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It’s official: 12 of Britain’s best music venues are in London

Photograph: Carolina FaruoloLondon is one of the world’s greatest cities for live music. Dare we say, the best? Our grassroots venues have been launch pads for some of the biggest artists on the planet. For decades, they’ve been precious havens for leftfield bands and […]

Is the London Overground affected by the May 2026 tube strikes? Essential information about RMT industrial action this week

Photograph: ShutterstockLondon is bracing for more strikes on the tube. Starting this Tuesday (May 19), London Underground drivers who are in the RMT union will walk out in two 24-hour strikes spread across four days. The drivers are protesting TfL’s plans to […]

London Tube Strikes May 2026: Is the Elizabeth Line affected by industrial action this week?

Photograph: Ian Dewar Photography / Shutterstock.comHere we go again. Round two of London’s current bout of tube strikes is on the way. Following four days of industrial action in April, this week the London Underground network will be hit by two 24-hour […]

May 2026 Tube Strikes: How to get around London during RMT industrial action this week – including which tube lines are running

Photograph: Sabira Dewji / Shutterstock.comThis week, tube strikes are back. In April London was hit with industrial action on the tube for the first time since September 2025, with drivers belonging to the RMT union walking out for two 24-hour periods at the end of the […]

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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 […]

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The 7 best Arsenal pubs in London to watch the Carabao Cup Final this weekend

March 17, 2026

It’s crunch time in the 2025/26 football season, with the first domestic competition of the year concluding this weekend when Arsenal and Manchester City meet at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final. Mikel Arteta’s league-leading Gunners will be attempting to […]

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7 London bus routes will be hit by strikes in March – full list of routes and strike dates this weekend

March 17, 2026

Last week drivers on the London Underground announced a series of strikes set to take place across March, April and May 2026. However, they aren’t the only transport workers in the capital who’re walking out. Do you rely on buses […]

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One of London’s best comedy clubs is closing after more than 40 years

March 17, 2026

Think of your favourite mainstream comedian – there’s a good chance they cut their comedy teeth at Balham’s Banana Cabaret, which is sadly set to close after more than four decades in the biz. Housed in the Bedford, a pub […]