Yesterday, the last piece of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium’s outer shell was put into place. News of the completion of the gorgeous elliptical structure caused ripples of early 2012 excitement here in the VL office. It’s up; it’s pretty; …
Read more...At the Met Bar, we take our drinks (and drinking) very seriously so it was natural to feel that the conception of our new cocktail menu could not be launched in any other way than in true Met Bar style …
Read more...This stunning sunset in London was captured by neiljs. If you’d like to share an image of London, join the Visit London Flickr Pool - you could be our next Photo of the Week!
Read more...Lunchtime visitors in Covent Garden today helped devour what was probably the world’s largest cupcake. Designed by Culinary Olympic champion Michelle Wibowo, slices of the 2-metre x 1.25-metre cupcake were distributed for free to an eager crowd, which had queued …
Read more...Where are you visiting from? I live in Los Angeles, but I’m staying in Somerset for the school holidays. I was in London for just one day last week and I hope to come back again before the end of …
Read more...The capacity of The O2 arena is said to be around 20,000. Michael Jackson had sold out 50 concerts. By my calculations that leaves well over 1 million people looking for an alternative night out. I was originally booked for the …
Read more...Thanks to everyone who posted comments in response to last week’s question about your favourite London statues… So, we’ve all seen Robbie Maddison’s 40mph no-handed backflip across the 25ft gap between the two halves of Tower Bridge in the wee …
Read more...Ray Jones reports. Thunder clouds threatened but the music held the weather back. Oasis took to the stage at Wembley yesterday evening after a rousing set by Kasabian. No fancy footwork, just a series of glorious rock anthems performed to perfection to an …
Read more...Freestyle motocross star Robbie Maddison performed a spectacular backflip over an open Tower Bridge at 2.55am today.
Read more...If I could design my ideal club night, it would probably feature my favourite cocktails, a big name music act, and fun and games all night. Happily, my ideas are pretty similar to those contributed by Facebook fans of Smirnoff …
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