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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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These London boroughs now require parking bays for Lime bikes

September 19, 2023

Soon in one south London borough you won’t be able to leave your Lime bike just anywhere after using it. Lewisham is introducing new Lime bike parking bays in order to stop the rental bikes from blocking pavements, which are […]

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‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ episode 7: Big Zuu in Oxford Circus

September 19, 2023

This week editor Joe heads to the mean streets of Oxford Circus. It doesn’t get more central than that. His guest? It’s only the multi-talented, Bafta-winning grime artist, TV personality and top chef Big Zuu! Listen in as he and Joe chat up […]

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This south London train station could be getting a major upgrade

September 19, 2023

London’s transport network always seems to be growing and changing, whether that be with new train services like the Elizabeth line or dazzling station glow-ups like the ones in Leyton and Colindale. And now yet another London train station is […]

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash rollerskating train musical ‘Starlight Express’ is rolling back to London in an immersive production

September 19, 2023

In the 1980s, Andrew Lloyd Webber was so popular that he could write a musical about basically anything – no matter how ridiculous – and it would instantly be a smash. Most famously there was ‘Cats’, the almost plot-free show about some […]

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The top ticket price for Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End play is £395 – and people aren’t happy

September 18, 2023

Okay, Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick were never going to bring their smash Broadway comedy ‘Plaza Suite’ to the West End out of the simple goodness of their hearts. They are glamorous celebrities who undoubtedly deserve some compensation […]

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It’s official: two of the world’s best pizza restaurants are in London

September 18, 2023

It’s no surprise that 50 Top Pizza, a panel that last week announced its list of the best pizzerias in the world, featured a bounty of restaurants in Italy in its list. But did you see that London also caught a slice (get […]

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Three London universities have been named the best in the UK

September 18, 2023

Depending on who you ask, London could be home to a whopping 160 universities. Which is, whichever way you look at it, a lot. And plenty of those are some of the best in the country –and the entire world. Ask […]