Day: March 13, 2026

William and Kate revisit first royal engagement together 15 years on

00:40 Prince William and Princess Kate drove a lifeboat down the Thames in London, as they met with RNLI staff and volunteer fundraisers. It was a trip down memory lane for the couple, with their first official royal engagement taking place at an RNLI station in Anglesey in February 2011. The Prince and Princess of […]

Ryan Gosling shares his ‘unpopular opinion’ about foxes in London

Policeman denies sexually assaulting fellow officer at a bar

John Dunne Published March 13, 2026 11:23am Updated March 13, 2026 11:25am A Met detective has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a fellow officer at a north London bar.  Detective Sergeant Kenneth Dunn, 49, allegedly put his hand up the woman’s shirt at the venue in Camden in October last year.  The officer, […]

I went to smell the ‘sickly’ advert inside King’s Cross – this is what it’s actually like

Commuters in London have been left feeling ‘nauseous’ while getting the Tube – and not because of that viral video. A new Magnum ice cream advert has popped up in a tunnel linking St Pancras International and King’s Cross Underground station, and it’s got a very unique feature, one that people are finding a bit […]

‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again

Ajmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. “It’s really funny,” he says, then outlines the plot of his current favourite in exhaustive detail. Wren, 8, is making her way through Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. “I didn’t read lots when […]

‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness

“What you’ve got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!” says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health. Greenwood is striding round Pensford Field, a tiny patch of wildness tucked behind houses in south-west London. The bright […]

Ottolenghi’s top secret test kitchen opened for the first time — and I nabbed an invite

Nestled between a charity shop and a Lidl is one of the last places I’d expect to see Ottolenghi’s iconic red logo. But this is exactly what you’ll find at 422 Holloway Road, home to the most crucial part of the bougie deli, bakery and restaurant business. Hidden away inside a rather boring-looking building is […]