5 Must-Visit Spots in Bethnal Green What’s Hot London asks What’s Hot Bethnal Green? And the district answered with culture, creativity and culinary cool. Bethnal Green in East London is a neighbourhood where creativity, history, and community all collide – and whether you’re visiting for a few hours or a full day, we recommend these […]
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From pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]
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Toyosi Saliu Makes a Solid Gold Statement With Breathtaking 24-Carat Art From the heart of the African continent but firmly rooted in London, rises an exciting new artist whose work bridges African identity and ancestral royalty with modern elegance. Nigerian artist Toyosi Saliu uses real 24-carat gold to craft dazzling portraits that bring a […]
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WITH A FLOCK of pink flamingo’s prancing about in its beautiful Iberian-themed gardens and running streams, this Grade II listed nightspot and restaurant had set the tone for luxury and celebrity cool since the 1930s but owners Virgin say it will now permanently close. Virgin Limited Action took over the lease in 1981 and made […]
Fitness tips for a healthier New Year. Razor sharp & ready for 2018. Still suffering a New Year’s Eve hangover? We wish you a Happy New Year but you’ll find no respite here because the January print edition will put you through an uncompromising health and fitness overhaul, giving you tips from those in the […]
THE COOK FOR SYRIA campaign has now become a global movement to raise funds to alleviate the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern times. The Syrian war recently reached an important juncture with the withdrawal of Russian troops but the conflict continues. All money raised by these pop-up restaurants will be given to the Unicef Children […]
London theatre the Royal Court is reaching beyond the capital to find the next generation of writers from Northern England and will be working with Northern Stage and New Writing North. If you’ve lived in the North West, Yorkshire or the North East for at least two years you would have qualified for the submission […]
Just as the Turner Prize hit its thirties it suddenly got all age-conscious and decided being older isn’t such a bad thing after all. It was established in 1984 and was named after British landscape painter J.M.W Turner who was a bit of a whizz kid himself – elected as a full member of the […]
The race to make London a fully Smart City by 2020 When the ‘Smart’ word first entered our terminology during the digital age, it commonly described the technological capabilities and connectivity of our watches, wearables, and gadgets. Its meaning has taken on new power as our capital city embraces an era of artificial intelligence and […]
A woolly mammoth skull that is! And that was back in 1864. London and its surrounding suburbs are teeming with fossils, bones and remains from the Prehistoric, Bronze and Iron Ages. Of the 108 dinosaur species unearthed in Britain, you’d be surprised at how many were found in and around the capital, this includes the […]
The Women of the Lens Festival is the first British film festival for black women and women of colour and this is its first festival year. There are four days of panel discussions and screenings of shorts and features in all genres from drama to documentaries, with black women central to creation and production. It’s […]
CHRISTIE’S New York recently sold this Leonardo da Vinci painting, considered lost since the 1600s, for a world record $450 million. A mystery bidder outmuscled the richest and best of the art investment world and forked out the incredible sum of almost half a billion dollars (including fees) based on questionable evidence, at best. Experts […]
MAYOR OF LONDON Sadiq Khan has recently unveiled plans to pedestrianise the East-West section of Oxford Street in time for the launch of the Elizabethan Line in Dec 2018. He has marked out a half-mile area from Oxford Street to Orchard Street, although the North-South section will remain as it is. Transport for London promises […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
