Tourism opportunities for going back to Bowie’s roots in the southeast are relatively limited: there’s a walking tour, a village fete-like Bowie festival in August, and some florid signage outside the Beckenham Zizzi’s, formerly the Three Tuns pub where Bowie had his Arts Lab club in the ’60s.

David Bowie’s bedroom could soon be London’s newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock ‘n’ roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public.

As the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) enters its 200th year as a charity, keepers at London Zoo have started counting every animal for its annual stocktake. The zoo is home to more than 8,000 animals – from a colony of leafcutter ants to critically endangered Asiatic lions.

It’s been eight long years since a major exhibition of Mexico’s great painter came to London. But in 2026, the Tate Modern will pay homage to Kahlo and her legacy in Frida: The Making of an Icon.

Milanese seafood restaurant group Langosteria is finally set to make its UK debut within the OWO in London’s Whitehall this spring

London City Airport has introduced a drop-off fee, ending its status as the last London airport without such a charge. The fee will be £8 for up to five minutes, then £1 per additional minute, with a maximum stay of 10 minutes.

Holiday movies are famous for their sparkling seasonal settings, and the 2025 hit “Jingle Bell Heist” is no exception.