Amy Houghton

Every week, a frankly silly amount of brilliant new restaurants, cafés and street food joints arrive in London. Which makes whittling down a shortlist of the best newbies a serious challenge. But here it is. The 20 very best new restaurants in the capital, ranked in order of greatness and deliciousness. All of them have opened over the past 12 months and been visited by our hungry critics. So go forth and take inspo from this list, which is updated regularly. Check in often to find out what we really rate on the London restaurant scene. And look here for all the info about the best new openings in February 2026. London's best new restaurants at a glance: 🍛 Central: DakaDaka, Mayfair 🍠 North: Ling Ling’s, Islington 🥟 South: Doma, Sydenham 🍝 East: Tiella, Bethnal Green 🥗 West: Martino’s, Chelsea February 2026: We have a new Number 1! The newly-opened Tiella in Bethnal Green has scooped the top spot thanks to knockout regional Italian dishes from chef Dara Klein. Other fresh additions include the slinky Martino's in Chelsea, foodie wine bar in a one-time Clerkenwell tattoo parlour Passione Vino, perfect produce at Dockley Road Kitchen in Bermondsey, Hunanese heat at Fiery Flavors in Surrey Quays, Ukrainian elegance at Sino in Notting Hill, cool diner energy at Dover Street Counter in Mayfair, Georgian classics at DakaDaka in Mayfair, and spicy southern Thai at the second branch of Plaza Khao Gaeng by Borough Market. Hungry yet? Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and

With a bounty of great parties happening in the capital this Easter bank holiday, you can dance till you drop. Here’s our round-up of the long weekend’s best parties from Thursday April 2 to Monday April 6 2026, from (hopefully) sun-soaked daytime soirees to late-night ragers at some of the city’s best clubs.  If you’ve got the stamina, you could turn Easter into a proper bender. Just don’t count on a quick resurrection in time for work on Tuesday. RECOMMENDED:The best Easter events and activities in LondonThe 50 best nights out in London

We all know travelling with the kids can be tricky, so finding a hotel that keeps everyone happy is key. From splashable pools to free breakfasts for little ones, London has plenty of spots that make family life on the go a whole lot easier. Here’s our pick of the best family-friendly hotels in the city, where parents can relax and kids can be… well, kids. The hotels we’ve selected all make travelling with kids as smooth possible. We look for places that are close to London’s top attractions, so you can zip from Hamleys to the park, without having to spend your whole day on public transport, as well as having the resources to keep the whole family entertained. How we choose our family-friendly hotels A family-friendly hotel is about thoughtful touches for children. Perhaps, there are extra cots, kid-friendly menus, splashable pools, and little surprises that make young guests feel welcome. These are hotels that go the extra mile, from milk and cookies at bedtime to a designated kids concierge services. We include luxury stays and budget-friendly finds. Finally, we consider atmosphere and accessibility: helpful staff, close to attractions and safe play spaces, and a vibe that makes both little ones and grown-ups feel at home. 📍 Looking for your own space? Check out our guide to the best Airbnbs in London London’s family friendly hotels at a glance 💰 Best for a cheap deal: Good Hotel 🗓️ Best concierge service: The Berkeley 🧠 Most iconic: The Ritz ☕ Best afternoon tea for

It can’t be denied that Saturday is one of the greatest days of the week. For lots of us, the working week is over and it’s the one day that you can have a long lie in and stay up all night knowing that you don’t need to be up bright and early the next morning.  In other words, it’s the best day to make the most out of the huge spectrum of things that London has to offer. Whatever your budget, whatever your interests, whatever the weather, there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of things you could do. Here are some of our favourites things you can get up to in London almost any Saturday of the year (see here for specific stuff going on this weekend).  London’s best Saturday things to do at a glance Best for being outdoors: Hampstead Heath  Best for shopaholics: Selfridges Best for a budget: Natural History Museum Best for group gatherings: Frank’s Cafe  Best for an all-nighter: MOT  RECOMMENDED: The 50 best things to do in London with kids. 

