Day: June 21, 2024
Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off played during changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace – video
June 21, 2024On Friday, the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace featured a rendition of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. The performance coincided with the beginning of the London leg of Swift’s UK tour, where she will perform at Wembley Stadium
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Taylor Swift put this London kebab shop on the map — but is it actually worth the hype?
June 21, 2024Courtney PochinPublished Jun 21, 2024, 5:18pm|Updated Jun 22, 2024, 12:24pm Taylor Swift might have sang So Long, London but it seems the superstar isn’t done with the city just yet. She’s back, bringing her record-breaking Eras Tour to Wembley Stadium for an impressive eight shows this summer, kicking off on June 21. And while many […]
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Tube map gets a Taylor Swift makeover to mark her London Eras shows
June 21, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Jun 21, 2024, 3:25pm|Updated Jun 22, 2024, 7:47am The London Underground has put on its party hat with a special Taylor Swift map revealed on the day of her first Eras concert in the capital. Transport for London (TfL) launched Taylor’s version of the iconic Underground map. Each line on Taylor’s map is […]
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I couldn’t afford a place in London – so I built my own home
June 21, 2024First-time buyers in London have turned to building their own homes. London’s astronomically high property prices have forced aspiring homeowners out of the city. The average cost of a home in the capital is over £712,000 according to Zoopla, making the dream of owning your own digs feel very out of reach for many. People […]
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7UP just unveiled a very unexpected new product for summer
June 21, 2024Courtney PochinPublished Jun 21, 2024, 11:20am|Updated Jun 21, 2024, 11:21am When you hear 7UP, you’ll likely think of the classic lemon-lime flavoured fizzy drink, but soon you might associate the name with something a little different. That’s because the drink brand is launching a new, and somewhat unexpected, range of products which feature the iconic […]
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Thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate summer solstice
June 21, 2024Thousands of people greeted the sun with cheers as it rose over Stonehenge for the summer solstice on Friday – just days after the ancient monument was sprayed with orange paint. Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic structure in Wiltshire encountered a chilly morning accompanied by misty fields as the sun glinted over […]
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Jay Slater search: Friends say police in Tenerife ‘not doing enough’ as footage emerges of missing teen
June 21, 2024The family of missing British teenager Jay Slater say police are not doing enough to find him – as loved ones held a “service of hope” in his hometown. Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, travelled to the Spanish island with two friends to attend the NRG music festival, on his first holiday on […]
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Scientists discover world’s oldest wine – and it contains a man’s ashes
June 21, 2024A 2,000-year-old wine containing a man’s ashes has been discovered in what was once a Roman burial site in Spain. On June 18, researchers at the University of Córdoba said they found what is the world’s oldest known wine in a liquid state inside a funeral urn in Carmona, a town in southwestern Spain. The […]
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Rush hour delays after large chunk of London rail line suspended
June 21, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Jun 21, 2024, 7:59am|Updated Jun 21, 2024, 12:58pm Commuters have been hit by disruption in London this morning after a signal fault. Passengers using the route between Highbury and Islington to New Cross Gate and West Croydon have been hit by delays this morning. Both London Overground and National Rail services are affected […]
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Data from NHS cyber attack ‘published online by cyber criminal group’
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