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A design render of the V&A East Museum, designed by O’Donnell + Tuomey.

London’s most exciting new museum has landed, with big plans

London’s beloved V&A is expanding with a new building that will also house the David Bowie Centre.

  • Julietta Jameson

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The escalation of a US-China trade war could have flow-on effects to Australia.

The US and China thrashed out their trade fight for 20 hours. Here’s what they agreed to

In a new round of negotiations that were sparked by a phone call between the US president and his Chinese counterpart, officials emerged vowing to resurrect a fragile truce.

  • Lisa Visentin
Australians voted in more than 80 countries for the recent federal election.

From London to Ulaanbaatar: Australia’s largest and smallest overseas voting booths

While Australians lined up in suburbs to cast a ballot on May 3, 75,000 took part in the election far from home.

  • Shane Wright
The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Port guide: Greenwich (London), UK

Don’t imagine all the best things to see and do in London are in the downtown core. This district has great sights, open spaces and far fewer crowds.

  • Brian Johnston
London v New York: which city is better?

I’ve lived in London and New York. Here’s my verdict on which is best

New York and London are arguably the two greatest cities in the world. After five years living in each, I’m ready to name which is the best.

  • Libby Ryan
Police officers on Westminster Bridge

Kapow! Police officers disguised as Batman and Robin arrest men on Westminster Bridge

There was no bat signal, and London is no Gotham, but Batman and Robin still showed up on Westminster Bridge speeding through a throng of startled onlookers in the name of justice.

  • Vivian Ho
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Greenwich College and the landscape of Greenwich Park.

London’s most attraction-packed neighbourhood is where time begins

Britain’s maritime history is here, but you’ll also find London’s answer to the Sistine Chapel and the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres.

  • David Whitley
Sleep moored on a London canal with a stay at The Boathouse.

One of London’s most unusual stays is in a rejuvenated part of the city

Paddington Basin has had a remarkable 20-year rejuvenation, so it’s apt that one of the area’s accommodations is a barge – and a very swish one at that.

  • Rob McFarland
Authorities are looking into how a fire at a power station could shut down the world’s fifth-busiest airport.

British government wants rigorous probe into Heathrow’s 18-hour power shutdown

Flights resumed a day after a fire knocked out power and shut Europe’s busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.

  • Rob Harris
London’s Heathrow Airport shut down due to ‘significant power outage’ after fire at nearby substation.

Flight chaos as ‘catastrophic’ fire cuts power to London’s Heathrow Airport

The fire at a nearby substation forced the world’s fifth-busiest airport to close for the day, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers as airlines cancelled or diverted flights.

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