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Posh coffee shop chain WatchHouse – with brews that cost £25 – is opening a new cafe in north London

Photograph: WatchHouseIf you’re on the hunt for seriously swanky coffee, WatchHouse is the place. The chain’s rare range of brews can set you back by as much as £25 a pop – yep, those are some bougie beans. And its […]

The world’s best airport for shopping is in London

Photograph: ShutterstockCan you guess how often someone buys a bottle of perfume at London Heathrow? Ok, we’ll tell you – it’s every 20 seconds. That’s a lot of eau de toilette. It’s no wonder, then, that the west London aviation […]

London’s 26 most ‘iconic’ restaurants have been named by OpenTable

Image: Matthew HagueWhen you think about London icons, the things that come to mind are probably Big Ben, the late Queen Liz, David Bowie or the London Eye – people and landmarks that had a huge part to play in […]

The massively underrated ‘Venice of England’ that is the best weekend trip from London in 2026

Photograph: ShutterstockLondon offers pretty much everything you could possibly want. Incredible restaurants, top-notch boozers, world-leading theatres, galleries and museums, acres of gorgeous green space, loads of places to swim and even a bunch of adorable city farms. So, we wouldn’t blame you if you told us […]

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Union Chapel has launched a fundraiser to save its world-famous organ

November 21, 2023

Islington’s Union Chapel is a special sort of place. Sandwiched between townhouses just off Upper Street, it’s a gorgeous, Grade I-listed structure that is a music venue, charity drop-in centre for the homeless and a fully-functioning church all rolled into […]

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The London Eye is transforming into a massive sweet shop next month

November 21, 2023

Festive season is officially a go, and that means all over London places will be transforming into magical winter wonderlands. One London landmark will be morphing into a sugary haven over Christmas this year, as a pod on the London […]

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Five London curry houses triumphed at the Asian Curry Awards 2023

November 21, 2023

Did you wake up this morning feeling incredibly proud of how good London curry is? Well, that might just be because local eateries swept the board at the recent Asian Curry Awards. In a ceremony which took place at Mayfair’s […]

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Four London curry houses triumphed at the Asian Curry Awards 2023

November 21, 2023

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London’s Olympic stadium could soon get a new name

November 20, 2023

Does anyone actually remember the official name of London’s Stratford stadium? While to most people it’s the ‘West Ham one’ or the ‘Olympic Stadium’, its real name is actually London Stadium. But that could be about to change. West Ham […]

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10 more historic London buildings are now officially ‘at risk’

November 20, 2023

One of the best things about London is its abundance of historic buildings. Whatever corner you turn in the city, you’re likely to be confronted with a mishmash of iconic architecture: from brutalist behemoths to gothic beauties, London has the […]

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A brand-new cycleway is coming to northwest London

November 20, 2023

If you’re a cyclist in London, every new cycleway is something of a godsend. Providing a safe haven from trucks, buses and angry drivers, each bit of bicycle-only road is another step towards making the capital a properly safe city […]