British interiors platform The Roost has unveiled its new Visualiser Tool, an interactive room-planning feature designed to change how customers shop for their homes online. Created to bridge the gap between inspiration and confident purchasing, the Visualiser allows users to recreate their own rooms digitally, experiment with layouts, and see products in context before committing to a purchase. Positioned as the first tool of its kind within British interior design retail, i

London is set to welcome a new kind of festival this spring as Sound Bites makes its debut at The Clementine in Syon Park on 8 and 9 May. Blending live music, chef-led dining and street food culture, the two-day event promises an immersive celebration of flavour, sound and social connection, all in support of Children with Cancer UK. Designed by the team behind some of the UK’s most successful food festivals over the past 25 years, Sound Bites reimagines the traditional fest

England football icon Jill Scott has visited a community club in Greater Manchester as part of a new initiative aimed at improving nutrition education in grassroots football. Working alongside Marks & Spencer Food, Scott surprised players and volunteers at Reddish North End FC in Stockport, joining coaches in the kitchen and on the pitch to promote healthier eating habits for young players. The visit forms part of the “Eat Well Play Well Grassroots Edition” campaign, which se

Market Place St Paul’s is set to host a huge night of stand-up comedy on Tuesday 3 March as Big Belly Laughs takes over the Food Hall for an evening packed with big names and even bigger punchlines. Headlining the night is viral comedy sensation Adam Rowe. Known for his razor-sharp Scouse wit, explosive punchlines and the hugely popular podcast Have A Word , Rowe has become one of the UK’s most in-demand live performers. Audiences can expect fearless honesty, rapid-fire story

Perched above the shimmering waters of Gelendzhik Bay, this newly completed villa on Russia’s Black Sea coast is more than a luxury residence. It is a living archive of travel, memory, and personal discovery—an elegant home shaped by a family’s lifelong passion for exploration. Designed by Oksana Trunova in collaboration with international furniture brand Dantone Home, the project transforms a dramatic coastal site in Gelendzhik into a refined, timeless retreat overlooking th

Perched high above Mykonos Town, where whitewashed rooftops meet the endless blue of the Aegean, Belvedere Hotel returns for the 2026 season with quiet confidence and renewed purpose. More than a reopening, this year marks a considered evolution of one of the island’s most enduring luxury addresses. Family owned and welcoming guests since 1969, the Belvedere occupies land whose story stretches back to the nineteenth century. At its heart stands Mansion Stoupa, a historic resi

Camden Market will mark Chinese New Year 2026 with a vibrant, family-friendly celebration on Saturday 21 February, transforming the iconic London destination into a festival of music, movement, food and culture in honour of the Year of the Horse. Running from 12.30pm to 6pm across Market Place and Hawley Wharf (NW1 8QH), the free-to-attend event brings together traditional performance, interactive workshops and global street food in a programme designed to celebrate Chinese h

If your idea of romance leans more towards carbs than candlelit clichés, Soho has just delivered the most playful Valentine’s Day curveball in London. This February, 27 Old Compton Street is serving bucatini al cioccolato as a main course . Not a dessert. Not a tasting spoon. A full sized bowl of chocolate pasta, twirled, plated and presented exactly like a classic Italian dish. Yes, chocolate meets pasta. And Soho is fully committed. Chocolate, But Make It a Main Launching o

Valentine’s Day no longer belongs to one idea of romance. In London, it has become an open invitation to celebrate love in all its forms, partners, friends, chosen family and yourself included. From indulgent gifting to intimate dining and restorative escapes, here is a considered edit of how the capital is marking the season of love in twenty twenty six. Chocolate dipped declarations at Cocomelt Few gestures land quite like chocolate, and Cocomelt understands that instinct

January in London has its own rhythm. Cold pavements. Steamy breath. Trainers thudding against half-empty streets as the city shakes off December and gets moving again. This year, that familiar ritual comes with an unlikely motivator: bagels. Across the capital, runners are logging personal bests not just for bragging rights, but for breakfast. B Bagel has turned the post-run reward into something tangible, inviting Londoners to trade a PB for a free bagel, no matter the dist

For years, productivity culture has insisted that everything meaningful happens on a screen. Notes became apps. Sketches moved to tablets. Brainstorms turned into shared documents. Somewhere along the way, the desk stopped being a place to think and became a place to process. Quietly, TRIDO is pushing back. Its latest release, The Style 28 Piece set, priced at £109, isn’t a toy, a gadget, or a productivity hack. It’s a thinking object. One designed to sit on your desk and do

Where architecture becomes part of the forest Set within the grounds of an intimate cottage settlement conceived by VFORM Studio, the House in Maslovo Park is a study in restraint, balance and quiet confidence. Rather than imposing itself on the landscape, the house is carefully positioned to converse with it, responding to sightlines, trees and seasonal change with a composure that feels both deliberate and effortless. Occupying a generous 1,800 square metre plot, the total

Smart homes have mastered lighting, heating and security, yet plant care has long relied on guesswork. Plant With Willow looks to change that with a compact, intelligent sensor that translates real time soil and environmental data into clear guidance for healthier houseplants. Designed for modern living spaces, Willow blends discreet hardware with a companion app, removing the uncertainty from watering schedules and light placement. Instead of relying on routines, users recei

The streets of central London are set for a spectacle this February as the Cancer Research UK London Winter Run confirms its biggest year yet. On Sunday the fifteenth of February twenty twenty six, a record breaking twenty six thousand runners will line up at the start, officially selling out the UK’s largest ten kilometre race. The closed road route threads through some of the capital’s most recognisable landmarks, including Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Hous

As Lunar New Year arrives on the seventeenth of February, ushering in the Year of the Horse, Cutter & Squidge marks the moment with a limited edition collection that blends cultural tradition with the brand’s signature sense of play. The result is a colourful and indulgent line up of cakes, brownies, cookies and gifting sets designed for sharing, celebration and fresh starts. Rooted in themes of new energy and good fortune, the twenty twenty six Lunar New Year Collection is w