Things are getting more and more expensive here in Europe, and many of our reliably ‘cheap’ cities aren’t so cheap anymore. The hotspots in Greece, Spain, Italy and more that are plagued with overtourism are seeing hiked prices to match, and starting to look startingly similar across the board. But don’t fear: if budgets are tight this year, there’s still plenty of spots that won’t break the bank.  The best part? On the most part, this list of budget-friendly destinations tend to come hand in hand with other wins – we mean less tourists, less crowds, and the flights there are likely to be much cheaper too. Of course, it goes without saying that a ‘cheap city’ is highly subjective, depending on a whole load of factors: which city you’ve travelled in from, what time of year you’re visiting, how bougie your tastes are and all the rest of it. But the spots you’ll find below are lively, culture-packed, and generally incredibly good value for money. Read on for the cheapest (and best) cities to visit in Europe in 2026.  RECOMMENDED:📍 The best city breaks in Europe for 2026🌃 The most underrated travel destinations in Europe Ella Doyle is Time Out’s Europe editor. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by experts across Europe. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

Thank god for Burns Night. As the long, bleak month of January rolls on, this kilt-raising, haggis-scoffing, whisky-fuelled celebration of Scotland’s national poet Rabbie Burns is a chance to banish the winter blues and have a rip-roaring time. The Bard turns 267 this year, but you don’t have to be in the big guy’s motherland to join in the festivities. An estimated 200,000 Scottish expats live in the capital, which technically makes it the third most populous Scottish city, so you can guarantee there’s plenty of feasting, boozing and partying to be done down here too.  When is Burns Night in London? Burns Night always falls on January 25, the day Robert Burns was born in South Ayrshire way back in 1759. This year’s celebration falls on a Sunday.  Whether you want to get sweaty at a ceilidh, pipe in a haggis, or have a classy time at a whisky tasting or indulgent Burns supper, this is how you can enjoy Burns Night 2026 in London.  RECOMMENDED: Here are London's best spots for a delicious Burns Night supper.

There’s a heck of a lot to get excited about in Britain over the next 12 months or so. Between now and 2027 Brits will gobble down platefuls of new restaurants’ grub, slurp tasty bevs in fresh bars, get cultural fixes at museum exhibitions, spectate at globally-renowned sport events and even witness moments of proper historic importance. In 2026 the UK will see the return of the Bayeux Tapestry (not seen on these isles in 900 years) and the completion of the nation-spanning King Charles III Coastal Path. Among the likes of new music festivals and theme parks will be the world’s biggest Irish cultural event, the premiere of one of this century’s most highly anticipated stage musicals and centenery celebrations for a globally-loved children’s character.  And that’s just the stuff that’s planned – who knows what else will define the year? Without further ado, here are the 16 best new things to do in the UK in 2026, chosen by Time Out editors and contributors. RECOMMENDED: 📍 The 14 best places to visit in the UK in 2026.🏛️ The 26 best new things to do in London in 2026.🌍 The best new things to do in the world in 2026.

January is here, which means we’re entering a brand new year. Despite all the January goals, resolutions and hopes we have for 2026, it’s no secret that January can ostensibly become the most depressing month of the year. The days are short and dark, it’s cold, and our bank balances are severely depleted after the December festivities. But, we’re here to help you realise it’s not all bleak.  For one thing, it’s the ideal time to discover London on a budget and without the crowds, while many of city’s very best theatre and musicals, restaurants and bars – ranked definitively by Time Out's crew of expert local editors – offer discounted tickets and cheap meal deals to entice you out of the house during the coldest and darkest days of the year. Believe it or not, but January can also a time for celebration, too. London will once again be playing host to plenty of Burns Night ceilidhs, haggis suppers and poetry readings commemorating Scotland’s most famous poet, plus dinners and parades in celebration of the Lunar New Year, which falls nice and early in 2025, on January 29. If you’re someone who likes to commit to a month of sobriety or a punishing new exercise regime at the start of the New Year, London definitely has your back too. The city is home to countless excellent sports clubs and fitness classes, plus dozens of glorious parks and spectacular walking routes, and there’s arguably nowhere that better caters for the sober and sober-curious. Of course, if you’d rather just s

2026 has officially landed. An entire year of adventure awaits, with Britain set for a deluge of thrilling new things to see and do. Beyond the individual openings, however – the new bars and restaurants, museums and attractions – where should be on your radar for places to visit in the UK?  If you’re up for being inspired here at Time Out, as always, we’ve got you covered. We’ve scoured the listings of all that’s happening in Britain in 2026 and consulted our nationwide network of writers and editors, harnessing all that info to put together a guide to the places that should be on your radar over the next 12 months.  Destinations made it onto Time Out’s list for a vast range of reasons. Some have swaggered onto the scene with a quickfire burst of thrilling new attractions. Others have built their cred slower and reached a point of quiet brilliance, while others still are established spots that simply remain very much worth their rep. Several places will be made even more tempting by those aforementioned 2026 openings, whether that be delicious places to eat and drink, game-changing new transport options or unmissable cultural events.  From trendy seaside towns to revived industries cities, medieval forts to ‘the new Berlin’: here are the UK’s 14 top places to visit in 2026. RECOMMENDED: 🇬🇧 The best new things to do in the UK in 2026.📍 The 26 best stuff to see and do in London in 2026. 

