In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival
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Inside the Met’s West End crime crackdown
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a 'war on motorists'
Rediscovering the tomb of Britain's most salacious explorer
Sir Richard Francis Burton's outrageous exploits shocked Victorian society. So why was he forgotten?
Is London’s council tax system fair?
A group of MPs are claiming that council tax is biased towards London. The truth is more complicated.
Another council gets embroiled with London’s 'cult-like' church
Plus: the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskaters and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today's Monday briefing
'You & I are Earth': How a 17th century plate became a globally beloved treasure
Found in a cesspit, the anonymous plate has made its way to luxury bags, tattoos and album titles — much to the bemusement of its curators
Gripped by the Ripper: The enduring fascination with London's most infamous killer
137 years on, the Whitechapel Murders remain an obsession — and a lucrative business opportunity
London's high streets all look the same. Why?
How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
Outrage over Asif Aziz’s newest London hotel
Plus, the late night parties at Comic-Con, a ghostly murder and fighting between the capital’s vampire hunters
Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
Man-bags at dawn on the Loughborough Estate
Alleged assassination attempts, hazardous chemicals and £374,000 of gifts
Champagne, humiliation and Leonardo DiCaprio: It's Frieze 2025
Going native at the art fair to end all art fairs
The campaign to free London Aquarium's penguins heats up
Plus: rumours of a new overground line, a history of celebrity séances and whether the British Museum Ball was a flop
Back to the future at Oslo Court
Welcome to the art-deco apartment block home to the pink, carpeted heart of London’s traditional food scene
My First Year in London: Marianne Tatepo
When my best friends from Brussels visit me in London, a big observation they have is, 'oh my God, everyone's so friendly'