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Young V&A to open in summer after £13m redevelopment (and name change)
The V&A has announced its museum dedicated to children and young people will reopen this summer following a £13 million-plus redevelopment. The site in Bethnal...
Fledgling airline Norse to serve the most US destinations from London’s Gatwick in summer
Norse Atlantic Airways has announced it will serve more US destinations from Gatwick than any other airline this summer. The fledgling Norwegian low-cost carrier said...
Celebration to mark 50 years since David Bowie released Aladdin Sane album at Southbank Centre
A 50th-anniversary celebration of David Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane will be launched at London’s Southbank Centre in April. The Aladdin Sane: 50 Years exhibition has...
Extensive archive of David Bowie’s life to be made public in 2025 at new V&A museum in East London
An extensive archive of David Bowie’s life, work, and legacy will go on display to the public for the first time in 2025; it has...
Nearly half of Londoners have used Elizabeth line so far – survey
Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll...
Tate Britain to unveil complete rehang of collection for first time in 10 years
Tate Britain has announced it will open a complete rehang of its national collection of British art for the first time in a decade. The...
Artists Gilbert & George to open permanent exhibition center in east London
Artists Gilbert & George are opening a free, permanent exhibition center for their personal and confrontational work in keeping with their “art for all” ethos....
Heathrow Airport records busiest start of year since before pandemic
Heathrow Airport is “back to its best” having recorded the busiest start of the year since before the pandemic, its boss John Holland-Kaye has said....
Weird London: Man Finds Way Around London Property Prices – Builds a house in a skip
An artist who has decided to live in a converted skip for a year described the move as a “statement” in the face of the...
Time Traveller’s Wife musical confirmed heading for London’s West End
The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical is set to open in London’s West End later this year after a successful stage run at the Storyhouse...
London hotel prices 60% higher for King’s coronation, says Trivago
Accommodation search website Trivago has revealed that London hotels have ramped up their prices by nearly two-thirds for the King’s coronation. Trivago chief executive Axel...
London Zoo releases animal X-rays to showcase care and conservation work
London Zoo has released a series of X-rays of exotic creatures to showcase their work over the past decade. The archive images include X-rays of...
Museum launches campaign to acquire Florence Nightingale’s customized wheelchair
The Florence Nightingale Museum has launched a public campaign to obtain the wheelchair used by the nursing pioneer in her London home after her return...
V&A set to open first major UK exhibition on Renaissance sculptor Donatello
The V&A museum is preparing to open the first major UK exhibition exploring the work of the Renaissance sculptor Donatello. Launching on February 11, Donatello:...
Only Fools And Horses musical to close in West End after four years
Only Fools And Horses The Musical is to close at the Theatre Royal Haymarket after four years – becoming the West End venue’s longest-running production....
Artist Ai Weiwei to launch first design-focused exhibition at London’s Design Museum
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is to take over London’s Design Museum with his first installation using design and history as a lens through which...
London Travel Alert: Staff at British Museum to walk out during half-term break
Fresh strikes have been called by the biggest civil service union in its long-running dispute over jobs, pay and pensions. Members of the Public and...
Poet Lemn Sissay ‘over the moon’ to receive Freedom of the City of London
Lemn Sissay, the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. The writer and broadcaster, who...
English Heritage has unveiled six new blue plaques for London
A female activist known as the “founding spirit” of the Notting Hill Carnival is among the people whose place in history will be marked with...
National Portrait Gallery to reopen in June with two special exhibitions
The National Portrait Gallery will reopen later this year with an exhibition of previously unseen photographs by Sir Paul McCartney from his early days in...
In Pictures: Winter Lights festival returns to London for first time since 2020
The award-winning Winter Lights festival has returned to London for the first time since 2020, illuminating Canary Wharf with a spectacular collection of more than...
Tube and London bus fares to rise by nearly 6% from March
Passengers using public transport in London face an average hike in fares of 5.9% from March 5 under proposals announced by mayor Sadiq Khan. The...
Heathrow records biggest increase in passengers of any European airport
Heathrow said it recorded the largest increase in passengers of any European airport last year. The west London airport was used by 61.6 million passengers...
British Museum confirms ‘constructive discussions’ with Greece on Elgin Marbles
The British Museum has said it continues to have “constructive discussions” over the possible return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece after 200 years. The...
New Year’s Day Parade returns to streets of London
Revellers have lined the streets for London’s New Year’s Day Parade to help welcome in 2023. Entertainers from across the globe brought a colorful carnival...
National Portrait Gallery announces reopening date in June 2023
The National Portrait Gallery in London has set the date it will reopen three years on from its closure due to renovation. The public can...
Heathrow doing ‘everything we can’ to protect flights on strike days
Heathrow has announced it is doing “everything we can” to ensure no flights are canceled due to Border Force strikes. It is one of six...
Heathrow Airport employs Dave the robot dog
Heathrow Airport has employed a robotic dog called Dave in a bid to improve efficiency and safety on major construction projects. Dave is a robot...
We Will Rock You will return to London’s West End for a 12-week residency
Queen guitarist Brian May said he is “thrilled” to have We Will Rock You back on stage in London 21 years after the show burst...
Sir David Attenborough to narrate new immersive BBC Earth Experience in London
Sir David Attenborough will narrate a new immersive BBC Earth Experience, which is set to launch in London next year. The ‘immersive digital journey’ will...