Whatever your vibe (and whatever your budget), London’s got it all – and anyone will find something they love here. Historic pubs, leafy parks and gardens and an unmatched restaurant scene make this city worth visiting year-round, but before you’ve booked anything in London, you kind of have to know where you’re going to be based. To get you started, we’ve rounded up the city’s best Airbnbs available to book right now, with expert tips from our local editors.  Should I choose an Airbnb or a hotel in London? London is not short on lovely hotels, ranging from budget to luxury and just about everything in between. But it’s fair to say that even the cheaper options cost a pretty penny – and you’ll often find them in more central, touristy areas in the city. If you want to live like a Londoner, an Airbnb can allow you to properly immerse yourself in a more residential area of London – and all the locally-loved bars, pubs and restaurants that come with it. You’ll find lots of our local tips below, but for a detailed breakdown of the best neighbourhoods to stay in London, check out our ultimate area guide. More of a hotels guy? No problem. Here’s our list of the best hotels in London.  📍 RECOMMENDED: Ultimate guide to the best hotels and Airbnbs in London Who makes the cut? While we might not stay in and review every Airbnb featured, our writers have based our list on expert knowledge of the destination covered, editorial reviews, user reviews, amenities and in-depth research to

December 2025 update: There's new songs being added to karaoke machines on a regular basis, so we see it as our duty to keep this list bang up to date. Our latest additions include a K-Pop Demon Hunters anthem, as well as an addicitve tune courtesy of Benson Boone. Whether you’ve got the voice of an angel or you’re totally tone deaf, karaoke unites us all. But heed our warning: choosing the right song is crucial (aka, don’t opt for that Whitney Houston tune if you haven’t the range. And if you don't quite have the skill, steer clear of rapping.) So we thought we’d help out a little bit. In our list of the best karaoke songs ever, we’ve got everyone from Adele to Toto, and from Frank Sinatra to Ricky Martin. There's even recent singalongs from Sabrina Carpenter, Huntr/x and Chappell Roan. Something for everyone. So down that shot, grab that mic and take to the stage. Your audience awaits you. Here are the best karaoke songs ever.  RECOMMENDED:❤️ The best love songs🎶 The 40 best songs of 2025🎉 The best party songs🕺 The 25 best albums of 2025  

Even after a couple of vintage years for new music, 2025 has been special. Sure, we didn’t get a clear-cut ‘song of the summer’, but artists have been instead putting out defining works in a longer format. The past 12 (well, 11) months have featured all manner of extraordinary album releases.  Belted-to-the-rafters country pop, plunderphonic majesty, ecstatic dance music, intimate electronic world-building, history-collapsing art rock, triumphant hip-hop… these are just a few of the sounds and styles that have been executed marvellously in 2025. Here are the year’s finest 25 albums, chosen by Time Out editors and contributors.

Gather your brood and join Hackney’s ceilidh band Cut A Shine for its afternoon of family friendly St Patrick’s barn dancing. The bandmembers will teach you and the little’uns all of the crucial ceili moves and ensure that everyone is kept fueled with traditional Irish stew and champ (vegan option available). Things will round off at 3.30pm with a disco where the kids can show off all their newly-learned Celtic choreography. Oh, and there’s a fully stocked bar of Guinness and whiskey for the grown ups. 

Prepare to have your senses thrown into chaos. Anish Kapoor’s first major UK exhibition in the UK took place at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery in 1998. Nearly 30 years later, the internationally acclaimed sculptor’s work is coming back to the gallery for his largest UK show to date. The exhibition displays recent pieces by Kapoor made with futuristic light-absorbing nanotechnology, as well as works that defined the early part of his career.  There will be huge disorientating mirror sculptures, a colossal PVC installation, a foreboding mass of red and black wax drooping from the ceiling, and a striking collection of carnal paintings made using silicone, resin and pigment.  

