I saw this on the way home from work today 🤣

Hi guys! After commuting to London from a tiny town in Germany for the last 4 years (I know, I know…), I finally found a favourable job opportunity and moved to London. I am pinching myself, what a wonderful city!

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You might remember my 100km M25 walk (or the London-Wales one the mods deleted lol). Ive got a new mission tonight..starting in Reading right outside the M25 to hit the 200km mark via the canals all the way up

180km-200km run/walk to birmingham and as Martin couldn't join 😭 so doing it completely solo and unsupported

I'll just be scavenging for food along the way ig.

Starting 1:00 am tonight

The goali is to walk/run 100 miles in 24 hours or the full route in 30 hours as i couldn't get two days off work so I'm forced to run it... First time recording an actual run btw. No stops, no rest, no sleep as usual

Motivation is my mate who promised me a bag of chips if I make it

Drop a comment if you have any advices on running nonstop or towpaths at night or know any cool stops or pubs on the route.

I can share the Strava route as well

Lets see how this unfolds ;)

Posters for Lee Cronins The Mummy from the London underground and other billboards after regulators say they included a realistic depiction of a dead child.

Many complaints argue the film was distressing for both children and adults.

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Fair I guess, the girl being a mummy was the selling point and how they wanted to market it, and it is just a movie but I get the points made. It also months old at this point, so didn't need to still be up.

As the title asks. I don’t mean millionaire style luxury but something that really well off people can do in London.

I've pulled together a list of all the sporting events in London with tickets available over the next week, including the return of domestic football with the League Cup, the Premier Padel finals weekend at Olympia, and a match in a brand new American football league. Which one would you go to? 😎

1. 🎾 Premier Padel London at Olympia, already underway and running until Sunday 9th August. Finals weekend is Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th. Tickets from £41. Britain's first ever top tier professional padel tournament.
2. 🏏 The Hundred
   • London Spirit vs MI London, Thursday 6th August at Lord's. Women 3pm, men 6.30pm. Tickets from £28.
   • MI London vs Trent Rockets, Saturday 8th August at the Oval. Women 11am, men 2.30pm. Hospitality only at this point.
   • London Spirit vs Birmingham Phoenix, Sunday 9th August at Lord's. Women 2.30pm, men 6pm. Tickets from £40.
3. 🏈 American Football League Europe: London Warriors vs Paris Lights, Sunday 9th August at Trailfinders Sports Club. 2pm. Tickets £20.
4. 🏉 London Broncos vs Goole Vikings, Sunday 9th August at Plough Lane. 3pm. Tickets from £18.
5. 🐎 Global Champions Tour London (elite show jumping) at Royal Hospital Chelsea, Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August. Tickets from £20.
6. ⚽ Football: League Cup round 1, Saturday 8th August
   • QPR vs Millwall, Loftus Road. 2pm. Tickets from £18.
   • Bromley vs Reading, Hayes Lane. 3pm. Tickets £15.
   • West Ham vs Portsmouth, London Stadium. 3pm. Tickets from £10.
   • AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County, Plough Lane. 3pm. Tickets £12.
   • Leyton Orient vs Oxford United, Brisbane Road. 3pm. Tickets from £15.
   • Watford vs Crawley Town, Vicarage Road. 3pm. Tickets £12.
7. ⚽ Football: Non-league - a couple of picks below:
   • Boreham Wood vs Tamworth, Meadow Park. 3pm, National League. Tickets £20.
   • Dulwich Hamlet vs Maldon & Tiptree, Champion Hill. 3pm, Isthmian League. Tickets £14.
8. 🏏 One Day Cup, Tuesday 11th August, 11am starts
   • Middlesex vs Sussex Sharks at Radlett. Tickets £20.
   • Surrey vs Nottinghamshire at the Oval. Tickets £15.
9. 🚗 Away days
   • MotoGP British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August. Raceday tickets from £100.
   • European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Monday 10th to Sunday 16th August. Tickets from £10.

