Who would make the best celebrity tour guide for London?

VisitLondon have launched a competition giving one lucky winner the chance to tour London with a host of British celebs, including a visit to the Science Museum with Stephen Hawking and tickets to watch a West End Show with Jessie J. But who would you most like to show you around the capital?

Istanbul: readers’ travel tips

Getting your history fix underground or finding the best hammam in Istanbul; coffee you could stand your spoon in or an early morning swim with locals in the Bosphorus. Readers share their tips on the best way to experience the Turkish capital

Berlin: readers’ travel tips

Weird and wonderful concert halls, bars with a view and a public loo turned burger joint: readers recommend a few of their favourite things in Berlin

Five of the best UK winter music festivals

Memories of partying in fields may be fading, but there are plenty of winter music festivals in Britain to ward off the chill. Olivia Palamountain rounds up the best, from riotous disco to folk and baroque

Let’s go to … York

Get spooked on a ghost tour, then be wowed by the biggest firework display in North Yorkshire, before calming down with an ale in a community-owned boozer