Charlie Sawyer Published May 22, 2026 12:45pm Updated May 22, 2026 2:49pm Wetherspoons is officially about to descend on the iconic theatre district in London, launching its first ever location in the West End. The pub operator will be taking over part of what was once the iconic Trocadero complex on 30 Shaftesbury Avenue – […]
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Summer has hit the UK a few weeks early, with London set to be hotter than Athens over the Bank Holiday weekend. A days-long heatwave will send temperatures soaring well into the 30°Cs. Bank Holiday Monday could see the hottest May day on record, with as high as 34°C in parts of London. So where do we go to cool off? The capital does not […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man stuck out his thumb pleading with the traffic to let him cross, not at the side of a dusty highway, but at a cycle lane’s pedestrian crossing. The crossing, outside of Blackfriars Station in central […]
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The supermarket began consulting staff affected by the proposals on Thursday, according to industry magazine The Grocer. Affected stores, which are all Morrisons Daily branches, are expected to shut over the next few months, with the supermarket looking to move employees to other stores “where possible.” The news comes despite convenience being an area of […]
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The pub giant has revealed plans to open one of the capital’s biggest pubs in the London Trocadero on Shaftesbury Avenue, making it Wetherspoon’s first ever pub in Theatreland. It is set to be called Piccadilly Hall, after the 17th century mansion which also once occupied the site and gave Piccadilly Circus its name. It […]
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The Metropolitan Police has warned it will have to reduce officer numbers if a £50 million deal between the force and US technology company Palantir does not go ahead. The force said it was disappointed after Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan blocked the deal with the technology firm. Scotland Yard had been in talks […]
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Linda Perry has said songwriters need to “embrace” artificial intelligence (AI) as the 4 Non Blondes singer and guitarist received the special international award at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards. The 61-year-old, who wrote hits such as Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful, Get The Party Started by Pink and What You Waiting For? recorded by Gwen Stefani, […]
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The White House is “very upset” with Nato members for “going into hiding” during the Iran war, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said. America’s top diplomat levelled his latest criticism as he headed to a meeting of counterparts from the military alliance in Sweden. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is among those expected […]
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Sadiq Khan has blocked a £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard. After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the […]
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Getting your fix of American food here in the UK has never been easier —from Raising Cane’s Texas Toast to Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding. And this summer, another export from the US will be making its debut. California-born yoghurt café and bar Go Greek Yoghurt is expected to open in July, on South Molton Street […]
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