Elves, faux snow and special effects: UK gears up for immersive Christmas events
’Tis the season for splashing out on a high-end immersive Christmas experience with live actors that will set you back £149
‘Much less stressful’: London City airport ends 100ml liquid rule
Upgraded scanners allow travellers to bring containers of up to 2 litres in hand luggage
Something to crow about: climbing the rig of the Cutty Sark
The world’s most famous tea clipper launches a new rig climb experience on Saturday. We shin up for a sneak preview and fantastic views of London
Nick Tarsh obituary
Other Lives: Travel industry executive who dedicated his retirement to charitable work
Virtual queues and wet wipes: what Heathrow and BA are serving up
Covid marshals will be on hand to help passengers when international travel restarts on Monday
Stanfords travel bookshop launches crowdfunding project as it fights for survival
Beloved London travel and map specialist has launched an online scheme to help stave off closure
London tops list of world’s most vegan-friendly cities
The capital is home to 152 fully vegan restaurants, including a plant-based take on a chicken shop, sushi bar and pizzerias
Beckenham Place Park: London’s newest green space
A former golf course in Lewisham has been transformed into south-east London’s biggest park. Our writer, a local, explores the new gardens, swimming lake and wildflower meadows ahead of its opening this weekend
Wild swimming lake to open in Beckenham
Georgian estate in south London has been transformed with playgrounds and a wooded wetland
Theme park project signs Hollywood studio and troubleshooting CEO
Paramount in deal with the London Resort as PY Gerbeau joins as chief executive
Wild in Walthamstow: Europe’s biggest urban wetlands opens
Europe’s biggest urban wetlands open on Friday. Few locals knew of it before but now they, and nature lovers everywhere, can enjoy this amazing bird reserve for free
Horniman Museum plans major new gallery exploring ‘what it means to be human’
One of London’s most-treasured museums, the Horniman, is developing the World Gallery to showcase the way ‘people from every continent live their lives’
Gett and Citymapper to launch new taxi-bus for London commuters
A new fixed-route taxi service means commuters can travel by black cab across London for a flat fare of £3
Open House London celebrates 25th anniversary
A record 800-plus buildings will open to the public on the weekend of 16-17 September and, for the first time, all London boroughs are participating in this free celebration of architecture
Mail Rail delivers an underground history lesson at London’s new Postal Museum
A subterranean railway once whizzed four million letters a day across London. The public were oblivious to it but will soon be able to ride it, as it forms the centrepiece of the new Postal Museum