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booking.comWith countless grand establishments to choose from – The Landmark in Marylebone, Claridge’s in Mayfair, the Shangri-La in the Shard and the Ritz in Piccadilly, to name just a few – you’d think London has no need for even more luxury hotels. Yet, there are new […]
Photograph: Anneleen AkleGood news for pet parents, bad news for those who aren’t such huge fans of man’s best friend. Pampered pooches reign the streets of Fitzrovia, flush with Georgian architecture, old-school pubs, quaint coffee shops and some not-so-secret celebrity dwellings – and soon the […]
Photograph: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.comThere are, despite rumours to the contrary, still plenty of London pubs where you can bag a pint for less than six quid. As we explored in our handy round-up, some central boozers even meet the brief. Your […]
Photograph: joshimerbin / Shutterstock.comWhere did Shakespeare really belong? Stratford-upon-Avon draws in millions of tourists annually as the playwright’s birthplace and burial site, yet a new finding suggests Shakespeare spent a lot more of his later life down south than we […]
Photograph: mdotahsan / Shutterstock.comYou’ve probably heard by now, but even more tube strikes are on the way. RMT drivers will be walking out for six 24-hour periods in April, May and June. The first day of strikes will be next week, taking […]
Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event. The east London art festival has promised it will ‘expand across the borough’ this summer, with the fair taking place in Hackney […]
Photograph: John Marshall / JM EnternationalCalling all ’90s babies. A free exhibition has opened at the Barbican, and it’s celebrating the era of Cool Britannia with all things Spice Girls and Britpop. Mel B’s leopard print catsuit, Gerri Halliwell’s union jack print boots […]