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Getting home safely at night in London
Practical, non-preachy advice for the walk home: licensed cabs, lit routes, what to do if you think you are being followed, and the emergency features already on your phone.
27 Aug 2026
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Money, luggage, laundry — the boring problems at unsociable hours.
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Left luggage in London: where to put your bags, and what it should cost
Station lockers, the app networks and the 24-hour options — real prices, real locations, and the difference between paying £1.49 a bag and £15.
27 Aug 2026
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Lost something in London? The actual routes to getting it back
Tube, bus, black cab, train, venue or street — each has a different lost property system. Here is which one to use, how fast to move, and the deadline that catches people out.
27 Aug 2026
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Why the big supermarket shuts at 4pm on a Sunday
Sunday trading law explained properly: the 280 square metre rule, the six-hour window, the exemptions that let some shops ignore it, and the two days almost everything closes.
27 Aug 2026