London Gallery Weekend returns for its sixth edition on June 5, 2026. Photo: Linda Nylind Gallery weekends often grow up around major art fairs, but this offsite programming can easily be swallowed by the main event meant to catalyze it. Distributed art hubs, with their expansive cultural ecosystems and sprawling geographies, arguably need more of … Read more
Chef Sally Abbey. Judy Hinds In February, Sally Abbey got the keys to her first solo restaurant, Teal. It is located on Wilton Way, a busy street in Hackney, and was previously home to Michelin-starred restaurant Pidgin, which closed in 2024 and was replaced by the short-lived Siesta. Abe had been looking for a potential … Read more
World news Ed Davey, leader of the centrist Liberal Democrats, said Starmer “must go” if he misled Parliament and lied to the British people. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as Starmer hosts social media industry leaders to discuss children’s online safety Thursday, April 16, 2026 in London. (Photo by Leon Neal/Pool via AP) AP … Read more
Former Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard and former US Open champion Sloane Stephens are making the most of a sun-soaked getaway in the British Virgin Islands. The duo gave fans a glimpse of their joyous holiday at the luxurious Rosewood Resort Little Dix Bay, clearly delighted to enjoy each other’s company on the courts during … Read more
LONDON — British playwright Tom Stoppard, the funnyman and detective playwright who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 1998 film “Shakespeare in Love,” has died. He was 88. United Agents said in a statement on Saturday that Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset, southern England, surrounded by his family. They said: … Read more
(BCN) – An American Muslim civil rights group announced Monday that it helped secure the release of British journalist and political analyst Sami Hamdi from a federal immigration detention center. Hamdi, managing director of The International Interest, a geopolitical consulting magazine, was arrested on October 26 at San Francisco International Airport while in the middle … Read more
Terry Reid, the British rock singer and songwriter, who turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple to embark on a solo career that earned him the nickname Superlungs, has died. Cleopatra Records shared the news in an email, and Reid’s representative gave confirmation to The Guardian. No cause of death was given, … Read more
Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer of ’50s and ’60s classics like “Silly Cupid,” “The place the Boys Are” and the just lately TikTok viral “Fairly Little Child,” has died, in response to the New York Occasions. She was 87. Francis’ longtime good friend and president of Concetta Information Ron Roberts introduced the information in … Read more