The smell reaches you before the music does. Somewhere between the Turbine Halls and Malaysia Square there is charcoal smoke, pandan, lemongrass and the sweet burnt-sugar edge of something frying. A kompang drumming group is warming up near the river. A queue is forming for curry puffs. Two children in borrowed sarongs are running a […]
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Nearly a thousand years ago, a 70-metre strip of embroidered linen told the story of how England was conquered. It has lived in France for almost all of that time. Now, for one autumn-to-summer window, it is crossing the Channel. The Bayeux Tapestry British Museum loan is the first time the artwork has been on
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Two clubs, eleven miles apart, with decades of needle between them. When Arsenal vs Chelsea shows up on the fixture list, a good chunk of London circles the date. Form goes out the window for ninety minutes, and the league table barely matters. The next one is close. Arsenal hosted Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium
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Some festivals are about music. This one is about a fire that never goes out. For one very long weekend in early September, a Grade I listed warehouse in Wapping fills with smoke, chefs, live bands and the smell of meat cooking over wood and charcoal. Meatopia London 2026 is back at Tobacco Dock, and
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The summer is over. The transfer talk has done the rounds. Pre-season friendlies are finished. Now the real thing is back. On Friday 21 August 2026, the lights come on at the Emirates and a brand new season begins. Football is the most-watched league on the planet, shown in more than 180 countries, and for
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UK airports handled a record 302 million passenger journeys in 2025, up from 295 million the year before. With that many people moving to and from terminals, even a small difference in distance, vehicle choice, airport fees or booking method can make a noticeable difference to what a passenger pays. That is why airport transfer
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Heathrow handled a record 84.5 million passengers in 2025, making accurate ground-transport planning more important than ever. Busy roads, terminal access charges and last-minute demand can all affect the cost and reliability of getting to the airport. Booking a cheap taxi to Heathrow Airport should not mean accepting an unclear fare, an unsuitable vehicle or
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Every summer, one building in South Kensington hands itself over to music for eight straight weeks. Not background music. The loud, ambitious, occasionally strange kind that fills a 5,000-seat Victorian dome and spills out into the queues along the pavement. The BBC Proms 2026 is that season, and it has been running in some form
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Twenty electric cars, one exhibition hall, and a slice of the Royal Docks that becomes a racetrack for a weekend. That is the quick version of Formula E London 2026. The fuller version is a two-day festival where a world championship gets decided while a crowd, a food court, and live music carry on all
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At late-July 2026 UK fuel prices, a petrol car returning 40mpg costs approximately 17.8p per mile in fuel alone, while a diesel car returning the same 40mpg costs around 19.7p per mile. Those calculations use average prices of 156.19p per litre for unleaded and 173.15p per litre for diesel. Insurance, depreciation, servicing, tyres and repairs
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