June 2023

• Five new rainbow plaques have been announced for London
• A magnificent Jacobean manor is reopening to the public
• Two London universities are ranked among the top 10 in the world
• The DLR is getting a load of new, shiny, high-end trains
• St Paul’s is getting a new public square
• A terrifying climate clock has gone up in Piccadilly Circus
• A Harry Styles waxwork is coming to Madame Tussauds
• Can London’s queer nightlife keep out the heterosexual hordes?
• Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha have gone and bought a football club
• Crofton Books
• The 15 best LGBTQ+ club nights in London right now
• These four London boroughs have the longest life expectancy in the UK
• Red House
• Six London exhibitions we can't wait to see in July 2023
• Eyeball tourists from this penthouse overlooking the London Eye
• The best wheelchair accessible restaurants in London
• London buses and trains are getting a rainbow-tastic makeover for Pride
• A fairytale mushroom house is up for sale in London
• The National Portrait Gallery has reopened, and it looks fantastic
• LGBTQ landmarks in London you can visit
• A super-rare penthouse in Neal’s Yard is up for sale
• Win the ultimate BST Hyde Park experience this summer
• Three London restaurants are on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list
• You can live on the Thames, in this boat, for just £220k
• London has been crowned the best city in Europe for culture
• Empire Empire
• Hamilton
• Noci
• Neighbourhood
• Mrs Doubtfire
• Leon are bringing back their much-missed fish finger wrap
• Hear the stories of the Windrush generation from the people who were part of it
• These ‘unashamedly modern’ Scandi homes could be coming to north London
• Jack Whitehall: ‘It turns out people love watching privileged arseholes – and thank god they do’
• Benito's Hat
• Zapote
• There’s a ‘Berlin-themed ball pit’ coming to London this summer
• The Leyton Star
• National Portrait Gallery
• The Star of Bethnal Green
• Star of Kings
• Sonora Taquería finally opens its first restaurant
• West End hit ‘A Little Life’ is getting a UK cinema release
• The Star in Shoreditch
• Beyoncé donated £8,000 to a beloved north London Nigerian restaurant
• This east London restaurant has been named the best in the city
• You can eat Branston pickle, Maldon salt and Birds Eye pea ice cream in a London bag shop
• Meet the intrepid rescuers showing London’s wildlife some love
• Mommi
• A Barn owl has been spotted on Hampstead Heath for the first time since 1946
• The most splashtastic waterparks in and near London
• The electric rise and fall of London’s most notorious party pub
• Children and teens can see West End shows for free this summer as Kids Week returns
• A luxury penthouse with views of Tower Bridge is for sale
• Arctic Monkeys at London Emirates Stadium: timings, setlist and everything you need to know
• London's first ever Scottish deli to open in Angel
• Trooping the Colour in London: everything we know about the flypast, timings and how to watch
• Two Olympic-sized skating rinks are opening in north London this weekend
• A snazzy new Apple Store has opened in Battersea Power Station
• Six Bullets Tattoo
• Rufus Norris is stepping down as artistic director of the National Theatre
• Chungdam
• Crust Bros
• The Princess Diana musical is finally coming to London this Christmas
• The Skims Selfridges pop-up lands today
• Why summertime sadness is hitting Londoners hard this year
• The National Portrait Gallery is finally reopening next week
• An amazing Roman tomb has been discovered near London Bridge
• Harry Styles at Wembley: ‘Love on Tour’ timings, set list and everything you need to know
• Piccadilly Circus could be getting a new rooftop bar
• Daniel Kaluuya has become the Associate Artistic Director of the Roundhouse in Camden
• Citymapper is now offering air-conditioned route choices
• This London council wants to ban ice cream vans
• Ben Fogle’s eye-popping London home is up for rent
• There’s a new underground hotel in London
• The trans and intersex-inclusive Pride flags will fly on Regent Street again soon
• One of London's poshest gentlemen’s clubs has finally opened to women
• ‘Capturing the Moment’
• A new ‘Sex and the City’ pop-up is coming to London
• Outpost Bar, Kitchen & Lounge
• Diva
• Tickets for the V&A’s huge new Coco Chanel exhibition have just gone on sale
• Nobu Bar Portman Square
• La Gamba
• The best London art exhibitions to see in June 2023
• Madness frontman Suggs’ townhouse (of fun) is for sale
• Beloved Soho speakeasy Trisha's is under threat of closure
• Jessie Ware, Suggs and Ashley Walters are raising dough for Dusty Knuckle's youth scheme
• An endangered orchid has bloomed for the first time in London
• Massively hyped Broadway musical ‘Shucked’ is coming to London
• Bancone are opening their third pasta paradise in Borough Yards
• The new Serpentine Pavilion is here, and it looks very chill
• London is opening loads of secret gardens to the public this summer
• Urban beaches in London
• 28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen South Kensington
• King's Dog Daycare
• Bong! You’ll once again be able to go inside Big Ben from July
• A secret windmill in Croydon will reopen to the public for the first time in three years
• Gauthier Soho
• Dan Aykroyd is in London to sign vodka bottles and these are his favourite bars
• Faros Oxford Circus
• Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is getting a Lush pop-up in Soho
• A new café is opening in a London cabmen’s shelter
• Ten things we loved at this year’s Summer Exhibition
• London’s Jewish Museum is closing down
• Mason's Arms
• Understanding affiliate links
• Tequila Mockingbird Wimbledon
• Tequila Mockingbird Shoreditch
• Tequila Mockingbird Tooting
• Tequila Mockingbird Putney
• Tequila Mockingbird Brixton
• Nando's launches a brand new menu item – and we tasted it
• Hamnet
• Urban swimmers want to build a floating lido in the River Thames
• What will be the London hype dish of the summer?
• Beyoncé orders £2,000 of chicken for private London party
• Alexander McQueen’s childhood home in east London is getting a blue plaque
• Bao Fitzrovia
• Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour has landed in London – here’s everything you need to know
• Caffè Nero is now doing a special summer spritz and, yes, we’re interested
• Sir Ridley Scott’s massive former home is for sale in Hampstead
• L'Escargot
• More wildflower meadows have been planted across London
• There’s a house for sale and it has a castle in the garden
• World Naked Bike Ride London 2023: dates, starting points and how to get involved