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  • City Life

London has just been named as the best city in Europe for the second year in a row, not just for travellers and investors, but for those of us living here too. However, not everywhere in the capital is the best or happiest place to call home. In fact, one neighbourhood in particular has just been named one of the UK’s most depressing in a (notoriously scathing) poll by iLiveHere.com.  The neighbourhood in question? It’s Croydon. Alongside Hounslow, Orpington, and Shoreditch, back in January we covered how Croydon had made the shortlist of ‘most depressing’ places, but now it’s official – the south London neighbourhood is the most miserable place to live in the capital, and 12th most depressing in the entire UK. According to Your Local Guardian, Croydon’s depressing reputation could be due to economic struggles like high unemployment, lack of job opportunities, and poverty.  However, the most depressing place in the city? Seems a bit harsh. After all, Croydon is well-connected to central London, and there’s loads going on. It’s home to a mahoosive edition of Boxpark, and there are great little spots to explore like Surrey Street Market (which dates back to the thirteenth century) and Matthew’s Yard (a great spot for some live comedy or open mic nights). Plus, thanks to Croydon’s diverse culmination of communities, there’s a vibrant offering of restaurants.  Despite being pretty built up, there’s plenty of green space too – think Wandle Park, Lloyd Park, and Addington Hills. Do

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Over the past few days, a post has been doing the rounds on Facebook claiming that the London Eye will soon move to Scotland and become the ‘Loch Lomond Aye’. This is, as you may have guessed, a joke – there are no plans to move the Eye north of Hadrian’s Wall. The following article dates back to December 2022.  An iconic part of London’s skyline could disappear for ever in a few years. The London Eye, which has become as much a part of the capital’s furniture as M&M World and adult ballpits, could be removed by 2028. The Millennium Wheel, as it was originally known, opened on December 31 1999. Initially, it only had a five-year lease, which was then extended. The London Eye’s current lease only runs until 2028 and the big wheel’s future is yet to be decided. Its operator, Merlin Entertainments, is applying to Lambeth Council for planning permission to keep it there for longer.  Mike Vallis, Merlin division director, said: ‘The London Eye is a UK success story with a global reach. When it first opened at the turn of the century, no-one could have envisaged it would become synonymous with all that is great about our capital city. As the capital’s most visited paid-for attraction, it continues to be enjoyed by millions of guests every year, it is now time for us to secure its long-term future through this application to Lambeth Council.’  He added: ‘Now is the time to ensure the Eye can be enjoyed for generations to come, and we look forward to working with Lambeth Council to s

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The Irish really know how to celebrate, so when it comes to St Patrick’s Day in London, the city’s Irish community has no problem showing us how it’s done. A day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, the occasion is always one big welcoming bash. Expect lots of dancing, hearty traditional dishes, a huge parade and as many pints as you can handle. Mayor of London’s annual St Patrick’s Day Festival celebration will take place on Sunday March 17 – the same day as the official holiday – and, as usual, thousands of revellers are expected to watch the parade wend its way from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall, via St James’s Street, Pall Mall, and Cockspur Street. If you don’t fancy the main event in the capital, there are still plenty of St Patrick’s Day parties and events to check out. We’ve rounded up the best St Patrick’s Day happenings below. So grab yourself a Guinness and get ready for a very green week! RECOMMENDED🍻 The best Irish pubs and bars in London☘️ Our ultimate guide to the St Patrick’s Day parade and festival.🌱 The best London events in March. 

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It’s officially the first weekend of Spring. That’s right, we made it through the rough Great British winter and now you can reward yourself by hitting up all of London’s new season of theatre, art and events.  There are some cultural treats in store this week, including Raven Row’s five-star art show ‘Some May Work As Symbols’, which according to Time Out’s art critic is a ‘gorgeous, in-depth, museum-quality’ exploration of mid-century Brazilian art. There are also glittering Ramadan light displays to spot across the city, an inaugural literature festival at Ally Pally to visit with some wonderful speakers, beautiful ceramics markets to browse and a film fest dedicated to Italian cinema to get stuck into.  Still got gaps in your diary? Embrace the warmer days with a look at the best places to see spring flowers in London, or have a cosy time in one of London’s best pubs. If you’ve still got some space in your week, check out London’s best bars and restaurants, or take in one of these lesser-known London attractions. RECOMMENDED: Listen and, most importantly, subscribe to Time Out’s brand new, weekly podcast ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’ and hear famous Londoners show our editor Joe Mackertich around their favourite bits of the city.

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  • Eating

London has countless places serving up excellent food, from Time Out’s all-time fave restaurants to eateries that’ve opened just this month. And that extends to British classics, too, from fish and chips shops and full-english breakfasts to pie and mash, Londoners are blessed with all kinds of marvellous grub. And now we can add another award-winning London food estab to the list. At the British Pie Awards 2024, one pie shop in the capital scooped a top prize. We know what you’re thinking: only one? Well, at least London’s pie scene is a bit better respected than our chippies. The other week, London took home precisely zero prizes at the National Fish and Chip Awards.  Taking home a British Pie Award this year was Mēs Pies And Wine in Kensal Green, west London. Mēs’ ox cheek and shin of beef with root vegetables pie triumphed in the ‘best beef and vegetable pie’ category.  Serving up handmade pies and natural wines, Mēs is widely renowned for its delicious dishes. You can even buy the shop’s pies in Selfridges. Fancy. Here’s what Mēs’ winning pie looks like. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MĒS (@mespiesandwine) You can find out more about the full list of winners at the British Pie Awards 2024 on Time Out here. Listen to Time Out’s brilliant podcast ‘Love Thy Neighbourhood’: the newest episode with Iain Stirling in Shepherd’s Bush is out now. Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straigh

