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The dark past of London’s Boundary Estate in Shoreditch

Explore the dark past of London's Boundary Estate in Shoreditch. This video reveals how the deadly Old Nichols slum became ...
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Oxford Street pedestrianisation: what Londoners really want

Watch Londoners react to the newly pedestrianised Oxford Street. In this video, locals share their demands for street food, ...
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A 45-second walk from Rotherhithe station, a little-known museum guards the shaft of the world’s first underwater tunnel, once described as the Eighth Wonder of the …

Discover the Brunel Museum’s Tunnel Shaft, a hidden London landmark just 45 seconds from Rotherhithe station and the gateway ...
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A major new festival of South Asian creativity and culture is coming to London next summer – and 3 of the city’s most famous museums are joining forces for the nine-day ...

The Serendipity Arts Festival is a brand new celebration of South Asian creativity that will take over South Kensington next year.
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Pop-up book swap at London’s Southbank Centre

Watch readers trade titles and leave handwritten notes at the new pop-up book swap in London's Southbank Centre during the ...
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All London rail closures over Christmas and New Year in full as Network Rail carries out £152m upgrade works

Paddington, Liverpool Street, Redhill, Charing Cross and Euston face disruption as Network Rail carries out £152m upgrade ...
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Looking for a low-key impressive date spot? This newly opened Canary Wharf restaurant offers Nikkei cuisine and a chilled-out setting

If you like Japanese and Peruvian food, you’re probably pretty familiar with Nikkei cuisine. This fusion, which uses Japanese cooking techniques and Peruvian ingredients, is said to have first started ...
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It will snow in Covent Garden every day from 4 December — here’s everything you need to know

From 4 December, daily snow flurries will fall in Covent Garden every hour on the hour, from midday until 9pm.
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25 years ago Anne Hathaway discovered she was the princess of Genovia in the hit film ‘The Princess Diaries’ – next month you can see the iconic film on the big scree…

Cast your mind back to 2001, and one of the year’s biggest movies: The Princess Diaries. Starring Anne Hathaway and Julie ...
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Meet William Willett: the Chislehurst builder who invented daylight saving time after a dawn ride in Petts Wood, and died a year before it became law

Ahead of the clocks going back this weekend, it's time to find out how exactly the concept of 'daylight saving time' came to be.
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Four Tet will make his debut at London’s beloved GALA festival for 2027 – and tickets go on sale next week

GALA Festival 2027 is coming to Peckham Rye Park with Four Tet, DJ Harvey, Shy FX, HAAi and more. Here’s the first lineup and ...
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In 1848, Kew Gardens opened a Victorian glasshouse the world had never seen; before its closes for a major restoration, it’s the backdrop to the grand finale of the UK’s ...

Kew's Palm House opened in 1848 and is set for restoration. See it lit up at Christmas at Kew from 13 Nov and book your tickets now.