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The hotel lobby.

The London hotel so fabulous, you could live in the loos

Built in the 1800s, this iconic hotel remains as stylish as ever, and a place to see London at its most vivacious.

  • Penny Watson

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Oysters and martinis all day at One Club Row.

An Australian chef’s guide to eating in London

A former Rockpool chef turned full-time Londoner gives the inside tips on the best value wine bars, kebab shops and Michelin-starred restaurants in the British capital.

  • Billy De Luca
London-based Australian dancer Steven McRae wil play Romeo in the Queensland Ballet's production of <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>.

How a boy from the western suburbs conquered Covent Garden

Steven McRae danced his way from Rooty Hill to a coveted place with London’s Royal Ballet. Now he wants to help open doors for other Australian kids with a dream.

  • David Crowe
A blue Rolls-Royce is removed from Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London.

Supercars towed from Mayfair after wealthy owners ‘ignore fines’

A Saudi-registered blue Rolls-Royce worth nearly $501,000 was one of the cars removed in a council crackdown outside a London hotel that charges from $2800 a night.

  • Eric Williams
Take Back Power activists pose in front of a dessert-smeared Crown Jewels case at the Tower of London. The State Crown was not damaged during the custard and crumble incident.

‘Figured it would stick’: NZ police officer makes arrest 20,000 kilometres from home

Mark Strongman was at the Tower of London as a tourist with his family. But the moment he heard a commotion ahead of him, he kicked into work mode.

  • Catherine Naylor
The many faces of Twiggy, who was born Lesley Hornby.

‘He asked if he could cut my hair’: The moment that started it all for Twiggy

She once considered herself too thin, too small and too working class, but the now 76-year-old defied the odds to become a fashion icon.

  • Jane Rocca
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London views from floor-to-ceiling windows.

London hotel with a pretentious name is surprisingly laid-back

For a hotel with such a pretentious name, art’Otel London Hoxton is surprisingly laid-back and welcoming.

  • Mark Chipperfield
A new capsule hotel near Piccadilly Circus… Zedwell Capsule Hotel.

I tried London’s new $60-a-night capsule hotel

In the centre of the capital, the Zedwell Capsule Hotel offers Japanese-style “pods” at prices to rival hostels.

  • Francesca Syz
Ioan Pintaru was arrested after allegedly stabbing an 11-year-old Australian girl in London’s Leicester Square.

Man who stabbed Australian girl in London avoids attempted murder charge

The 11-year-old was visiting the UK with her mother to see Taylor Swift when she was stabbed eight times in a random attack in Leicester Square, the Old Bailey heard.

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This airline’s reputation for service is bad, and it lives up to it

Even in premium economy, it’s hard to get a flight attendant to bring me a drink – and I only want water.

  • Sue Williams