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March 2024: Our Top 50 Restaurants in London is an ever-evolving thing – as is our list of the Best New Restaurants in London, to which the incredible Morchella in Exmouth Market has just been added. As the first whispers of spring (aka £1 daffs in your local supermarket) make themselves heard across the city, we'd like to alert you to the most spring-like spots in the all-time Top 50, including the outdoor tables at St John Marylebone, the indoor window seats at Cafe Deco, and a sun-lit brunch upstairs at Akub. Failing all that, a big bowl of laksa at Sambal Shiok on Holloway Road should warm you up if the weather doesn't play ball.  From much-loved local favourites through to city classics and exemplary new openings, we have eaten our way through the very best that London has to offer and after much debate and degustation have compiled this definitive list of the capital’s current greatest spots. All of edible life is here; fine-dining in Fitzrovia, Kurdish cuisine in Camberwell, and the cream of Soho. We also have for your delectation a brand new Number 1 in Hackney’s sublime Cafe Cecilia, as well as new entries from Thai game-changer Chet’s, the west African tasting menu at Akoko and Indian-Irish fusion joint Shankeys. Everywhere on our list serves up incredible food you won’t forget. This is your guide to eating out in the capital. Don't forget to sign up to our free newsletter for unbeatable London restaurant news and tips. Tuck in.  Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s

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Whether you loved it or loathed it, found your crowd or spent days dreaming of finally escaping to university, your time at school shaped who you are. And schools vary enormously – some are known for their sporting or academic excellence, while others are renowned for their commitment to mental health and wellbeing. But plenty do all that and more.  Following the Times’ comprehensive ranking of London’s secondary schools back in December, now it’s the turn of research magazine Spear’s 500 Index. Spear’s annual ranking, which was launched back in 2020, assesses schools’ academic standing as well as social and pastoral factors through data collection, online forms and interviews. The index then lists the best schools in the entire world.  In the prestigious ‘top flight’ category, a whopping eight private schools in London made the cut. Yep, eight schools across the capital are apparently among the planet’s best!  Perhaps unsurprisingly, Harrow made the cut. The northwest London school, which has been teaching boys since 1572, boasted very solid results at both GCSE and A level and has a legendary sporting reputation.  Some central London schools were recognised by Spear’s too, such as Queen’s College and Westminster School. The latter has been around since the 14th century and boasts an impressive 96 per cent of IGCSE results achieving 7–9 grades. Have a look at the list below to see which other London schools were recognised in the Spear’s index for 2024.  These London schools

  • Art

This city is absolutely rammed full of amazing art galleries and museums. Want to see a priceless Monet? A Rothko masterpiece? An installation of little crumpled bits of paper? A video piece about the evils of capitalism? You can find it all right here in this city. London’s museums are all huge and amazing, and the city’s independents are tiny and fascinating. So we’ve got your next art outing sorted with the ten best exhibitions you absolutely can’t miss. 

  • Travel
  • Transport & Travel

The Silvertown Tunnel has been a long time coming. London’s first sub-Thames road tunnel in 30 years was approved way back in 2018, and began construction in 2021 – but now, officially, it has an opening date.  TfL has confirmed that the Silvertown is set to open to the public in summer 2025. When open, it’ll be 1.4 kilometres long and run between Silvertown (in Newham) and Greenwich. In total, it’ll have cost a whopping £2.2 billion.  And that isn’t all: we’ve also had a few sneak peek pics of what the Silvertown Tunnel currently looks like. Here are a few teasers of the inside of the crossing. Photograph: Riverlinx / www.johnzammit.co.uk Photograph: Riverlinx / www.johnzammit.co.uk Photograph: Riverlinx / www.johnzammit.co.uk   When the tunnel comes into service in a year or so’s time, TfL says that it’ll both reduce pollution and ease congestion. It’ll supposedly relieve pressure on the Blackwall Tunnel, which will introduce a toll next year in order to encourage more drivers to use the Silvertown. The Silvertown will also have a toll costing £3-5 each way (the exact amount hasn’t yet been confirmed).  However, the Silvertown hasn’t been without controversy. Several campaigners, pressure groups and politicians have argued that the new tunnel will instead increase pollution, encouraging more vehicles (specifically HGVs) onto the roads. You can find out more about the controversy on Time Out here.  Time Out and London’s tunnels From the controversy and the Blackwall’s

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  • Theatre
  • Musicals

I was blown away by the emotional power of this show, about three generations of incomers in Sheffield’s iconic – and infamous – brutalist housing estate, Park Hill. It’s a stunning achievement, which takes the popular but very different elements of retro pop music, agitprop and soap opera, melts them in the crucible of 50 years of social trauma and forges something potent, gorgeous and unlike any big-ticket musical I’ve seen before.  ‘Standing at the Sky’s Edge’ has deeply local foundations. It's based on local songwriter Richard Hawley's music. And it was made in Sheffield, at the Crucible Theatre, with meticulous care and attention from that theatre’s creative team. It’s been rightly garlanded with praise and awards already. But its West End transfer makes it clear that this singular show can speak beyond its own backyard. It is part kitchen sink musical, and part state-of-the-nation soap. It documents poverty, migration, hard graft, the painful decline of industry and working-class male pride, the double-edged hope offered by regeneration, the fragile joys of love in  ‘found families’ – not exactly ‘jazz hands’ themes, but vividly relatable and, more importantly, shared by communities. They deserve to be sung just as loudly as the more familiar stories of triumphant individuals expressing themselves, which tend to leave all this stuff behind.  What makes this an instant classic is the Crucible's outstanding production, a true ensemble achievement. It is the right way to a