Homely isn’t quite the word that comes to mind when you pull back the heavy velvet curtain separating Casa Felicia from the dozy Queen’s Park street outside. Chic, for sure. Elegant, certainly. A parade of two-cover tables are packed close together in the main whitewashed dining room, and over in a far corner, there’s a booth for larger groups which is painted entirely in an intense sultry red. But the deeper into the evening we go, the more we’re taken in by this place’s unexpected down-to-earth charm.   Fettuccine porcini and paccheri with mussels and squid are simple but impeccable Casa Felicia is helmed by chef Francesco Sarvonio, formerly of Manteca and currently of Elephant. The menu switches up daily, but always promises southern Italian ‘soul food’. A pleasing heap of puntarelle salad embellished with pear and hazelnuts, and a faultless seabass crudo speckled with crispy red pepper starts us off. We’re then presented with the most intriguing take on parmigiana I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t come in the traditional form of layered aubergine coins, but as the whole vegetable roasted, skinned and fried in a tempura batter, then cocooned in cheese fondue with a pool of marinara on the side. It’s fantastic – the batter lightly encases the vegetable like a chiffon blanket and the aubergine manages to be both firm and completely melt-in-the-mouth.   Don’t get carried away with the antipasti, as the bowls of pasta (handmade with just semolina and water, no egg) are truly generou

Adoh! (Sri-Lankan for ‘oi!’) is loud.  Sat on Maiden Lane in frenetic, tourist-packed Covent Garden, this Sri Lankan spot from Kolamba duo Eroshan and Aushi Meewella fits right in. While Kolamba and its sister restaurant on Liverpool Street are sleek, sophisticated haunts, this is a maximalist whirlwind. Chopped roti gets more heavenly with each chewy bite Adoh’s goal is to emulate the rapid, chaotic energy of Colombo and its street food culture. The decor is raucous – the tables a striking shade of red and the walls busy with storybook murals depicting hand-painted trucks of South Asia. As for service, it’s full speed ahead. You can very easily be in and out within an hour, and fully satisfied. In the throbbing heart of the theatreland that’s no bad thing.  The menu features a blend of authentic bits (isoo vadai, mutton rolls or roti and curry) and some milder hybrid dishes (fried chicken and curry leaf waffles are best suited to less adventurous members of your party). Shiny squares of prawn toast dolloped with tamarind sauce start us off, swiftly followed by a supple dosa spread with smoky masala, alongside a rather dry coconut roti with eye-wateringly hot lunu miris chilli paste.  The must-order main (which at £17 is the priciest item on the menu) is crab kothu, a late-night classic in Sri Lanka. The bronze mountain of chopped roti, egg and stir fried crab meat (mutton, chicken or jackfruit kothu are available too) isn’t particularly pretty, but drenched in curry sauce (p

The UK’s first major retrospective of acclaimed Ukrainian artist Boris Mikhailov is coming to the Photographers’ Gallery. A ‘kind of proto-punk’, Mikhailov has been capturing and commenting on life in Ukraine since the 1960s – from the everyday consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union to the realities of people living on the edges of society – through photography, conceptual work, painting and performance art. Ukrainian Diary brings much of that work together to illustrate the tumultuous social and political changes that have shaken Eastern Europe over the past fifty years.

One hundred years ago, a strange curtained box appeared on Broadway in New York City. If you went inside and slotted in 25 cents, you’d emerge with eight sepia tinged photos of yourself in a matter of minutes. It was the Photomaton – the world’s first fully automated photobooth. Fast forward to the 21st century and photobooths are in bars, train stations, cinemas, record shops and on streets all over the world. The Photographer’s Gallery is marking a century of the machines with Click!, an archival exhibition exploring their imperfections, their quirks and their most famous fans. Naturally, there’ll be a working photobooth for visitors to take their own snap.

In 1978, Zofia Rydet decided that was going to photograph the inside of every Polish household. Aged 67, she began knocking on doors and asking occupants if they’d be willing to partake in her project. She continued to knock on doors for the next three decades, collecting everyday stories and creating ‘one of the most important achievements in 20th century Polish photography’. More than 100 of Rydet’s prints will be on display at the Photographers’ Gallery alongside books and personal letters offering extra insight into her sociological mission.

When a place rates itself as assuredly (in huge bold letters, no less) as Good Hotel does, it’s natural to feel a little sus. But it’s true: Good Hotel really does make you feel good. Service is cheery and laid-back without being overly casual, the food leaves nothing to complain about and – maybe it’s the luxurious silence of the area or perhaps the proximity to gently lapping water – I visited in 2024, and I don’t know if I’ve ever had a better night’s sleep in the city. Aside from all that, guests can walk out of Good Hotel feeling extra gratified by virtue of its ‘do good’ DNA. Why stay at Good Hotel? As you walk along Royal Victoria Docks, this huge black shipping container is impossible to miss. Originally built as a Danish prison, this floating hotel docked in London in 2016 after sailing across from Amsterdam. Its founder, Marten Dresden, had come up with the Good Hotel concept four years prior while travelling in Guatemala. Now, each night you spend there pays for a week of school for a child in South America, with profits also going towards hospitality training for long-term unemployed locals (lots of whom become Good Hotel employees).  The hotel also hosts regular community workshops and events that guests can attend. There are comedy nights, yoga classes, salsa classes, kids art clubs and, if you’re in the mood to be extra good, litter-picking around the local area. What are the rooms like at Good Hotel? Throughout the hotel, the interiors are slick, earthy-toned

