We may be stuck indoors trying to woo our other halves over Zoom (urgh), Googling witty one liners to use on Hinge or frantically swiping (well, not much difference there, really) for our next fling, but it's still Valentine's weekend, and so we've come over a little romantic. Dates as we know them (and indeed, …
11 of the Very Best Outdoor Bars That You Need to Visit in London
There’s no telling when we’ll once again be able to slurp a lukewarm, overpriced beer (oh how we miss it) in a crowded pub garden, but that won’t stop us fantasising about it while we’re confined to necking cans in our living rooms. With rumours circulating that restrictions may start to lift in spring (which …
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The 7 Best Lockdown Walks Under 7 Miles in London
There's nothing quite like being locked in your flat 23 hours of the day to make you *really* appreciate some time in the great outdoors - leaving the inevitable arguments over the thermostat and three-day-old dishes behind. And, in London, great the outdoors really are. Thankfully, for the duration of Lockdown 3.0, we're allowed past …
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Free things to do in London for the Bank Holiday Weekend
It’s the last weekend of the month. You’re skint. We’re skint – even more than usual – but it’s a bank holiday, and no one wants to lose out on the unbridled joy of that extra glorious day off. So it’s pretty lucky that we’ve put together a comprehensive list of free (or at least …
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7 Reasons Why We Won’t Miss London’s Heatwave (ahem, honestly…)
With headlines declaring Storm Ernesto’s imminent arrival and a recent plunge into the depths of autumn (when did the mornings get so cold?) marking the official end of London’s heatwave, it looks as though we’re set to surrender summer for this year already. But why wallow in the pain of quickly diminishing daylight (yes, the …
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8 New Year’s Resolutions for Londoners
Now that the metallic novelty glasses and giant numeric balloons are finished populating our newsfeeds, we can start to actually get on with 2018. That means putting those well intentioned (but probably not the most realistic, right?) resolutions into action. If the idea of swearing off meat and sugar is already losing its appeal, we’re …
6 Things to do in London for a Glasto-free weekend
Anyone stuck on the central line this week won’t need to be told how bleedin’ hot it was – a mobile thermal device recorded temperatures above 35 degrees on the tube – as hordes of sweaty commuters spent their journey battling to press themselves like puppies, tongues lolling, against that teeny, tiny window at the …
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7 Political Bars to Drown Your Post-Election Sorrows
The election might be over, but the announcement today that the Queen's speech will be delayed while the Conservatives 'hammer out' a deal with the DUP has shown that the British government is still far from being decided. It looks like the optimistically named 'Coalition of Chaos' might already be under threat, giving hope to …
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Something Old, Something New, Something Blue – The General Election
Uber gave free rides to polling stations for wheelchair users, two book shops on opposite sides of London offered discounts to under 25s if they could prove they had registered to vote, and…pubs were giving away BOOZE. It seemed like all of London was rooting for a Corbyn victory by luring the youth out in …
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London vs Brexit
On June 23rd 2016, 51.9% of British people decided they no longer want to be part of the European Union. This tiny but historic majority threw the rest of the nation into a state of shock at best, horror at worst: the Prime Minister bolted, racists came out in their droves, and almost one year …