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How to enter the London Marathon 2027 ballot – deadline, cost and everything you need to know

Photograph: Loredana Sangiuliano / Shutterstock.comThe London Marathon might just be the city’s most exclusive cool-kid event. The sight of eager runners in fresh Hokas, sipping fluorescent electrolytes under the April sun can become inspiring pretty quickly, even if you don’t […]

Walthamstow’s popular Blackhorse Beer Mile is getting a new brewery – and it’s got a late night music licence

Photograph: East London Brewing CoEast London Brewing Co combines two things that east London does best: craft beer and incredible live music. Better yet, it’s just got the green light to keep good vibes going late into the night in a kitted-out new […]

The UK’s best place for shopping is in London, according to 14,000 reviews

Photo: Borough MarketLondon is a shopaholic’s dream. We’ve got two ginormous Westfield malls full of everyone’s favourite high street chains, world-famous shopping districts like Oxford Street and Carnaby Street and historic luxury department stores like Harrods and Selfridges to fulfil […]

The neighbourhood around this west London tube station will be transformed by a £3.7 million revamp

Image: Westminster City CouncilIf you tend not to venture west very often, your first thought when we say the words ‘Warwick Avenue’ might be Duffy’s 2008 break-up banger. God, what a throwback. If your postcode starts with W, however, you’ll likely […]

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Gillian Anderson will star in an intimate West End production of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

March 18, 2026

Although part of Gillian Anderson will forever live on as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, there’s no denying that intimidating matriarchal figures have proven to be something of a speciality for her in recent years, from Miss Havisham to Margaret Thatcher […]

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Decorate your home with a new collection of iconic patterns from London transport history

March 18, 2026

You know the unexplainable joy of getting a freshly upholstered seat on the tube during rush hour? Now you can experience it every day in the comfort of your own home, thanks to a new TfL-inspired fabric collection. Taking its […]

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British Airways is launching direct flights from London to the world’s best city

March 18, 2026

Mark your travel calendars, and put in that annual leave. Trips from London to Australia’s culture capital are about to get a heck of a lot easier. In January 2027, British Airways is launching brand-new flights from London Heathrow Airport straight to Melbourne — aka […]

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One of west London’s last pie and mash shops could be forced to close – here’s how to help save it

March 18, 2026

Cockney’s in Notting Hill – one of our favourite pie and mash shops in London – has seen thousands of people sign a petition to keep it open. The Portobello Road restaurant’s landlord is apparently looking to double the rent […]

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A new model of Lime Bike is launching in London this month – with several big changes

March 18, 2026

Love it or loathe it, you can’t deny that the Lime bike has become a modern London icon. It’s hard to say when this happened – perhaps it was during Brat summer, or when Timothée Chalamet (well before everyone started to […]

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This very useful app shows which London pub gardens are currently in the sunshine

March 18, 2026

We’ll try not to say it too loudly in case we scare off the sun, but the UK is on the cusp of spring and there are plenty of bright days ahead. And we all know what that means: a bev (or […]

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Check in at the ‘White Lotus’ at a free HBO Max pop-up in London next week

March 17, 2026

Fifty years after HBO’s launch in the US, the home of The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Succession is finally landing on these shores next week with the launch of HBO Max. And to […]