One of the more recent additions to Wimbledon Village, Good Fortune Club is bright and buzzy with a sprawling menu of Cantonese dishes, the best known of which is its handmade dim sum. Stop by with a large, hungry posse to pack your table with bamboo steamers and sample har gau (shrimp-filled dumplings,) xiao long bao (pork soup dumplings), cuttlefish cake and more.

Of its four south-west London outposts, DropShot’s Leopold Road location serves up hefty brunches on the daily. The portions here are breathtakingly generous, and the tennis-themed menu goes well beyond the standard eggs benny or avocado on toast; think mozzarella and chilli jam-filled potato pancakes andbig fat slices of French toast laden with monterey jack cheese and fresh pesto, or loaded with tiramisu cream and berries. The coffee is fantastic, too.

Crack Comedy Club brings pre-party laughs to Tunnel 267 – Wimbledon’s only nightclub – every Saturday night from 8pm to 10pm. For standup sets from four or five comics, tickets are £25 for general admission on the door or £21.50 if you book online in advance. You can also buy tickets that include dinner from a local restaurant beforehand, and if you stick around afterwards you’ll get free entry to Tunnel’s clubnight. Three in one. 

There's a real sense of fun to this deliberately rough-around-the-edges course. Party tunes blare from speakers, graffiti jazzes up the walls and it's made from ‘twisted junk, car booty and charity shop shizzle’. Junkyard Golf Club has four courses – Gary, Pablo, Dirk and Bozo – that are all fabulously chaotic and mildly freaky. Depending on which challenge you take on, you’ll be putting past pirate pigs, dishevelled nightclub urinals, terrifying giant clown heads and a UV rave room. There's also a second location in Camden for more of the same.  Prices start at £12 for nine holes at off-peak times (Sunday to Thursday) and go up to £21 for 18 holes on busier days (Fridays and Saturdays). And as any good crazy golf should, Junkyard has a menu of themed cocktails to keep lubed up before, during and after your game. 

Get your flutes and fiddles out, start practicing your sean nós and lilting – the world’s greatest festival of Irish music is being held in the UK this summer. And it’s one of the things that Time Out is most looking forward to in 2026. Here’s why.  The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (or the Fleadh, pronounced ‘flah’ for short) is the biggest celebration of Irish music, song and dance on the planet. It was founded in 1951 by traditional musicians and proponents of Gaelic culture in 1951 and has grown to become one of the largest music festivals in all of Europe.  In 2026, for the first time in the event’s 75-year history, it’s being held in Belfast (which happens to be Ireland’s only UNESCO City of Music). This will be only the second time that the festival been held in Northern Ireland, after Derry in 2013.   A staggering 700,000 people are expected to descend on Belfast for the occasion, which will take place from August 2 to August 9.  All sorts of events and activities are lined up for the huge knees-up, from pub seisiúns and marching bands to storytelling and ceili gatherings. There’ll also be over 150 competitions with around 5,000 participants from across the Emerald Isle showcasing traditional Irish performance arts. One organiser has described the event as ‘the Olympics of culture and friendship’.  The festival’s famous outdoor stage Gig Rig will be set up outside Belfast City Hall to host free live traditional Irish music and entertainment from emerging talent throughout

Oxford’s 250-year-old Covered Market is set to get a much-needed revamp. Nearly three years after huge redevelopment plans were given the green light, the city council has confirmed that work will finally get underway in 2027.  The Grade II-listed city centre market has been a hub of commerce since 1774. Back then it was dominated by butchers, fishmongers and veg stalls. These days, it’s got a far more eclectic mix of traders (far more than its former occupants probably could have even dreamed of) – from noodle bars and Lebanese takeaways to artisan cheesemongers and vintage clothes sellers.  The £8m makeover will involve creating a new food court, introducing more retail space, refurbishing the market entrances, installing new public toilets and carrying out essential maintenance work like upgrading lighting and putting down new flooring.  It looks as though the market will be able to stay open while all that work is going on, though. The council says that it’s aiming to appoint a contractor in early 2026, which will then collaborate with the market’s businesses and ensure that any disruption, such as temporary internal diversions, is kept to a minimum. It has promised that ‘no trader will be left without a space or made homeless as a result’ of the project.  Photograph: Shutterstock Local leaders hope that the transformation of the market will encourage visitors to spend more time there and help to safeguard its future. The redevelopment is expected to be complete within

