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The director of Tate, Maria Balshaw, has spoken out about BP’s sponsorship deal with the British Museum (BM), saying that “the public has moved to a position where they think it is inappropriate”. In an interview with the Observer newspaper about her new book, Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter (Tate Publishing), Balshaw also addressed…

Thousands are expected to march through London today, joining a worldwide call to bring the hostages home. Coinciding with the annual Israel Day Parade held in New York, Jewish and non-Jewish organisations are being invited to march in delegations alongside family members of the hostages. Individuals who are not part of an organisation…

M&S has a special place in Brits’ hearts, old and young. From sweetie staple Percy Pigs and Colin the Caterpillar being centre stage at most parties to the chain’s bougie meal deals, it’s not hard to see why Marks and Sparks is so beloved.  And now we have some exceptionally exciting news for London-based M&S stans. It’s been revealed by…

A London Ambulance Service paramedic who jumped onto Tube tracks to help restrain a violent passenger armed with a weapon has been awarded a police commendation for his bravery. Dean pictured with British Transport Police’s Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi Dean Hawkins was the first paramedic to arrive at Sudbury Hill…

They've been big in Taiwan and China for a couple of decades and now Kanpai Classic is coming to London. Setting up in Soho, on the refurbished section of Wardour Street beside the old Paul A Young store, the restaurant specialises in yakiniku, which means you'll be getting a portable charcoal cooker at your table. The restaurants focus on wagyu…

By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A pair of developers that squeezed 14 apartments into two neighbouring properties meant to contain just six are locked in a battle with the local authority over the future of the extra flats. In February, Lambeth council issued two enforcement notices ordering the owners of seven and nine Rita Road in…

I won’t compare it to the Blitz. That would be wildly off target and in poor taste. But I can show you damage, injury and death. Ever since Boris Johnson won his 2019 majority by conquering Labour’s northern “red wall”, Conservatism has been making war on London, weakening its government, cutting its supply lines, subjecting it to hostile…

NYE by Tim Price, Credit: Johan Persson Sarah Morgan Jones “You are a born contrarian. The educated miner, the stuttering orator. The bed-hopping husband. The leader with no mandate. The brave coward.” (Nye by Tim Price, Methuen Drama). The long-awaited transfer of the story of Aneurin Bevan from the National Theatre in London as a…

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We love London. That isn’t a secret. Even though we don’t need others to tell us that London’s the best for us to believe it, it’s always nice to know when people appreciate the city as much as we do. According to Oxford Economics, London is the best city in the world, at least when you measure it by ‘human capital’. That refers to ‘the…