Month: May 2026

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The 2027 London Marathon ballot has closed – here’s how you can still get a place in the legendary race

Photograph: Loredana Sangiuliano / Shutterstock.comInspired by this year’s London Marathon, you’ve ordered a new pair of Hokas, purchased a giant box of hydration gels and taken your new running vest for a test drive. There’s just one thing you’ve forgotten […]

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9 Franco Manca pizza restaurants will close in London: full list of locations shutting for good

Photograph: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.comAs far as pizza chains go, Franco Manca has been a reliable spot for great Neapolitan-style pies since it first launched in Brixton in 2008. Sadly, it’s taken a financial hit in recent years. Now, the […]

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This hyped New York-style pizza restaurant is opening a new slice shop in central London

Photograph: Carmy’s London truly has a deluge of pizza. For a long time, most of that pizza was of the floppy, tangy, Neapolitan kind – the type you get at Napoli on the Road, Rudy’s or Yard Sale. But while Neapolitan still […]

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7 of the best seaside towns in Britain are near London

Photograph: ShutterstockA couple of hours spent on the coast can really revive a person. There’s just something about the salty sea air and the sound of waves rolling in and out that magically breathes life into even the most burned-out […]

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Here’s how to get tickets to see Cate Blanchett at London’s National Theatre this summer as ticket sale dates have been announced

The jewel in the crown of the National Theatre’s 2026 schedule is Electra/Persona – a mash up of the Ancient Greek tragedy of Electra with Ingmar Bergman’s classic 1966 thriller Persona, adapted and directed by Aussie hotshot Benedict Andrews. That’s […]

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I went to the world’s first PAW Patrol theme park area – and this is my honest review

Chessington World of Adventure is definitely the most old fashioned of the big London-adjacent theme parks. There’s something endearingly last century about the random bits of zoo you still find scattered around. It has, nonetheless, been investing in some very […]

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One of London’s busiest train stations will close this summer

Photograph: John Gomez / Shutterstock.comFor travellers looking to explore Covent Garden and the West End, Charing Cross station is an invaluable jumping off point, with trains from all over the southeast terminating at this major transport hub. But this summer, […]