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Over the Top: How professional arm wrestling left the pub and became the world’s next big combat sport

Larratt is the heavyweight champion of the world — in arm-wrestling. And if that sounds like a joke, get ready to change your ...
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London’s viral Korean corn dog chain is finally heading south of the river

Bunsik is opening a brand-new site in Brixton on the 15th of May, taking over the former Holland & Barrett unit at 490 ...
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A free two-day culture festival is coming to Croydon this month

Croydon is getting a free two-day cultural festival later this month with Surprised!. Surprised! is all about Asian arts, ...
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Paul Weller, Madness, The Sex Pistols and more unite for huge Gaza fundraiser in London

On 17th May, a series of musical icons are heading to Scala in London – the former cinema-turned-nightclub in Pentonville ...
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Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley are officially reuniting for a new outlaw romance from Benh Zeitlin

Oscar-winning Buckley and Oscar-nominated Mescal are reuniting for Hold On To Your Angels, a new film written and directed by ...
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A football-inspired lion trail is popping up across London this summer

London Heritage Quarter has announced Pride in the Quarter, a new free public art trail that will scatter 17 lion and lioness ...
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London Card Show 2026 promises '2 million card swaps' as Pokémon, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh fans get trading

The London Card Show is back for its first outing of 2026, and it’s starting the year exactly as you’d expect: bigger, louder and packed wall-to-wall with cardboard. Running from 13–15 February 2026, ...
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The best rock songs of all time: legendary tracks that still hit

Rock has always been bigger than music. It’s rebellion, style, heartbreak, joy, and chaos all rolled into three or four chords and a killer riff. From the thunderous power of stadium anthems to the ...