Day: July 16, 2025

Police officers and crowd of people on Old Compton Street, Soho at night (Picture: Getty Images) Specially-trained police officers will start patrolling London’s nightlife to protect women just trying to live their lives. In an attempt to crack down on predatory behaviour at night, officers are being deployed at party hotspots in the hope to reduce the number of assaults, spikings and worse. It comes as the UK is seeing an ‘epidemic’ of violence against women and girls, with the … Continue reading “New police unit to challenge ‘predators’ targeting women in London bars”

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Fancy a trip to the seaside? (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Among many, many other crimes, the pandemic put an end to a direct rail link connecting Eastbourne to London. But now, after five years of campaigning, the train is back, with services resuming from December. It’s good news for commuters who live in the East Sussex seaside town, who will be able to get to the capital’s London Bridge station in just 1 hour and 37 minutes. The service will run … Continue reading “‘Elegant’ UK seaside town gets new direct train to London after it was axed five years ago”

For 10 nights a year, this suite gives guests the chance to live their F1 dreams (Picture: Hilton) After filming F1 content for Metro Sport in the McLaren Suite at the Trafalgar St. James hotel, Hilton kindly invited me and my fiancé to stay the night in the £1,800-a-night papaya paradise before it opened to the public. As a motorsport fan, how could I say no to what’s essentially an F1 penthouse, complete with its own gaming rig and private … Continue reading “I stayed in the £1,800-a-night McLaren Suite at the London Hilton — is it worth the hype?”