24 h. ago Joy Crookes review – an enthralling, intimate set from this rising London soul star

Islington Assembly Hall, LondonThe twentysomething singer-songwriter brings classic Motown rhythms with a touch of hip-hop to a resounding set of anti-anxiety anthemsJoy Crookes is only 26, but the south Londoner’s music already feels omnipresent. One song in particular, at least: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now seems to be absolutely everywhere. I hear it in cafes and bars, trendy boutiques and grimy off-licences and, when I forget to turn it off, the autoplay function on my streaming app of choice. The song only came out in 2021, as a single from Crookes’s acclaimed debut album, Skin, and even if it doesn’t yet feel canonical, it has at least thoroughly saturated certain pockets of the city.Which makes it all the more remarkable that, when Crookes plays it at Islington Assembly Hall this evening – an “intimate”, or intimate for her, show at only 890 people – one of the Brits Week for War Child charity shows, it doesn’t even garner the biggest singalong of the evening. That honour might go ...

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39 h. ago Rihanna Reportedly Set for Glastonbury 2025 / HUGE London Stadium Residency May Follow

Rihanna Reportedly Set for Glastonbury 2025 / HUGE London Stadium Residency May Follow  ThatGrapeJuice

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48 h. ago Parking fines set to increase across London after councils say they aren’t a deterrent anymore

London Councils says that it has been 13 years since the penalty charges were last reviewed

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57 h. ago A Thousand Blows review – the irresistible new boxing drama from the Peaky Blinders creator

Steven Knight’s latest series is a hugely fun journey into the murky world of Victorian bare-knuckle fighting. It’s a ripping yarn full of audacious dialogueSome will come for the boxing. The Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, has set his latest endeavour in the East End of London and the shadowy underworld of late‑Victorian bare-knuckle fighting. The new series is called A Thousand Blows, and this is an understatement. Some will stay away because of the boxing. This would be a mistake, because it is about so much more. It is about all kinds of violence – that perpetrated against children by those supposed to protect them, against the increasingly poor by the increasingly rich, against women by men, against the colonised by colonisers – and what happens when you throw people together in the melting pot of a rapidly industrialising city where only the fittest can survive.There is a lot going on – narratively, thematically and cartilage crunchingly – in Knight’s historically ...

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62 h. ago Extra 52,000 dentist appointments for Londoners to help tackle 'Dickensian state of affairs'

Over 52,000 urgent dental appointments are set for London as the Government reveals 700,000 extra slots nationwide to help tackle the dentistry crisis

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62 h. ago 12 Historical Fiction Books Set in London That Will Sweep You Away!

12 Historical Fiction Books Set in London That Will Sweep You Away!  Woman's World

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66 h. ago Academy’s Oscar Viewing Parties Set for N.Y., London and L.A

Academy’s Oscar Viewing Parties Set for N.Y., London and L.A  Variety

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3 d. ago London parking fines set to rise to £160: Mayor Sadiq Khan signs off on proposals to increase PCNs by £30

London Mayor Sadiq Khan hsa signed off on proposals to increase PCNs by £30 - with motorists to be stung with fines of up to £160.

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3 d. ago The most fashionable pubs in London: Where the style set really go for a pint

The most fashionable pubs in London: Where the style set really go for a pint  Evening Standard

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3 d. ago The most fashionable pubs in London: Where the designers, magazine editors and top models really go

It’s London Fashion Week! But this season, you’ll find the style set are all headed to the pub — here is where you can find them

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3 d. ago Here’s how everyone can get involved this London Fashion Week

No invite? No problem! London Fashion Week The Shop is set to become this season’s stylish epicentre — and everyone’s invited

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3 d. ago How Walford in EastEnders got its name as the BBC soap turns 40

EastEnders is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a week of dramatic episodes - but the London Borough of Walford, where the soap is set, is actually not real

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4 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter to play second BST Hyde Park headline show following demand

The US pop star is set to return to the London stage on Sunday July 6 following her July 5 show.

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4 d. ago When will London get warmer? Temperatures set to hit double digits this week

The capital will get steadily warmer after a week of “anticyclonic gloom”

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4 d. ago Eight memorable EastEnders moments as BBC soap celebrates 40 years

The East End of London-set soap began airing on February 19 1985, and was a ratings hit from the start with 17 million viewers tuning in.

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4 d. ago 1990s legends to headline new East London festival with battery

1990s legends to headline new East London festival with battery-powered set  Hampstead Highgate Express

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4 d. ago Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr trade insults in row over drug tests

Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr's latest row on social media comes just two months before they're finally set to settle the score at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London

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5 d. ago Idia Aisien’s Exclusive Invitation to Netflix’s Bridgerton Set in London: Take a Look

Idia Aisien’s Exclusive Invitation to Netflix’s Bridgerton Set in London: Take a Look  BellaNaija

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5 d. ago On TV 40 years ago this week – New look BBC, drugs kingpin arrest and air disaster

The week of February 17 to 23, 1985 saw a new beginning for the BBC, a female duetting at number one, and a soap set in east London kicking off with a dead body

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5 d. ago Massive Attack set for first London festival in 9 years with eco show

The Bristol legends have been announced as headliners for the new LIDO Festival in Victoria Park, and it’s going to set a new standard for decarbonised live events

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