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Madison Square Garden Wants to Build a Giant, Glowing Concert Orb in London

London's proposed 21,500-seat "Sphere" would broadcast advertisements on its exterior for half the day

The Next Big Fee in Air Travel? A "Drop-Off Charge" at Airports.

Both London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports will charge almost any car that drops off passengers outside of a terminal

The Acclaimed American Bar in London Finally Gets an American to Run the Drinks Program

Shannon Tebay of Death & Co. in New York will serve as head bartender at this London institution

A 10th Floor Transparent Sky Pool Just Opened in London

The 82-foot pool stretches between two downtown apartment buildings

Is the British Pub Really Dying?

With 2,500 having closed up shop in 2020, the existential threat facing a national institution has never been more imminent

The World’s Best Bar Has Your Ideal Winter Quarantine Drinks

Simple and warm tipples via London’s The Connaught Bar

Duty Free Shopping Is Ending at British Airports

The government is halting the VAT Retail Export Scheme, and the travel industry isn't happy about it.

United Rolling Out COVID Testing for Newark-London Flight Corridor

In a bid to save international travel, the airline will start offering free tests to passengers three days a week

A Million Dollars Worth of Art Disappeared From the Walls of a London Club

The Colony Room shut down in 2008, and walls of art went down with it

After Five Centuries in Service, London Beefeaters Face COVID Job Cuts

Not even the iconic Yeoman Warders are safe from the pandemic

Uber Is Bringing Its First Commuter Boat Service to London

Brits will soon be able to "book" trips across the Thames

Has the Volume Been Turned Down on London's Iconic Soho District for Good?

A handful of storied family businesses fight for survival and the neighborhood's soul

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Faces Closure Without Emergency Funds

The venue could be forced to close permanently if it can't reopen by September

London Fashion Week Is Going Gender Neutral

London's first gender neutral Fashion Week will also be its first digital one

The Bizarre Scheme That Changed the Burial of Charles Dickens

Dickens never got the quiet, unassuming burial he painstakingly pretended to want

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How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in London

Footballers, baller steaks, musical greats, and the city’s most exclusive gin bar — you can do it all

MLB’s New “Home Run Derby X” Tour Sounds Extremely Dumb

The tour will feature events in London, Seoul and Mexico City. But what's the point?

London’s Best New Hotel Has a “Run Concierge” on Staff. We Spoke to Her.

Erin Summers, from the newly opened Westin London City, says going for a run is the best way to explore the city

Travel Like an Art Connoisseur at 13 of the World’s Best Luxury Art Hotels

Ever stayed in a hotel with a Picasso in the lobby? Cause that's in here.

Inside the Former War Bunker That Contains $2 Billion Worth of Wine

A 30-acre hole in the ground just outside of London is the world's biggest depository of fine wine

Stephen Hawking's Doodle-Filled Blackboard Is on Display for All to Decipher

The equations, cartoons and in-jokes featured here, which date from a conference in 1980, probably won't help us find a "theory of everything"

Report: Tottenham Hotspur Prepping Bid to Host Super Bowl in London in 2026

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium already hosts two regular-season NFL games per year

The Londoner Hotel Is a "Super Boutique" 10 Years in the Making

London's newest guesthouse bills itself as a "super boutique," which really just means you're getting the best of all worlds

The Biggest Surprises From The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021 Winners List

The annual rankings put cocktail dens in Mexico and Spain on par with the United States, but England truly dominates

Mary Shelley's London Home Can Be Yours For $1.3 Million

Literary history, with public transit nearby

“Last Night in Soho” Reminds Us That Pop Culture Is Not a Viable Persona

Edgar Wright's latest feature completes a trilogy of films that cast the director's obsession with nostalgia in a new light

Why London’s Greatest Vintage Watch Dealer Only Sells Rolexes

David Silver owns the world's largest Rolex collection. But he's not precious about it.