The countdown to the BRITs 2026 is on. The nominees have been announced and the performers are starting to be revealed. This year’s awards, which are taking place in Manchester for the first time ever, will feature sets from people that put out some of the best music in 2025, including Rosaliá and Wolf Alice, as well Harry Styles’ first live performance of his latest single.  But before all of that, we’ve got BRITs Week to look forward to. BRITs Week is a series of gigs that take place across Britain in the lead up to the main event, with proceeds going towards War Child UK. Eleven intimate one-off shows have been planned.  There’s one from the now Grammy award-winning Olivia Dean, one from last year’s BRITs Rising Star Myles Smith, another from Mercury Prize shortlisted artist (and BRITs Critics Choice Award winner) Jacob Alon and many, many more. Here’s everything you need to know about BRITs Week 2026 and how to get tickets.  When is BRITs Week 2026? It’s actually quite a bit longer than a week. The event will kick off on February 12 and last just over a fortnight until February 27 (the day before the BRIT Awards 2026 take place).  Where is BRITs Week 2026 happening?  BRITs Week will be spread across small and grassroots music venues in six different UK cities. There’ll be gigs in Newcastle, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Brighton and Edinburgh.  Full BRITs Week lineup 2026 February 12: Fatboy Slim, Boiler Shop, Newcastle   February 16: Lambrini Girls, The Garage, Lon

Despite saying goodbye to One Direction in 2015 and releasing three studio albums in the years that followed, fans had to wait nearly a decade before Zayn Malik performed his first solo UK show. Two years after that, the star has still never embarked on an arena tour.  That’s about to change. Yesterday (February 5) Zayn announced that he’s finally heading out on his first ever solo headline arena tour. He’ll be playing shows across the UK, North America and South America in the spring to support the release of his fifth album KONNAKOL.  Zayn will stop by four British cities on the KONNAKOL tour. From dates to prices, here’s everything you need to know if you want to be there.  RECOMMENDED: Everything you need to know about Harry Styles’ 12-night Wembley residency this summer.  When is Zayn going on tour in 2026? The star is heading on his 31-date tour in May, kicking things off in Manchester.  What UK tour dates have been announced so far? So far, Zayn has confirmed that he’ll be playing four UK venues for one night each.  May 12: AO Arena, Manchester May 16: OVO Hydro, Glasgow May 19: Utilita Arena, Birmingham May 23: The O2, London  Image: Live Nation When do Zayn tickets go on sale?  Fans will be able to get their hands on tickets for the tour from Friday, February 13 here.  Presale details  Extra keen fans can sign up to access an artist presale here (you have until 11.59pm on February 8 to do so). That presale will go live at 12pm on Tuesday, February 10.   There’ll

We’re well into the New Year now, but your 2026 calendar no doubt still has plenty of free space. Time Out is here to change that. Our writers and editors have clubbed together to compile a list of the greatest places to explore in the UK this year, whether because of new openings, monumental exhibitions or because they’re having a moment.  The list includes a former capital city with a game-changing new train route, a beautiful underrated part of the Cotswolds, artsy seaside twin towns and a town nicknamed the ‘new Berlin’. It also includes an east Midlands city with a burgeoning club scene.  If you’re partial to a big night out, give the likes London and Manchester a miss and head to Derby instead this year. Yes, really.  ULTRA, a 3,500-capacity warehouse club, opened its doors in the city right at the end of last year. Sat in an industrial park, it combines early rave spirit with state-of-the-art production. Its opening season has so far featured the likes of drum ‘n’ bass juggernaut Wilkinson and Mixmag Breakthrough DJ of 2024 Max Dean. And still to come are sets from Radio 1 Dance resident Rossi and London house legend East End Dubs.  But that’s not the only reason you should pay Derbs a visit in 2026. It’s preparing to to celebrate 50 years since becoming a designated city with a two-year long programme of events that will heritage, local arts and communities. And in October there’ll be a big fan event to mark the 30th birthday of Tomb Raider, which was created in the