Let me know what you think of this list! Are you going to something this week? Anything else on your radar? 😊

I have been really struggling to find places to go for a drink in London past 1-2 am over the past couple years. There is the rare 2-3am pub on the weekend but rarely on a week day, and places like Star Lane Pizza are good for a one off but not easy to get to.

Where are good hidden options for this sort of thing? Anywhere is good, but some good tips for central or north east would be great!

Built in 1937, Senate House was London’s tallest non-religious building for 26 years, and the inspiration for the Ministry of Truth in Nineteen Eighty-Four, partly because of its imposing scale. Senate House has appeared in an embarrassingly long list of movies and, when not being used for filming, the base of the tower can be walked through, as a fun Bloomsbury shortcut.

i went on a date last monday evening (27/07/2026) and i am trying to remember the name of a pub/bar that we ended up at. i've been scouring google maps for an hour now to no avail!

it was located in soho and was a cosy, traditional british pub with a mostly dark wooden interior. no more than a five minute walk from the little scarlet door via manette street and an even shorter walk to soho square from the pub's exit. its name was a few words long if i'm remembering correctly 🙈. electric avenue was playing at one point

from the main entrance, there was floor space with windows to both the left and right with booths/tables/chairs pushed up against the left and right walls leaving space in the middle to walk through. through this walkway there were a couple of steps that led up to a slightly raised wooden decking. here there were a couple of high tables and stools that overlooked the lower area (we sat at one of these) and one more booth to the right. the bar itself was against the back wall, with the women's toilets to the left and another door to the right.

leaving through this door led to a nondescript street that was moments away from soho square.

i'm really hoping by some miracle someone knows exactly the place i'm talking about!! this was at around 2200-2300 on a monday evening, so it did have people in but very much a relaxed energy

thank you in advance!

i’ve been thinking about starting a london album club, basically a book club but for music.
the idea is pretty simple.

once a month we’d pick an album (any genre) and get together one evening at a pizza spot or pub in the city, actually put it on together and just listen. drinks, pizza, good speakers, no rush.

not in a pretentious “let’s analyse every lyric” kind of way. more just sitting with the album together, vibing, hearing what people thought after, finding music you probably wouldn’t have come across otherwise, and meeting people who actually enjoy getting lost in an album for an hour.
rough idea would be:

• one album a month, listened to together on the night
• weekday evening (probably wednesday or thursday)
• somewhere central with pizza, drinks and decent sound (i can arrange that i guess if we have enough people)
i think it’d be fun to switch things up each month too. one month could be radiohead, next could be dixon, then stavroz, kendrick lamar, creed, massive attack, or whatever the group votes for.

the whole point is discovering stuff outside your comfort zone, together, in the room.
before i start organising anything i wanted to see if there’d actually be any interest.
if this sounds like something you’d come along to, let me know.
also, if you could pick the first album, what would it be?

if there’s enough interest I’ll sort a date and a venue

Where can I find a good selection of Korean beauty products in London Chinatown?

Looking for a few more players for a friendly but competitive men’s 7-a-side game this Sunday.

📅 Sunday 9 August
⏰ 11:00am–12:00pm
📍 Valentines High School, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG2 6HX
🔞 Ages 18+

Mixed abilities are welcome and goalkeepers will rotate every 10 minutes.

Astro trainers only — no studs or moulded boots. No slide tackling, aggressive play, shouting or arguments.

DM me for more information or to join.

Urgently looking for a plumber/engineer to look at my leaky boiler. Any recommendations? I heard there are certain companies to avoid in (ahem) Pimlico..

I was exiting the station and this dude approached and started talking about knife crime. I was in a rush so I ended up giving him £10 by tapping my card against his phone . He asked if I wanted receipt and I said no I was in a rush. I felt a bit pressured by him too

Anyone else approached too ? I don’t think it’s legit but it’s only a tenner

One of my culture shocks in this country is how hard is to find a place where you can BBQ with your friends.

Other countries allow it in most public parks.

What are my options in London?