The False Wolf Spider: London’s Most Misunderstood Flatmate London is a city that prides itself on tolerance. We welcome foxes into Zone 2 gardens, parakeets onto suburban bird feeders, and the occasional American tourist into Pret. Yet one recent arrival continues to cause disproportionate alarm:…

Turnham Green Nestled in that ambiguous but deeply aspirational slice between Chiswick and Acton lies Turnham Green—part park, part battleground, part misunderstood transit stop. It’s the sort of place you pass through without quite knowing you’ve arrived, and yet somehow it lingers: in memory, in…

Stench by G.M. Barden: Book Review South East London at the end of the 1980s was a place where money moved faster than truth. Stench, G.M. Barden’s ferocious debut, returns to that moment with a cold eye and a clenched fist, charting a city sliding into moral freefall. Set between the dying embers…

Deptford Flea Market: A Quick Guide If you ever want to know what London’s really thinking — not what it’s posting, but what it’s hiding — go to Deptford Flea Market. Forget your polished pop-ups and your artisan olive tapenade; this is where the city’s unconscious mind spills out onto the…

Stench by G.M. Barden: Book Review South East London at the end of the 1980s was a place where money moved faster than truth. Stench, G.M. Barden’s ferocious debut, returns to that moment with a cold eye and a clenched fist, charting a city sliding into moral freefall. Set between the dying embers…

The Fireplace That Survived The Blitz: London’s Hidden War Memorial There’s a fireplace on Vincent Street, Westminster that shouldn’t exist. It stands, brick-red and defiant, half-swallowed by ivy and railings, like the exposed rib of a house that forgot to die. You’ll find it tucked behind modern…

Driverless cars coming to London. Can’t help thinking it’s not going to go well. What do you lot think?

Manor House: The London District That Refuses to Be Defined Between Hackney, Haringey and Islington lies Manor House — a North London neighbourhood of contradictions. Once a rural tavern stop, now a mix of wetlands, estates, and high-gloss towers, it’s a district that quietly captures the story of…

londonopia.co.uk/illicit-airw... For decades, pirate radio stations in London have defied the authorities, pushing the boundaries of music, culture, and broadcasting laws.

Elizabeth “Madam” Cresswell: London’s Bawd Queen She slips through the misty alleys of London’s memory like a whispered scandal — Elizabeth Cresswell, known in her time as Madam Cresswell, courtesan-entrepreneur, political underworld broker, and lightning rod for moral outrage. To call her merely…

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On the sixth anniversary of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, we remember Saskia Jones & Jack Merritt who tragically lost their lives. They will remain in our thoughts, as will our emergency services & the Londoners who bravely put themselves in danger that day to help others.

Mercato Mayfair: Where the Sacred Meets the Sourdough In the heart of Mayfair, amid the Bentley dealerships and discreet old money, stands St. Mark’s Church, a Greek Revival masterpiece turned gastronomic temple. Now known as Mercato Mayfair, it’s a place where sanctity has been swapped for street…

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London’s Covid Memorial Wall Becomes Official On the south bank of the Thames, opposite the smug limestone grin of Westminster, there stretches a wall of hearts. Thousands upon thousands of them — crimson, fading, repainted, imperfect. Each one stands for a life lost to Covid-19 in the UK. For…

Murder, Media, and Met Misconduct: The Daniel Morgan Mystery South London, 1987. A pub car park. A man with an axe in his head. No, this isn’t a pitch for a gritty Netflix miniseries—it’s the tragic and still unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. Over three decades later, his…

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Murder, Media, and Met Misconduct: The Daniel Morgan Mystery South London, 1987. A pub car park. A man with an axe in his head. No, this isn’t a pitch for a gritty Netflix miniseries—it’s the tragic and still unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. Over three decades later, his…

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

The Real Mr. Gruber’s Antique Shop: A Paddington Bear Treasure in Notting Hill If you’ve ever watched Paddington (2014) or its equally delightful sequel, Paddington 2 (2017), you’ll remember Mr. Gruber’s Antique Shop—the charming, wood-panelled haven of trinkets, teapots, and treasures, where the…

The Tragic Tale of Robert James Moore: The Queen’s Forgotten Stalker In the shadow of Buckingham Palace, amid the tourists and the grandeur, lay a mystery that went unnoticed for years. It is the story of Robert James Moore, an American man who crossed the Atlantic with a singular purpose: to be…

London’s Wild Parakeets: Debunking Myths and Uncovering Their True Origins London’s skyline, once dominated by pigeons and starlings, has been brightened in recent decades by flashes of emerald green and the raucous squawks of parakeets. These birds—specifically, rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula…

The Camden Ripper: London’s Forgotten Serial Killer In the early 2000s, amidst the bustling streets of Camden—more commonly associated with punk rock, vintage shops, and street food—a series of gruesome crimes unfolded that would later be linked to one of London’s most chilling modern-day serial…