Scotland is home to just over 100 inhabited islands. Part of the deal of living on most of those islands is that it’s going to take you hours and hours to get anywhere else. But now, local island authorities are looking into how they could better connect some of the country’s most remote island communities.  As it stands, the only way to get from Barra to Harris in the Western Isles is by two different ferries. First, you’ve got to get the boat from Barra to Eriskay, then drive around an hour and a half to Berneray to get a second ferry to Leverburgh. All in all, that journey takes just over five hours. The Western Isles local authority, which is called Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, says that the reliance on ferries means that when the vehicles are disrupted or breakdown, the tourism and food and drink industries on the islands suffer. Plus, it says that the Sound of Harris crossings are restricted by daylight-only operations, tidal restrictions, weather cancellations and limited capacity. The solution? Bridges. Or underwater tunnels. The comhairle has confirmed that it would support the building of bridges or tunnels between its islands. In a submission to the UK parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee, the authority laid out its vision to create a ‘spinal link’ of infrastructure connecting south Harris to north Uist, and south Uist with Barra. They suggest that building the link could cost up to £280m.  The network would significantly cut the time is takes to get between th

Brighton and Hove Pride has hosted some absolute (and we don’t use this word lightly) icons over the years. Back in 2018, Britney Spears was its headline act, in 2019 it was Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones and last year it was Mariah Carey. But this year, topping the bill will be someone who is arguably B&H Pride’s biggest legend yet. None other than the Queen of Motown Diana Ross will headline Brighton Pride’s two-day Pride on the Park 2026. She’ll be belting classics like ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, ‘Endless Love’ and ‘I’m Coming Out’ in Preston Park on Sunday August 2. But that’s not the only performance Brighton’s got to look forward to. Vocal powerhouse RAYE is also lined up for a headline slot on Saturday August 1. This year will be the third time that RAYE’s performed at the event but the first time that she’s there as a headliner. Her last appearance was supporting Christina Aguilera in 2022 and before that was in 2018 when she supported Jess Glynne.  There are dozens more names still to be announced for the event, but those two are certainly enough to keep us satisfied for now. This year marks the 35th anniversary of Brighton and Hove Pride. Themed around the ‘Power of Love’, the 2026 event promises to be a moment to look back at the Brighton’s first contemporary Pride march in 1991 to honour those early activists and to ‘remember the courage it took to be visible’.  Paul Kemp, the managing director of the event, called the booking of Ross as a headliner a ‘dream

At the end of last year, hiking map app AllTrails revealed that Britain’s most popular hike of 2025 was the walk to summit of Yr Wyddfa (AKA Mount Snowdon) in North Wales. Apparently, around 600,000 people take on the mountain every year and if you’ve climbed it yourself, you’ll probably be familiar with the long queue that often forms at the very top. But there are plenty of hikes across the UK that offer just as brilliant views and don’t get anywhere near the same crowds. Now, AllTrails has revealed which underrated ‘trail-rich’ regions across the world are worthy of a visit in 2025. And it has given a shoutout to one of the UK’s least visited national parks: Northumberland.  A spokesperson for the app said: ‘In the UK alone, AllTrails has nearly 35,000 trails to explore, but Northumberland stood out for its dramatic skies, Roman history and some of the best Dark Sky stargazing in Europe. All the while being one of the lowest visited National Parks in the UK, meaning fewer crowds than some highly visited areas.’ AllTrails highlighted four routes worth trekking in the county. The number one most popular trail in Northumberland National Park is the 8.2km Simonside and Dove Crag Loop. It’s a moderate hike that crosses moorlands, passes through woodlands and clambers 390m to the peak of Dove Crag.   Photograph: Shutterstock For a shorter stroll, All Trails recommends the Crag Lough and Hadrians Wall Circular. That stretches 5.6km, takes less than 90 minutes to complete and of

London is obsessed with fried chicken. You can barely move for a Morley’s, Sam’s Chicken, Chicken Cottage or one of countless other thinly veiled variations on those names (Mowley’s, Morly’s or Marley’s, for example). But apparently, all those just aren’t enough. Over the past few years, heavyweight American fried chicken chains like Daves Hot Chicken, Popeyes and Chic-fil-A have been moving to the capital city. Now, there’s another one on its way.  Londoners, get ready to welcome... Raising Cane’s. With even more sites across the States than KFC, Raising Cane’s is the US’s third largest fried chicken chain (after Chick-fil-A and Popeyes). It will open its first ever European store at 21-22 Coventry St in Piccadilly Circus (the site formerly home to Angus Steakhouse’s flagship branch) later this year.  The chain was founded in Louisiana in 1996 and now has more than 900 diners across the States. Apparently, it’s got a whole load of high-profile fans, including Snoop Dogg, Post Malone and Cardi B. There are even two Post-Malone themed Rising Cane’s restaurants in Texas and Utah. Its five core offerings are crispy chicken fingers, the mayo-based ‘Cane’s Sauce’, garlicky Texas toast, coleslaw and crinkle-cut fries. It’s also known for its gallon jugs of lemonade and sweet tea and cups of half tea, half lemonade.  Photograph: Raising Cane’s Raising Cane’s will launch in London in late 2026 but a specific date hasn’t been confirmed yet. The chain says that once its Piccadilly

