8 h. ago Autosport Business Exchange convenes in London, featuring industry

Autosport Business Exchange convenes in London, featuring industry-influencing speaker line-up  Autosport

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12 h. ago 'It’s the Juxtaposition That Feels Thrilling’ – Step Inside an 1800s London Home Where Classic Features Collide With Colorful, Contemporary Styling

'It’s the Juxtaposition That Feels Thrilling’ – Step Inside an 1800s London Home Where Classic Features Collide With Colorful, Contemporary Styling  Homes and Gardens

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6 d. ago David Bowie’s childhood home to open to public after 1960s restoration

South London house to feature never-before-seen archival items and creative workshops for young peopleOn the evening of 6 July 1972, thousands of young people across the UK had their lives changed when the sight of David Bowie performing Starman on Top of the Pops was beamed into their living rooms. Come the end of 2027, Bowie fans will be able to walk the very floorboards where the young David Jones grew up, when his childhood home in south London, is opened to the public for the first time.Ahead of the 10th anniversary of Bowie’s death this weekend (he would have turned 79 on Thursday), the Heritage of London Trust has announced that it has acquired the two-up, two-down house at 4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, where Bowie lived from 1955 to 1968. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago One of the UK’s coolest city centre spots to get new sandy beach with free

A BRAND new water attraction is coming to the UK's capital. Named the East London Waterworks Park, the free wild swimming spot will feature a beach, pools and gardens. Based in Hackney, the new 14-acre spot located at the old Thames Water depot on Lea Bridge Road could soon be transformed into a new swimming...

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8 d. ago In pictures: Animal lovers get a close look at London Zoo’s annual stocktake photocall featuring lions, penguins, capybaras and more

In pictures: Animal lovers get a close look at London Zoo’s annual stocktake photocall featuring lions, penguins, capybaras and more  Dawn

Culture

1 week ago London fireworks display features Jet2 holiday meme voiceover

London fireworks display features Jet2 holiday meme voiceover  The Independent

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1 week ago Brits blast Sadiq Khan's 'disappointing' London New Year fireworks after organisers shoehorn in 'advert' for Wicked

The display organised by Sir Sadiq Khan in London featured prominent visuals and songs from Wicked: For Good in a partnership between the Mayor and Universal Pictures.

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1 week ago ‘Even he was surprised by some of the stories’: The making of David Attenborough’s Wild London

The 99-year-old naturalist explores his hometown of London in a one-off New Year’s Day special on BBC One. Louis Chilton speaks to some of the people behind this remarkable glimpse into the city’s hidden ecosystems

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1 week ago London Cafe Owner Features Face of Alleged Hamas Operative on Outdoor Chairs

London Cafe Owner Features Face of Alleged Hamas Operative on Outdoor Chairs  Algemeiner.com

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2 w. ago No Time for Goodbye review – well intentioned drama about the loneliness of the asylum

Journalist Don Ng’s debut feature raises interesting questions about the asylum experience – but his film is too sentimental and superficial to truly answer themThis is a film made with the best of intentions – and it has some good insights into the loneliness and isolation of seeking asylum in the UK. But there are a few too many sentimental moments to properly work as social-realism, or anything close to convincing drama, which is disappointing given its creator, Don Ng, is a journalist-turned-director making his feature debut. It’s set in London, where Bosco (a sensitive performance by Yiu-Sing Lam) has arrived from Hong Kong fleeing the government’s crackdown on political freedom, though he doesn’t really talk much about the situation back home.Bosco is sent to live with other asylum seekers on a military base while his application is processed. Some of the best scenes turn out to be gentle observations of his sense of dislocation: walking around the local corner shop, for examp...

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2 w. ago Rams vs Falcons Player Props for Monday Night Football, Week 17, featuring Drake London

Rams vs Falcons Player Props for Monday Night Football, Week 17, featuring Drake London  Pickswise

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2 w. ago A Tube train with no graffiti in Sadiq Khan's London? EastEnders fans mock show for featuring spotless Underground carriage

The soap opera has filmed multiple scenes in a London Underground carriage this year but with its sparkling interior, fans say it was far too pristine to reflect the actual Tube

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