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BFI London Film Festival 2024 – a cinema academic’s look at the year ahead on the big screen

This year’s London Film Festival boasted 254 feature and short films, with an all-time high of 44% of the films screened by female and non-binary directors. But the festival’s most newsworthy event concerned a film that wasn’t screened at all.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024

Taylor Swift fans help push Heathrow passenger numbers to record high

London concerts drive travellers to airport, which may reinstate dividend for first time in four years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024

Drug deaths in London hit 25 year high as cocaine fatalities surge 43%

Charities warn that substance abuse is ‘ravaging communities’

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

The world’s largest high fashion rental shop is opening in Mayfair — in time for Christmas party dressing

By Rotation’s five-storey ‘House of ByRo’ set to become London’s last minute party dressing saviour

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Watches of Switzerland pressured to ditch London listing for US by Gatemore

Gatemore Capital Management said the company should ‘fully unlock the value of its stock’ by securing a primary listing in the US.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Liam Gallagher hits back at "entitled" fans complaining about Oasis not picking young bands to join them on tour: "Everyone is soooo fussy these days"

"To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99% of ya are way off"

Louder · Oct 23, 2024

The best London street style looks from across the years

From statement accessories to timeless staples and everything in between, some of the best London fashion can often be found off the runway

Woman & Home · Oct 23, 2024

Noise levels on one London Underground line are officially louder than a concert, study shows

TfL have handed out ear defenders to Victoria line tube drivers for a short-term fix

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

The Biggest Night in Motorsport: Autosport Awards usher in new era

• Reimagined Autosport Awards on January 29 • 2025 marks 75 years of both Autosport and the FIA Formula 1 World Championship• F1 ACADEMY prize-giving and Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver award celebrate next generation sporting stars• All-new Autosport Business Forum will convene influential motorsport and industry leaders London, UK,…

Autosport · Oct 23, 2024

Flock is a refreshing play about the complex reality of growing up in care

There are over 100,000 children and young people living in care in the UK, either with foster carers, in residential children’s homes or in other settings. Flock, currently playing at the Soho Theatre in London before embarking on a UK tour, follows the lives of two young people who have…

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024