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A year on the River Thames, part one – in pictures

The first in a series of photo essays looking at a year in the life of the great River Thames. Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, takes a look at the many sides and seasons of the waterway

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

Leaving London: how one family swapped a Plumstead house for one four times bigger on the Isle of Wight

Here’s how one family swapped their Plumstead home — and a three-hour west London commute — for a house with sea views on the Isle of Wight.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2022

Jubilee weekend day by day - celebration events happening each day

It starts with Trooping the Colour, the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain flight and the lighting of 2,800 beacons

Wales Online · May 23, 2022

Jubilee celebrations day by day as UK gears up for bank holiday weekend

The Queen’s 70-year reign is being marked from June 2-5 with street parties, a Party at the Palace and a spectacular procession in central London.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Lotus Beauty review – salon-set social issues drama only goes skin deep

Satinder Kaur Chohan’s all-female play raises serious issues affecting women in London’s south Asian community, but the confused, sitcomy tone is frustratingly like Goodness Gracious Me

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

House prices: home sales still frenzied but unpredictable property market could slow

London house prices rose 7.6 per cent but the capital’s market is still the slowest in England

Evening Standard · May 22, 2022

London dogs at greater risk of heatstroke, study suggests

Experts are warning dog owners to be vigilant about symptoms as the days get warmer.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

Chris Taylor obituary

Other lives: Theatre publicist who set up an agency to champion new writers

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Outside the box: creative solutions in a London flat

Resin tables, chip shop counters, a bathtub in the office … Meet the architect whose flat is a laboratory of bright ideas. By Serena Fokschaner

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

West End tells ministers promising crackdown on rogue pedicabs and rickshaws: ‘Get on with it!’

Ministers announced in the Queen’s Speech that they would enable the licensing of London pedicabs as part of a new Transport Bill

Evening Standard · May 22, 2022