7 of the best Mother’s Day 2025 events in London February 27, 2025 Mother’s Day 2025: the best events in London to book now Mother’s Day rolls around on Sunday 30 March and some London hotels and restaurants have already started promoting their events. We’ll continue to update this list as new events are confirmed in the capital to help you plan for the day with your mother, [...]
The Last Showgirl film review: Pamela Anderson as you’ve never seen her February 27, 2025 For over thirty years, Pamela Anderson has been a pop culture curiosity. The embodiment of 90s raunch thanks to her role in Baywatch, the star’s legacy has been pored over in numerous documentaries and TV shows. Here, she shows a more serious side in the drama The Last Showgirl. She plays Shelly, a 57-year-old Vegas [...]
What’s on in London March 2025 February 26, 2025 | City Talk Prepare to rediscover London this March. Let London captivate you as Central London Alliance shares the fabulous events and experiences in the city’s hottest spots, the most exhilarating adventures, and details on some upcoming must-see performance that everyone’s talking about. Arts and Culture Cats, Lions and a Dragon: A Family Yoga Session 1 – 2 [...]
Why Tasmania is Australia’s overlooked wine destination February 26, 2025 It was only four years ago I was served a glass of House of Arras, an exceptional sparkling wine, full of crystalline precision and refined fizz. I was surprised to hear it was from Tasmania. Before then, I knew very little about wines from this region. London is the most exciting marketplace for wine in [...]
I ate inside Bridget Jones’ flat in London – and had a blue soup cocktail February 26, 2025 Fans of Bridget Jones and the excellent new film will be delighted to learn that her London flat is open to visitors, and you can even order some of her famously abysmal blue soup. The Khao Bird restaurant occupies the same first floor space where Bridget’s Borough Market flat is in the films. There’s never [...]
Mythron Cars Healey: Reborn classic sports car is small and mighty February 26, 2025 With its cartoonish ‘Frogeye’ face, Lilliputian dimensions and 43hp engine, the Austin-Healey Sprite wasn’t the obvious starting point for a giant-killing race car. Yet this plucky roadster punched well above its sub-600kg weight, achieving a 1-2-3 finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959, then a class win for Stirling Moss a year later. [...]
Eat like an Egyptian at amazing new lunch spot Koshari February 26, 2025 The City’s eating and drinking scene has gone into overdrive in recent months and years, with dining options to rival anywhere in London. Our favourite new lunch spot is Koshari Street, which recently opened on Cannon Street. An Egyptian restaurant named after the famous dish of grains, chickpeas and tomato sauce, it’s a great option [...]
Otherland at the Almeida review: Saccharine and melodramatic February 25, 2025 Otherland | Almeida | ★★☆☆☆ Chris Bush’s best-known play to date, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, divided opinion at Morning Wire. I found this strange musical about a Sheffield housing estate to be quite charming, if a little twee, while my colleague, reviewing the West End transfer, hated it with every fibre of her being. [...]
Why The Gallivant is a wine-lover’s happy place February 25, 2025 Oh, The Gallivant, how I love you. I would say “let me count the ways” but there would be too many for this column’s wordcount. Despite my loving almost any excuse for a celebration, Valentines Day has not cut the proverbial mustard enough times and it has lost its lustre. Going out means sitting elbow [...]
7 amazing things to do in London this March February 25, 2025 As the weather starts improving, so too do the capital’s events. Here are 10 things to do in London to mark in your diary right now In February, it can feel like winter may seriously never end – but with March comes renewal. As the temperature rises, so too do our hopes for fine new [...]