Five places to volunteer this Christmas season
Christmas is approaching fast – a magical time of year. Christmas is the time of year where families come together to celebrate. For most people, this time of year is fun and festive filled with…
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“Not your everyday love story”: Faye Clark on her debut book trilogy
“I just decided about 6 years ago now, I was in the bath and had just finished reading a book. I thought it was rubbish, so I said to my husband, you know what I’m…
Cancer Research UK raises funds with 39th annual Great Christmas Pudding Race
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6IG7A4DvQc] Covent Garden’s West Piazza was transformed into a rather unusual race track on Saturday 7th December for Cancer Research UK’s annual Great Christmas Pudding Race. The participants wore Christmas-themed costumes and competed on…
Somerset House opens the sweetest exhibition of the year
A gingerbread city, designed by the Museum of Architecture, opened its doors right in time for the holiday season. Located at the Somerset House, the exhibition will definitely be crowned the sweetest exhibition of the…
Family favourite gadget, Alexa, is ruining Christmas
Amazon’s Alexa and Echo dot smart AI devices are ruining Christmas for its owners by making announcements of parcels being delivered and their contents. With the secrecy of Christmas becoming harder to keep each year,…
“Sparse” Christmas tree lit up Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree finally got to shed its light on a chilly London on 5th December. After days of preparation and waves of critique for the “anaemic” state of the tree, the lighting-up ceremony…
Do you know who invented Christmas?
Just in time for Christmas season, Charles Dickens Museum opened its latest exhibition “Beautiful Books: Dickens and the Business of Christmas.” Let’s take a quick look inside… So, Charles Dickens invented Christmas? A popular misunderstanding…
Why Black Friday?
What would the pre-Christmas season be like without Black Friday? A day in which people, between some shoves and pulls, cram the stores looking for the best offers and companies fill their pockets. The origin…
10 plays you can’t miss this holiday season
The Christmas tree has been decorated in Covent Garden. The lights in Oxford, Regent, Carnaby and all the other major streets have been ignited. The holiday season is officially upon London. And what is the…
Robbie Williams releases Christmas album featuring Tyson Fury: But is he still relevant?
Today, former Take That star, Robbie Williams has released his first Christmas album featuring eight covers and twenty original songs. Who’s featured? The album ‘The Christmas Present’, collaborates with jazz pop singer and radio presenter,…