The Latest Breaking News from Michael Kill

Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloor

Publicans embracing not just quiz nights but Elvis impersonator evenings, open mic poetry and opera in the garden

The rapper is backing the Night Time Industries Association campaign called The Last Night Out.

Drumsheds can host as many as 15,000 people in a former Ikea and is lauded by many – but following a licensing review, there are concerns it’s too big to function

It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

Smoking will be banned in pub gardens, and outside football stadiums, restaurants and hospitals under new government plans

As Stormzy opens up an immersive club inspired by that most endangered of social phenomenon – the domestic get-together with mates – Ellie Muir mourns a crucial form of socialising that has become increasingly tricky for young people to experience

Nightclubs have been particularly badly hit with numbers down by more than a third as young people cut back spending

Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport infrastructure are killing London’s buzz, says El Hunt — when did the capital stop being fun after dark?