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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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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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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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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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As the nights get darker, UN Women UK is sharing advice on making public spaces safer for women

UN Women UK’s Right to Move campaign returns on 25 October, with simple steps anyone can take if they see someone being ...
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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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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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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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In the early 80s, a Savoy bartender inspired Frank Sinatra’s favourite London stage ritual; over 40 years later, his music returns to an award-winning Soho club

Raise a glass to Sinatra and Armstrong at London’s Phoenix Arts Club on 12 November. Enjoy a live jazz tribute with 20% off ...
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Everything we know about the Mayor of London’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks – how to get tickets, where to see the fireworks, ticket restrictions, and discounts for Londoners

Regardless of whether you see New Year’s Eve as an evening for cosying up in front of the telly to watch the countdown, or for hitting the town for an all-night celebration, there’s one thing we can ...