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Bōkan 37 unveils spring brunch menu with skyline views over Canary Wharf

Bōkan 37, the restaurant situated atop 40 Marsh Wall in Canary Wharf, London, has introduced a new spring brunch offering available every Saturday from...

Food & Travel Desk

Lauren Auder – Whole World as Vigil

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Mythos: Ragnarok at Alexandra Palace Theatre

Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold at Neon at Battersea Power Station

Cristiana Ferrauti

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Movie
Broken English
★★★★★

“Marianne died before we could finish this,” Tilda Swinton states directly into the camera...

Andrew Murray
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Movie
Project Hail Mary
★★★★★

The film adaptation of Andy Weir’s The Martian was a huge hit in 2015, grossing...

Christopher Connor
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Movie
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
★★★★★

Come the end of directing duo Matt-Bettinelli Olpin and Tyler Gillett (known...

Thomas Messner
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Movie
Resurrection
★★★★★

In Resurrection, Bi Gan returns with a film that is at once an intoxicating reverie and...

Christina Yang

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Live music
Kate Nash at Roundhouse
★★★★★

Irish-English musician Kate Nash regularly says her thanks during her headline show...

Gem Hurley 20th March 2026
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Live music
Jehnny Beth at the Dome
★★★★★

North London’s Tuffnel Park Dome is a squeeze tonight, brimming with dark-clothed fans...

Hannah Broughton 19th March 2026
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Live music
Asha Bank at Roundhouse
★★★★★

Asha Banks’s How Real Was It? tour raised the age-old question – what if we...

Sofia Hamandi 16th March 2026
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Live music
Arthur Hill at Wembley Arena
★★★★★

Watching Arthur Hill fill Wembley Arena on a Saturday night, you’d never guess he...

Dionysia Afolabi 15th March 2026

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“I want everybody to have a discussion”: Mohammed Hammad on Safe Exit at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Laura Della Corte 11th March 2026
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“It’s an unusual space for a biopic, and that was interesting to me”: Grant Gee on Everybody Digs Bill Evans at Berlin Film Festival 2026

Selina Sondermann 2nd March 2026
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Salvation
★★★★★

A Kurdish village in Eastern Turkey is split in two: Upper Pingan, on the...

Selina Sondermann 20th February 2026
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Josephine
★★★★★

In a veritable display of saving the best for last, the final film premiering in...

Selina Sondermann 20th February 2026

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Theatre
Mythos: Ragnarok at Alexandra Palace Theatre
★★★★★

Double crosses, triple crosses, triumphs, defeats. On the face of...

Thomas Messner 22nd March 2026
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Theatre
Hadestown at Lyric Theatre
★★★★★

Spring is just around the corner in town, which means it’s time for Persephone to...

Cristiana Ferrauti 21st March 2026
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Theatre
English National Ballet: Body & Soul at Sadler’s Wells
★★★★★

“How do we interpret the world around us?...

Gala Woolley 20th March 2026
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Theatre
Summerfolk at the National Theatre
★★★★★

In the summer of 1905, somewhere in the Russian countryside, a cluster of...

Constance Ayrton 18th March 2026

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Food & Drinks
Bōkan 37 unveils spring brunch menu with skyline views over Canary Wharf

Bōkan 37, the restaurant situated atop 40 Marsh Wall...

Food & Travel Desk 23rd March 2026
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Food & Drinks
Bone Daddies to open new Old Compton Street ramen bar in Soho with tribute dessert

Food & Travel Desk 21st March 2026
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Food & Drinks
Meat & Fire festival to return to Barcelona with world-class lineup of grill masters

The fourth edition of the Meat &...

Food & Travel Desk 21st March 2026
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Food & Drinks
Donutelier is about to turn Carnaby Street into an Easter playground

Boutique bakery Donutelier will host an Easter egg hunt on...

Food & Travel Desk 21st March 2026

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Show
The Faithful: Women of the Bible
★★★★★

It’s no secret that biblical dramas are overwhelmingly male-centred, from The...

Antonia Georgiou 18th March 2026
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Show
The Other Bennet Sister
★★★★★

Pride and Prejudice has remained a cult literary favourite for generations, with Elizabeth...

Antonia Georgiou 15th March 2026
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Show
The Madison
★★★★★

If fans of gritty westerns are expecting The Madison to be another Yellowstone, they’ll be...

Antonia Georgiou 13th March 2026
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Show
Twisted Yoga
★★★★★

There’s a moment early in Twisted Yoga where everything looks exactly right. Sunlight pours into...

Christina Yang 13th March 2026

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Album
Lauren Auder – Whole World as Vigil
★★★★★

Paris-born, London-raised artist Lauren Auder has been lending her keen...

Taryn Crowley 23rd March 2026
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Album
Naomi Scott – F.I.G
★★★★★

London singer-songwriter Naomi Scott returns with her highly-anticipated debut album,...

Emily Downie 20th March 2026
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Album
Harry Styles – Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally
★★★★★

On his fourth studio album, Harry Styles has renewed...

Talitha Stowell 6th March 2026
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Album
Bruno Mars – The Romantic
★★★★★

Nearly ten years after the multi-platinum success of 24k Magic, and four years...

Glory Matondo 27th February 2026

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Keanu Reeves leads Hollywood satire Outcome as Jonah Hill’s film lands this April

A trailer has been released for Outcome, a...

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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Jack Ryan returns for one last mission in Ghost War as Prime Video sets May debut

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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Ghosts goes cinematic as Button House prepares for a haunted Halloween return

The BBC comedy Ghosts is getting a film...

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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Ready or Not 2 raises the stakes as Samara Weaving returns in horror sequel

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is set to arrive in UK...

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw leads Sky thriller Possession exploring a haunting colonial legacy

Sky has released a first look image from its...

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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The Magic Faraway Tree brings Enid Blyton’s classic adventure to cinemas this March

The Magic Faraway Tree, a new adaptation...

The editorial unit 12th March 2026
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Sally Field and Lewis Pullman lead Netflix adaptation Remarkably Bright Creatures

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer...

The editorial unit 10th March 2026
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Two Women brings a modern twist to a Quebec cult comedy as it heads to cinemas this April

The editorial unit 10th March 2026

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Festival season 2026: A guide to must-visit events across the UK

The UK does festival season like nowhere else. From muddy...

The editorial unit 20th March 2026
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From prams to toys: How E-Catalog makes shopping for children easier in Britain

Parents know that shopping for children rarely...

The editorial unit 17th March 2026
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Corsica: An island of beauty beyond the crowds

The Mediterranean islands have long held a special place in the imagination of...

The editorial unit 14th March 2026
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Fashion frames vs daily contact lenses: Choosing the best everyday option

There’s a particular moment in London when eyewear...

The editorial unit 6th March 2026

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When free content isn’t really free: Understanding modern monetisation models

We live in an age of endless free content. With...

The editorial unit 7th March 2026
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Football games: The strategy, passion, and global appeal of the world’s favourite sport

Football is often described as the...

The editorial unit 7th March 2026
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How robot framework is changing the landscape of test automation

Test automation has become a cornerstone of modern software...

The editorial unit 3rd March 2026
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Cheltenham’s legendary races explained

The Cheltenham Festival brings together 28 races over four days each March, but...

The editorial unit 2nd March 2026