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Light-filled interiors.

Long-delayed London hotel is finally taking bookings

Announced in 2015, London’s first luxury Peninsula hotel has a launch date and several oh-so-British features to tempt you into a stay.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Men’s singles match during the Wimbledon tournament in London.

London’s six greatest sporting venues

There are few more quintessentially British experiences than attending a sporting match in these famous stadiums.

  • by Steve McKenna
London aerial.

How this city became the most expensive in Europe for tourists

With soaring food and travel costs and no more VAT-free shopping, a visit to London has become a costly exercise.

  • by Hannah Boland
The Beatles statue in Pier Head of Liverpool created in Bronze by the sculptor Andy Edwards in year 2015. Located in the Liverpool Waterfront and donated by the Cavern Club. The placement was in the date of the 50 year anniversary of The Beatles last live concert in Liverpool xxEurovision Eurovision Liverpool UK cover story ; text by Steve McKenna
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This year’s Eurovision’s host city was the perfect choice

Underrated Liverpool has a musical history, sense of fun and vibrant arts scene unlike anywhere in the UK.

  • by Steve McKenna
Georgian beauty: Summer Lodge Country House Hotel.

Six affordable UK hotels that will make you feel like a royal

These English country properties, some with royal connections, will make you feel like a monarch without costing you a king’s ransom.

  • by Sonia Taylor
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Bathing boxes at Brighton, England.

Nine must-do highlights of Brighton, UK

Brighton’s old-world charm meets good food and great galleries.

  • by Rob McFarland
FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II rides in a carriage along the Mall during the Trooping The Colour parade at Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, June 11, 2016. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, but it was sometimes confusing for the public to know when to celebrate. There was no universally fixed day for her “official birthday”: It’s either the first, second or third Saturday in June, and was decided by the government. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)

The best times to visit London

With such a rich mix of indoor and outdoor diversions, from parks and pubs to West End shops and marvellous museums, London is always a possibility.

  • by Steve McKenna
Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers collected some 22,000 artefacts over the yeras, all of which he donated to the University of Oxford on the condition that it build a museum to house them all.

Mind-boggling museum contains objects you won’t believe

The words Oxford and adventure don't immediately go together, but in the annals of archaeology, the Pitt Rivers Museum is a special place.

  • by Tim Elliott
London's Shangri-La The Shard hotel is a colossal glass pyramid towering 95 storeys and the tallest building in Western Europe.

Shangri La The Shard, London review: Glamorous grandeur and incredible views

The colossal glass pyramid towering 95 storeys is the tallest building in Western Europe.

  • by Sue Williams
Pictured: Scotland's premier design museum alongside the most famous ship ever built on Tayside: Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery.

Dundee is a scottish city worth a detour for its rich design heritage

Dundee, a former UNESCO City of Design, has reinvented itself. It's now a self-declared "Boom City" with one of the biggest and best teaching hospitals in the UK.

  • by Steve Meacham