When the City Stood Still: London’s Great Smog of 1952 In early December 1952, London — a city accustomed to its pea-soup fogs — found itself swallowed by something far darker: a wall of toxic, sulphurous smog that lingered for five days and changed the course of urban environmental policy…

Shells in the City: The Curious Case of Regent’s Canal’s Terrapins If you’ve ever ambled along Regent’s Canal on a rare sunny afternoon—perhaps dodging cyclists, lapping up overpriced coffee, or pretending not to eavesdrop on couples arguing outside houseboats—you might have spotted something…

Jack “Spot” Comer: The East End King Who Fought the Battle of Soho If you were to draw a map of London’s criminal underworld in the middle of the 20th century — the real one, not the movie version — it would begin in Mile End, snake through Whitechapel, cross Petticoat Lane, and end beneath the…

Cleopatra’s Needle: An Ancient Egyptian Obelisk in the Heart of London There’s a giant chunk of ancient Egypt plonked in the middle of London, and most people barely give it a second glance. Cleopatra’s Needle, an imposing 21-metre (69-foot) obelisk covered in hieroglyphs, stands on the Victoria…

The Forgotten Fighter of Whitechapel: The Life and Death of Alec Munroe In the clatter and coal-smoke of Victorian London, amid the swirling soot of empire and exploitation, there lived a man whose story feels ripped from a penny dreadful — if penny dreadfuls had known how to tell the truth. Alec…

For the first time in its nearly 700-year history, the Lord Mayor's Show this year became the Lady Mayor's Show. Dame Susan Langley DBE is not the City of London's first female lord mayor - she's the third in 697 years - but she is the first to take the lady mayor title.

Gilbert & George: London’s Walking Works of Art There they go again—two suited men, shuffling in lockstep through the East End fog, as if summoned by some arcane urban spell. Gilbert & George: not quite a duo, more of a double-headed myth. A singular entity split in two, eternally wandering the…

London’s Best Vintage Flea Markets There’s something intoxicating about London’s flea markets — part nostalgia, part archaeology. They’re the city’s slow heartbeat beneath the glass towers and chain cafés: places where time frays, and the past feels almost affordable. Forget the glossy world of…

On a patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank that had lost its war but not its attitude. South Londoners called it Stompie, and for nearly three decades it was the most delightfully absurd monument to bureaucratic spite in the capital. londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...

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Flood alert for high tide this afternoon at Bankside (outside Tate Modern) check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/...

A post on Reddit that asks an important question: Why is there so much anti-indian sentiment/racism in London? Today, i was walking past a group of white 20yr olds in Soho and one of them said 'this isn't india, get out'.

A post on Reddit that asks an important question: Why is there so much anti-indian sentiment/racism in London? Today, i was walking past a group of white 20yr olds in Soho and one of them said 'this isn't india, get out'.

London’s Best Vintage Flea Markets There’s something intoxicating about London’s flea markets — part nostalgia, part archaeology. They’re the city’s slow heartbeat beneath the glass towers and chain cafés: places where time frays, and the past feels almost affordable. Forget the glossy world of…

Park Royal: London’s Kitchen The West London area Park Royal is the city's kitchen — a place that clatters and steams long before the rest of the city wakes. It’s not a beauty spot or a brunch destination; it’s the vast backstage where the capital’s appetite is prepared. Every city needs somewhere…

The Kimpton Fitzroy: Bloomsbury’s Terracotta Time Machine Step out of Russell Square station and the Kimpton Fitzroy doesn’t so much appear as announce itself: a full city block of thé-au-lait terracotta, turrets and swagger, like a French château that took a wrong turn at Calais and decided…

The Counting House: Where the City’s Fortunes Still Flow If you were to design a pub to impress a Victorian banker, it might look something like The Counting House on Cornhill — only you’d probably tone it down a little for fear of gilding the lily. This is a place that doesn’t just whisper “old…

The Coolest Launderette in London A laundrette with soul Hidden among the sculptural concrete of the Barbican Estate hums a survivor from another age — a place of warmth, rhythm and stubborn beauty. The Barbican Launderette, is that rarest thing in London: a utility that became an icon. It’s been…

A photograph of the London Underground taken by Bert Hardy in 1952. #london #londonunderground

The Coolest Launderette in London A laundrette with soul Hidden among the sculptural concrete of the Barbican Estate hums a survivor from another age — a place of warmth, rhythm and stubborn beauty. The Barbican Launderette, is that rarest thing in London: a utility that became an icon. It’s been…

The Farm House, Mayfair’s Gothic Oddity In Mayfair, that district of polished limestone and quiet money, there stands a building that refuses to behave. At 22 Farm Street, a half-timbered fantasy squats between the restrained façades like a time-traveller who missed the memo on modernity. It’s…

A trip on the DLR at sunrise can be magical. #london #DLR #canarywharf #isleofdogs

The Halloween display at private members club Annabels in Berkeley Square Mayfair. #london #mayfair