When Neapolitans first began selling flatbread topped with tomato sauce way back in the eighteenth century, they would probably have never predicted the thousands upon thousands of variations that would emerge centuries later. Now, we’ve got New York-style, Detroit-style, Sicilian-style and ’zas stacked with pineapple, blue cheese, ’ndjua, avocado and vodka-infused sauce. The options are endless, but that doesn’t mean they’re all good.  We called upon the expertise of Time Out editors across the world, from Rome to Cape Town to New York, to compile a list of the greatest pizzas on the planet right now. And consider yourselves blessed, Londoners – one of the globe’s top-rated pizzas is right here in the capital city. The third best pizza in the world is the SRP Marinara from east London’s Short Road Pizza. The ‘exquisite’ zhuzhed up marinara is on a crispy thin crust and topped with pomodoro, garlic puree, spicy chimichurri, burrata and Cantabrian anchovies.  Short Road serves its pizzas at both the William The Fourth in Leyton and Three Colts in Bethnal Green. It was founded in 2020 by couple Ugo and Kate (and inspired by Ugo’s nonna), beginning as a back garden project then expanding into street-side baking, pop-ups and kitchen takeovers before finally finding a home at the Three Colts in 2024 and the William The Fourth in 2025.  If it’s inclusion on our list isn’t enough to convince you of its excellence, the SRP Marinara was also named the Pizza of the Year at the National

Alright, you had all of January to hibernate. Now that the evenings are finally getting a little bit brighter and the days are becoming ever so slightly warmer, it’s time to defrost and get out there to once again enjoy everything this brilliant city of ours has to offer.  Short though it may be, February is packed with important dates for your diary. There’s Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, LGBTQ+ History Month and half-term, not to mention big cultural happenings like the Super Bowl, the Six Nations and London Fashion Week. That doesn’t mean you have to spend loads, though. Whether you’re on a strict budget or have money to burn, there are a bunch of great things happening in the capital over the next few days that happen to be completely free. From watch parties to a relaunched queer museum to a night of improvised jazz, here are all the best free things that London’s got going on this weekend.   The best free things on in London this weekend, February 6-8 2026 1. Visit some of London’s greatest galleries after hours  The National Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and National Portrait Gallery will be staying open beyond their normal hours on Friday as part of this year’s Art After Dark. While you’ll have to pay entry as normal for the RA, the National Gallery and National Portrait will, as always, be totally free to enter. They’ll all stay open until 9pm, after which you should head to Piccadilly Circus to see the centre piece of the Art After Dark festival. Standing in th

The Maldives have you in a state of pure wonder before you even land. From above, those hundreds of white-sand islands, haloed by gleaming blue lagoons, appear otherworldly. And once we touch down via seaplane at Ananaea Madivaru, a new twin-island resort on the North Ari Atoll, it’s even harder to believe that such a place is real life.  Why stay at Ananea Madivaru?  A stay at Ananea Madivaru is a lesson in sophisticated laziness. With resorts in the Algarve, Thailand, Zanzibar, Greece, and Italy, Ananea is already well-versed in the art of slow, minimalist glamour. Pair that with the unrivalled natural beauty of the Maldives and the hotel’s flawless gastronomic offering, and you have yourself a trip that dreams are made of. To top it all off, the resort was at almost full capacity during our visit, but there wasn’t a single moment that it felt crowded. Photograph: Ananea Madivaru What are the rooms like at Ananea Madivaru?  ‘Rooms’ is a severe understatement. Ananea hosts 110 luxury villas, each one with its own very generously sized outdoor pool and ample privacy. I was put up in one of the 28 deluxe water pool villas on the manmade north island. Through the front door, you walk straight into the dreamy high-ceilinged main bedroom, the bed facing out of huge glass doors and towards the Indian Ocean. To the right of the entrance, there’s the pantry room with a mini fridge, Nespresso coffee machine and a bottle of mozzie spray; to the left, a wardrobe room housing robes, s