London is a cosmopolitan city, and if you know where to look, it's possible to find incredible halal food options. Except for the shopping stretch of Oxford Street, you might have to travel ...

For the last 30 years, the literary reputation of the working-class London neighborhoods of Spitalfields and Whitechapel has revolved around two men: Nicholas Hawksmoor and Jack the Ripper. Jack the ...

It boasts more visitors than Tate Modern, and lures Topshop scouts and celebrity browsers Victoria Beckham and Madonna. So why is much of Spitalfields Market - a Sunday regular - earmarked for ...

No trip to London is complete without a visit to its world-famous markets. Before coronavirus, shoppers from around the globe would browse stalls under Camden Market's wooden Victorian-era arches or ...

If you are seeking Christmas presents for family and friends, you need look no further because Spitalfields Life Books make ideal gifts which you can have personally inscribed by The Gentle Author ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. At 6.30am on Commercial Street, Paul Gardner, a fourth-generation paper-bag seller, is opening up shop at Gardners’ ...

Hamish the pygmy goat, Derek the donkey, Watson and Holmes the kunekune pigs. No, we're not in a beloved children's television programme, we're simply in east London. Spitalfields City Farm was set up ...

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Beer mugs outside the old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. A walk around Spitalfields is always rewarding. The curious mind can learn so much by paying close attention to the buildings, the stall holders ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. But this area, found on the cusp of the City of London, has ...

A festival is being held for the first time to celebrate the contribution of Huguenots escaping persecution in France to Spitalfields in east London. Image caption, From 1670 to 1710, about 50,000 ...