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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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The first-ever Boiler Room pop-up is in London this weekend

September 15, 2023

Music nerds and proprietors of Carhartt cross-body bags will be flocking to Soho this weekend, as Boiler Room has opened its first ever pop-up store in central London. At Walkers Court in Soho, Boiler Room fans will be able to […]

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Shania Twain at London O2 Arena: timings, setlist, tickets and everything you need to know

September 15, 2023

You don’t get the title of the ‘Queen of Country Pop’ for nothing, you know. There are few artists in the history of country music quite like Shania Twain: in over three decades of career, the Canadian musician has sold […]

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Tickets are on sale now to see Sarah Jessica Parker in West End comedy ‘Plaza Suite’

September 15, 2023

Although Sarah Jessica Parker is mostly known to us these days as a screen star – most specifically for ‘Sex and the City’ and its successor series ‘And Just Like That’ – she used to be quite a prolific stage […]

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Here’s how you can get super-cheap pints at Rugby World Cup screenings in London

September 14, 2023

The Rugby World Cup is great and all, but we all know what it leads to: boozing, and lots of it. And pints are pretty bloomin’ spenny right now – a day spent watching the rugby can leave a pretty […]

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Black-owned bookshops in London you can currently buy from

September 14, 2023

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, so many of us took to checking our privilege and getting better educated on the extent of systemic and entrenched racism. One of the best ways to embrace learning […]

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The co-owner of Frank’s Café is opening a new wine bar – and it looks very fancy indeed

September 14, 2023

Soon, east Londoners clad in Salomon trainers and Uniqlo bags will have somewhere new to hang out – there’s a brand new Real Housewives of Clapton mecca opening in east London, and it’s being brought to us by the people […]

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This London church has been named one of the UK’s most famous abandoned buildings

September 14, 2023

London’s architectural history tells a long and fascinating story of how the city grew from a marshy Roman settlement into the sprawling metropolis it is today. One of the most telling indicators as to how long our beloved London has […]