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In this week’s newsletter: We asked Guardian writers and those performing to pick the acts they can’t wait to watch this weekend

As the host city for the 2023 Uefa Champions League final, Istanbul is set to be gripped by football fever when the Atatürk Olympic Stadium welcomes Manchester City and Inter for Europe’s biggest club match on Saturday 10 June. 

Other lives: Former editor in chief of The Good Hotel Guide, who worked on every edition from 1978 to 2022

In this week’s newsletter: Car showrooms have been transformed into dancefloors for some seriously shonky moves in the latest pointless ad-break craze

Florence, or Firenze, is “always at the top of the most beautiful places in Italy list”, said Rough Guides. This city in Tuscany “has it all”, from world famous museums and glorious architecture to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. It’s also home to “historic” markets, “magnificent” gardens…

The Good Food Guide is looking for people to vote for hidden gems in your area and in Glasgow there are currently four restaurants that are leading the charge and way out in front in the voting.

You can vote for them in the ‘Best Local Restaurants’ awards

When it comes to Lisbon it’s “safe to say the secret’s out”, said Condé Nast Traveller. Portugal’s coastal capital welcomes more than 4.5 million visitors each year, many of whom “flock” to the city for its “fado music, historic ruins, winding old town, trams”, and, “not to mention”, those pastéis…

In this week’s newsletter: Old school series like Scream and Evil Dead are ripping up the rulebook – and the genre has never felt more alive

Six London restaurants are recognised in a list that swerved the capital

Promising “good quality and good value” food from Notting Hill to Nine Elms