19 h. ago This underrated London airport was recently named best in the world

This underrated London airport was recently named best in the world  Time Out

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33 h. ago Ruth Chepngetich and Peres Jepchirchir withdraw from London Marathon

World-record holder Chepngetich ‘not in right place’Defending women’s champion Jepchirchir has ankle injuryThe women’s world-record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, and the reigning champion, Peres Jepchirchir, have withdrawn from the London Marathon, organisers said on Friday, less than two weeks before the race.Kenyan Chepngetich broke the women’s record in Chicago last year, running 2hr 9min 56sec to become the first woman to break 2:10, and had hoped to improve on that time in London on 27 April. “I’m not in the right place mentally or physically to race my best in London and I am therefore withdrawing,” she said in a statement. “I am very sad to miss the race and I hope to be back next year.” Continue reading...

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63 h. ago New York's legendary Charles Pan Fried Chicken is coming to London for the first time

New York's legendary Charles Pan Fried Chicken is coming to London for the first time  London Evening Standard

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63 h. ago Charles Pan Fried Chicken: the legendary New York restaurant is coming to London for the first time

New York chef Charles Gabriel hasn’t visited London since his honeymoon in 1975

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65 h. ago Easter Bank Holiday 2025: the full updated London weather forecast for April 18

Easter Bank Holiday 2025: the full updated London weather forecast for April 18-21  Time Out

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66 h. ago Booming City of London's GDP soars past the £100 billion mark for first time

The Square Mile’s output is on a par with those of entire national economies such as Morocco or Slovakia.

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2 d. ago ‘This platform gave me everything’: street performers rue end of busking at Leicester Square

Westminster Council said it was ‘left with no choice’ but to bring in a controversial ban due to noise complaintsTommi has been a living statue for 20 years, endeavouring to stay rooted to the spot amid hailstones, loose dogs and teasing teenagers.But even he was moved by the news that Leicester Square would no longer host street performers, calling time on one of London’s most renowned tourist-friendly quirks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Piccadilly line disruption: London Underground closures have been extended until October

Piccadilly line disruption: London Underground closures have been extended until October  Time Out

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4 d. ago David Baldacci's 'Strangers in Time' novel set in London during WWII

David Baldacci's 'Strangers in Time' novel set in London during WWII  MSNBC News

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4 d. ago This popular south London park is getting a £1.5 million makeover

This popular south London park is getting a £1.5 million makeover  Time Out

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4 d. ago Big Mamma Group is launching a new London restaurant in Canary Wharf

Big Mamma Group is launching a new London restaurant in Canary Wharf  Time Out

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5 d. ago Teaching assistant from St Neots running London Marathon for second time

Teaching assistant from St Neots running London Marathon for second time  The Hunts Post

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5 d. ago A revolutionary new tube map shows where London Underground trains are in real

A revolutionary new tube map shows where London Underground trains are in real-time  Time Out

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6 d. ago Hollywood hellraiser Mickey Rourke seen for first time since CBB axe as actor mopes on steps of posh London hotel

Hollywood hellraiser Mickey Rourke seen for first time since CBB axe as actor mopes on steps of posh London hotel  The Sun

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6 d. ago Journalist Ahmed Alnaouq: ‘It’s our duty to make Gaza’s stories immortal’

The Gaza-born, UK-based journalist, who has lost more than 20 family members in Israeli airstrikes, has taken pieces from an online platform he co-created for young Palestinians and collated them in a new book‘Gaza, it breaks my heart to see you in this state’: three stories from young Palestinian writersOn 22 October 2023, an Israeli airstrike hit Ahmed Alnaouq’s home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing 21 members of his family, including his 75-year-old father, two brothers, three sisters and all of their children.At the time, Alnaouq was living in London, where he works as a journalist and human rights activist. “It crushed me,” he says of the attack. Unable to return home, he could only watch helplessly from afar and grieve alone. Later, he tells me that it’s not anger or hate that consumes him now, but survivor’s guilt. “All the time I think: ‘Why? Why am I alive? Why wasn’t I killed with my family?’” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago It’s official: one of the world’s most beautiful airport landings is in London

It’s official: one of the world’s most beautiful airport landings is in London  Time Out

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7 d. ago Kaliane Bradley: ‘I dreaded the book going to people I know’

The author of bestseller The Ministry of Time on how lockdown telly, Terry Pratchett and her Cambodian heritage shaped her Arctic time travel taleKaliane Bradley, 36, lives in east London and works as an editor at Penguin Classics. Her debut novel, The Ministry of Time (Sceptre), was published last year to critical acclaim and a place in the bestseller charts and is out in paperback now. It’s a vivid time travel tale following Lieutenant Graham Gore, a crew member of Franklin’s lost 1845 Arctic expedition, who is brought back to life in the 21st century as part of a government experiment. He develops an unlikely relationship with his “bridge”, a contemporary character helping him assimilate to the modern world. It was longlisted for the 2025 women’s prize for fiction and the BBC has commissioned a TV adaptation.What has the past year been like for you?Lovely and discombobulating. I veer wildly between immense gratitude and intense impostor syndrome. But I’m still working 4.5 days a ...

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7 d. ago The time when some Ghanaians held a protest in London over Nkrumah's 'dictatorship'

The time when some Ghanaians held a protest in London over Nkrumah's 'dictatorship'  GhanaWeb

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8 d. ago LIVE Nintendo Switch 2 launch: I'm playing the new console and games first

Follow along with our live blog as we try out the Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time at London's ExCel event.

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8 d. ago Otter pups at London Zoo take to the water for the first time

Otter pups at London Zoo take to the water for the first time  BBC

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