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Anyone who is in London over the weekend should not miss the gig on Sunday night by the show-stealing Florence and the Machine at London's Shepherds Bush Empire . From this Sunday 27 - Tuesday 29 September, Florence will be proving why her voice is worth remembering. But if post-punk anarchy is more your musical taste, Gang of Four will be at the London Forum this Saturday.

Anish Kapoor's long-awaited art exhibition opens on Saturday at London’s Royal Academy of Arts . This is the first time the Royal Academy’s Main Galleries have been taken over by a living artist, and Kapoor has made good use of the space. On arrival you’ll see the impressive Tall Tree and the Eye sculpture in the Royal Academy’s courtyard, a 15-metre high tower of shiny stainless steel balls. Anish Kapoor is at the Royal Academy of Arts from 26 September to 11 December.

The Piccadilly Guesthouse is a new, modern, penthouse-style guest house, providing comfortable accommodation in the centre of London. It offers a low cost, safe and convenient place for women to stay when visiting London England. Based on the 5th and 6th floor of a modern block on historic Jermyn Street , it is moments from top London attractions, including the West End Theatreland, Piccadilly Circus , Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, and Oxford Street . Easily accessible via Piccadilly Circus, Green Park and Leicester Square underground tube stations, and just 15 minutes from Waterloo, the Piccadilly Guest House should be your first choice when planning a trip to London.

The Tate Galley is defying the current recession thanks to an astonishing series of gifts and bequests, it was revealed today. The Gallery acquired almost £100 million of new art in the past year. This figure includes £64 million of gifts from artists and collectors, as well as bequests. Among the gifts was the Artist Rooms collection, given jointly to the Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland by London dealer Anthony d'Offay.

This Thursday, Vogue.com's Fashion Night Out will be partnering with designers, department stores, and boutiques in the West End of London to create an evening to remember. Vogue editors, models , celebrities, and retailers will gather to celebrate the fashion industry and to raise shopping morale as they take part in the special events . It is a far-reaching project intended to emphasise the creativity, pleasure and joy that fashion offers. It will also be raising money for the homeless persons' charity Crisis through sales of a limited-edition T-shirt.

London Zoo, the National Maritime Museum and the National History Museum are all shortlisted for the capital's top tourism awards . The traditional attractions beat newcomers to win recognition in the BT Visit London Awards 2009, supported by the Evening Standard, now in their 6th year.

If you like to be spooked and are in or around London on the weekend of the 5th and 6th September, then make your way down to The London Tombs for an experience that is not for the faint hearted. Go ghosthunting with paranoramal experts and explore some of the capital's most haunted landmarks. For over 18's only.

Visitors to the London Wetland Centre are being offered free wildlife walks this summer with an experienced warden to guide them through the different species and plants on display. The hour-long walks have been funded by the City Bridge Trust, the charitable arm of the City of London Corporation. London's Wetland Centre covers 42 hectares on the banks of the River Thames in Barnes, south west London.

Last night at top VIP club Gigamesh at The Stables in Camden , it was Girls Aloud's notorious drinker Sarah Harding who for once was the sensible one with bandmate Nicola Roberts getting out of hand. The pair were there to help celebrate the third birthday of the venue, and by 11pm, Nicola was downing drinks, dancing on chairs and stumbling around. By midnight, she had been packed off home. Sadly, Prince Harry could not make the evening - he was too busy partying with John Terry and his celebrity friends at the Whiskey Mist bar in Mayfair ...

If you are in London during the weekend 30-31st August, the Notting Hill Carnival will be in full swing. Europe's biggest carnival involving music, movement and masquerade. The 30th will be Children's day - with more family orientated entertainment and cultural festivity as the future generation of Carnivalists put on a show to rival their adult counterparts. The adult carnival is the usual festivity. Notting Hill Gate tube the only exit available between noon and 7pm on Sunday and noon and 6.30pm on Monday. The festival starts at 10am - 9pm.

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Britain's Princes William and Prince Harry spent $30,000 on alcohol during their "traditional Christmas outing" to their favorite London club on Wednesday . The royal brothers partied with friends including William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton and Virgin Atlantic heiress Holly Branson, at exclusive South Kensington haunt Boujis , where they ordered bottle after bottle of $1000 Cristal champagne. An insider said, "It was William and Harry's traditional Christmas outing and Kate also contributed to the final bill. In the end their party drank 25 bottles of Cristal champagne costing $25,000, three rounds of 15 shots of sambuca at a cost of $900, five bottles of $700 premium vodka coming to $2,800 and four bottles of $400 tequila, costing $1600. So the whole bill was $30,300 in total." To arrange guestlist or table bookings for the most beautiful clubs in London's West End get in touch with Forbidden London. Spend a night in the exquisite Punk club , o...

THRILLER star MICHAEL JACKSON will stay next to HAUNTED CAVES during his 50-concert stint in London this summer. Jacko, 50, has paid £1million to rent a 28-bedroom Kent mansion on the edge of an ancient 22-mile maze of spooky passageways. Countless ghost sightings have been reported at the caves which were dug in chalk by the Saxons, Druids and Romans. Now Jacko will move into the nearby manor in late June. A property source said: “His team signed up this week to stay there. “We’re not sure if he knows about the caves but they’re all around.”

Only a short street between Oxford Street and Soho Square, yet a magnet for the young and wealthy for it's bars, restaurants and clubs. On the perimeter of the Soho area, an area once known for the seedier side of life with strip clubs, brothels, clip joints and prostitution. Now largely cleaned up as an area from it's seedy heydays in the 1960 's to 1980 's, the sex industry is now very limited in scope, thus allowing areas such as Soho Street to become reborn as popular and cosmopolitan destinations.

Oxford Street is renowned for the diverse cultures represented in the business that inhabit it. This multi-culturalism is reflected in the choice of cuisines you can enjoy. There is a choice of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Italian, British, Spanish, Indian, French and Lebanese restaurants near Oxford Street . Most are a short walk of each other in Soho and it's major streets. Some of these are the best restaurants in London if not the World.

Most London hotels have excellent restaurants if a hard day's retail therapy or trekking around the tourist trail has left you flummoxed. Eating out anywhere in London is quite an entertaining experience in itself. If you are not in central London, then eating out locally can usually be decided after a quick chat with the hotel staff. Most areas have the usual Italian, Indian, Chinese and English restaurants/bistros. Many areas also tend to cater for the local residents; in Bayswater for instance you will find a few good Middle East style restaurants. After a few drinks why not get in touch with Forbidden London and get exclusive 5 Cavandish Square club guestlist entry on 0845 0945 195. London is one of the best night spots in the world, get in touch for more information on 5 Cavendish Square London entry, guestlist and table bookings.

Oxford Street is renowned for the diverse cultures represented in the business that inhabit it. This multi-culturalism is reflected in the choice of cuisines you can enjoy. There is a choice of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Italian, British, Spanish, Indian, French and Lebanese restaurants are all available within a short walk of each other around Oxford Street, Soho and it's major streets. Some of these are the best restaurants in London if not the World.

Oxford Street Hotels Love Oxford Street's guide to the best hotels in London to rest your head at, on and around Oxford Street and Soho. Oxford Street and the Soho area is blessed with some of the best hotels London in terms of both location and amenities. The Soho Hotel has 91 individually designed bedrooms, suites and apartments and is situated in a quiet street in the heart of London's entertainment neighbourhood. It is surrounded by some of London's best restaurants and bars, vibrant cafes and most exciting theatre and nightlife. Read more...