby tower block.

The story of Ministry's possible closure started in 2009, when plans to build a 41-storey residential tower ten metres from the front of the club in Southwark were announced.

Ministry feared that new residents in would complain about noise, making it "highly likely we will ...