37 h. ago Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best

Critics’ favourite and curator of this month’s Meltdown festival, the British artist is flying high. But a nasty legal battle with her closest collaborator and a crisis of confidence left her close to calling it quits. Instead, she put it all on the new albumIt’s an unseasonably warm spring afternoon and sunlight is beaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a north London photo studio. When I arrive, Little Simz is out on the balcony. Wearing chunky sunglasses, a skirt and comfy cardigan, she sits on a chair with her back to the sun, eyes on the horizon, and pulls her legs up, wrapping her arms around her knees in a defensive position that’s verging on foetal.It’s curious body language for an artist at the top of her game. At 31, Simz is looking out at a city she can justifiably claim to have conquered since emerging as a teenage rapper more than a decade ago. But that’s not where she’s at right now. “I genuinely felt like I could disappoint everyone,” Simz says when I ask abo...

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3 d. ago Beyoncé London tickets: How to get Tottenham Hotspur Stadium seats for £50

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour has arrived in London for its UK shows and there's still a chance for fans to get tickets to see the singer at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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3 d. ago Harry and Meghan’s wedding singers perform for King at culture festival

Charles heard the Kingdom Choir when he arrived at SXSW London.

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4 d. ago Report – Inter Milan Chief Executive In London To Negotiate Arrival Of Wantaway Manchester United Striker

Report – Inter Milan Chief Executive In London To Negotiate Arrival Of Wantaway Manchester United Striker  SempreInter.com

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5 d. ago London Traffic Leads To ODI Delay, England Arrive On Cycles For Match Against West Indies

London Traffic Leads To ODI Delay, England Arrive On Cycles For Match Against West Indies  NDTV Sports

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5 d. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, was 'physically violated' by Met Police officers who strip

The 15-year-old girl, known as Child Q, had arrived at the school in Hackney, East London , for a mock exam when she was taken to the medical room to be strip-searched.

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5 d. ago England team beat London traffic 'in style' as West Indies get caught in chaos; arrive at The Oval on cycles

England team beat London traffic 'in style' as West Indies get caught in chaos; arrive at The Oval on cycles  Hindustan Times

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7 d. ago Tower Bridge lifts as Christopher Columbus replica ship arrives in London

Tower Bridge lifts as Christopher Columbus replica ship arrives in London  BBC

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8 d. ago Fat Tony's wedding kicks off in style as DJ, 58, arrives flanked by longtime pal Boy George for his London nuptials before exchanging vows with Stavros Agapiou, 32

Tony, 58, and Stavros, 32, who have been engaged since October 2023, are making it official at a Welsh church, before heading to the swanky Londoner Hotel for the reception.

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8 d. ago Fat Tony's wedding kicks off in style as DJ, 58, arrives flanked by longtime pal Boy George for his London nup

Fat Tony's wedding kicks off in style as DJ, 58, arrives flanked by longtime pal Boy George for his London nup  Daily Mail

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9 d. ago Replica Of Christopher Columbus’s Famous Ship Arrives In London For The First Time

Replica Of Christopher Columbus’s Famous Ship Arrives In London For The First Time  Marine Insight

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9 d. ago Russell Brand arrives at London court to enter pleas in rape and sexual assault criminal case

Russell Brand was flanked by his entourage and Metropolitan Police officers as he arrived at Southwark crown court for the plea hearing on Friday

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1 week ago Murder victim's father goes to his grave without knowing who stabbed his daughter to death in closed train carriage in one of Britain's most notorious unsolved crimes

The savage killing of Deborah Linsley on a suburban commuter train as it arrived at London 's Victoria station in 1988 is regularly cited as one of the UK's most high-profile unsolved cases.

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1 week ago Temporary trailers arrive in London for displaced tornado survivors

Temporary trailers arrive in London for displaced tornado survivors  FOX 56 News

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2 w. ago Watch how Benjamin Asare and other GPL stars arrived in London for Black Stars duty

Watch how Benjamin Asare and other GPL stars arrived in London for Black Stars duty  GhanaWeb

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2 w. ago New ‘Chucky’ and ‘An American Werewolf in London’ Pop! Figures Arrive from Funko

New ‘Chucky’ and ‘An American Werewolf in London’ Pop! Figures Arrive from Funko  All Hallows Geek

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3 w. ago Chris Brown's entourage arrives at court as singer remanded in custody

Singer Chris Brown has appeared in court after he was arrested following an alleged assault in a London nightclub two years ago as he arrived to Manchester on a private jet

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3 w. ago Harry Potter fans gobsmacked to see iconic dragon roaring through London streets

The 25ft-long Hungarian Horntail, which weighs 1.3 tonnes, roared its way through the capital's streets today, before arriving at Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London

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