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Punctuation joke wins Beano competition

Beano
BeanoComedyLondon

Food charity benefits from Gloucestershire cheese rolling race winner’s prize

charity
charityGloucestershireHomelessnessLondon

Banksy reveals lighthouse image in undisclosed location

Banksy
BanksyBristolLondon

May 2025: All the exciting events happening in London this month

events
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Giant Hungarian Horntail dragon stuns onlookers at it roars through London

Entertainment
EntertainmentHarry PotterHouses of ParliamentLondonWestminster Bridge

Teenager’s cookbook championing her family’s ‘special’ recipes goes viral

Art
ArtDesignEnglandLondonUplifting

White Lotus star Julian Kostov ‘very excited’ to be making West End debut

Drama
DramaLondonThe White LotusWest End

London Marathon breaks world record with more than 1.1 million entries for 2026

Guinness World Records
Guinness World RecordsLondon

Woman ‘thrilled’ after being crowned first Flatpack world champion

Furniture
FurnitureKevin McCloudLondonUplifting

2025 London Marathon to set record for biggest annual one-day fundraising event

charity
charityFundraisingjustgivingLondonLondon Marathon

Quilts created during Covid pandemic to be celebrated in new exhibition

Bermondsey
BermondseycoronavirusCovid-19LockdownLondonUplifting

Most finishers and fastest traffic cone among confirmed London Marathon records

Guinness World Records
Guinness World RecordsGWRLondonLondon MarathonShrimpStreathamUpliftingworld record

UK ‘icons’ depicted in biscuit form to mark 100 years of chocolate digestive

Art
ArtArtistBiscuitsLondonUplifting

YouTuber celebrates his 30th with woman born on same day in same hospital as him

Birthday
BirthdayLondonMax FoshUpliftingYouTube

Fathers of two girls killed in Southport attack among London marathon finishers

Alexandra Burke
Alexandra BurkecharityFundraisinghealthLondonLondon MarathonRobert JenrickRomesh Ranganathan

Thousands cross finish line of London Marathon as temperatures hit 22.2C

Alexandra Burke
Alexandra BurkecharityFundraisinghealthLondonLondon MarathonRobert JenrickRomesh Ranganathan

Thousands of runners cross the finishing line of London Marathon

Alexandra Burke
Alexandra BurkecharityFundraisinghealthLondonLondon MarathonRobert JenrickRomesh Ranganathan

Tens of thousands set off on London Marathon

Alexandra Burke
Alexandra BurkecharityFundraisinghealthLondonLondon MarathonRobert JenrickRomesh Ranganathan

More than 56,000 people, including celebrities and MPs, to run London Marathon

Alexandra Burke
Alexandra BurkecharityFundraisinghealthLondonLondon MarathonRobert JenrickRomesh Ranganathan

From a slinky dog to a firefighter – the 87 London Marathon record attempts

Guinness World Records
Guinness World RecordsGWRLondonLondon MarathonUplifting

Paddington The Musical to debut in West End with music from Tom Fletcher

London
LondonMcFlyPaddingtonPaddington BearTheatreWest End

I spent 24 hours living a life of chocolate luxury for Easter

easter
chocolatespalondonlandmarktravellifestyleeaster

Man’s 26-item supermarket receipt goes viral for perfect alphabetical order

Asda
AsdaLondonRedditSocial MediaSupermarketUpliftingViralWalthamstow

Artist draws Bristol’s pubs to celebrate ‘one of the best things’ about Britain

Art
ArtArtistBristoldrawingEnglandInstagramLondonPubsUplifting

Musk haters given chance to 'safely and legally' smash a Tesla

Elon Musk
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Rare John Byrne painting of The Beatles sells for more than £27,000

Art
ArtJohn LennonLondonRingo StarrThe Beatles

Robert Burns portrait sells for more than 160 times original estimate

Art
ArtAyrshireEdinburghLondonRobert Burns

Runner aims to break record for fastest London Marathon run in traffic cone suit

charity
charityFundraiserGuinness world recordLondonLondon MarathonUplifting

Jamie Laing told wife every day he could not do Comic Relief marathon challenge

Comic Relief
Comic ReliefDavina McCallGreg JamesLondonSalford

Why is Heathrow closed? London airport closure explained

heathrow airport
firelondonairporttravelexplainerheathrow airport

Paralympian doing year-long running challenge completes original London marathon

London
LondonMarathonParalympianUpliftingWindsor Castle

Blind trans woman doing London Marathon to be ‘example I didn’t have growing up’

England
EnglandLGBTQLondonLondon MarathonoxfordRunningStonewallSurreyUplifting

Runner hopes to take crown of ‘world’s fastest shrimp’ at London Marathon

charity
charityEssexGuinness World RecordsLondonLondon MarathonRunningSeafoodShrimpUpliftingworld record

Exciting events on in London this month from pancake day treats to IWD

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