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London takes aim at public peeing with splash-back paint

London (AFP) - A central London district famous for its nightlife, but also home to thousands of residents, is trying out a novel way to tackle the persistent problem of public urination: so-called anti-pee paint.

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Strip club shut after claims customers had six figures stolen when their drinks were spiked

Customers at Vanity Bar and Nightclub in London’s Soho claimed they blacked out and woke up to find their bank accounts raided

The Independent UK

My London: The best of 2022

Pete Doherty wants his ashes chucked out a bus window, Edward Enninful calls Naomi Campbell for a night out and Pattie Boyd weighs in on the best dressed Beatle - here are the best My London quotes of 2022

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Katie Price enjoys boozy night out in Soho with Olympic gold medallist Matty Lee

Katie Price has been photographed letting her hair down with Olympic gold medallist Matty Lee MBE after the mum-of-five split from her Love Island ex Carl Woods

Daily Mirror

Council sprays special paint that splashes urine back onto anyone weeing on wall

Those taking a leak in the street were also warned they can face a fine of £150

Wales Online

Council puts 'pee paint' on the walls of side streets that makes urine splash back on revellers relieving themselves in public

The water-repellent paint will see revellers covered in their own wee if they try to relieve themselves in the street

Wales Online

Council installs ‘pee paint’ to give Soho drinkers relieving themselves in public ‘a nasty surprise’

The paint is being sprayed onto walls in Soho to crackdown on public urination

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Metropolitan Police break into Soho gallery Laz Emporium to find ‘distressed woman’ is art installation

Art gallery worker got surprise when Met Police forced their way into venue to ‘help’ model made of foam filler and packing tape

Evening Standard

Josie Rourke: ‘If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be under commission to Nica Burns’

As You Like It comes to London’s new venue @sohoplace this winter. The play’s director and the theatre’s owner discuss arts cuts, the industry’s gender balance and the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Bantof, London, review: A new generation of Soho hangout with cocktails that tell a story

This low-lit, food’n’cocktails joint aims to stir a sensation of an older, more authentic Soho

The Independent UK

Customers outraged as 'grinning' man in Nazi Halloween fancy dress arrives at restaurant

Diners at a New York City eatery were enjoying a Saturday night out when suddenly a man in a full Nazi outfit turned up to a bar in the trendy SoHo neighbourhood to order a drink

Daily Mirror

Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin released from jail, attorney says

Subject of Netflix drama known as the ‘SoHo grifter’ must refrain from posting on social media

The Guardian - UK

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson review – thrills, spills and gone girls

The award-winning author of Life After Life dazzles with a supple tale rich in period detail about the shady goings-on at a Soho nightclub

The Guardian - UK

Tributes to Soho stalwart Andrew Edmunds as his much-loved restaurant vows to stay open

TRIBUTES have poured in for much-loved restaurateur Andrew Edmunds, who died aged 79 over the weekend. His self-titled restaurant, often called one of the most romantic in London, is a stalwart of old Soho.

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Restaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds dies aged 79

Edmunds’s eponymous restaurant in Lexington Street was considered one of the last hangouts of bohemian ‘old Soho’

The Independent UK

The best new restaurants opening this month

Here’s Hannah Twiggs’ recommendations for where to book in September

The Independent UK

The ultimate New York City guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in the Big Apple

CITY GUIDES: NYC is the city you want to get right – whether that’s a hotel in the neighbourhood you most want to explore, the totally-worth-it dinner bill or the sightseeing shortlist, says Lucy Thackray

Evening Standard

‘Extremely violent’ attempted watch robbery in Soho leaves man with facial injuries

The Met Police has made a fresh appeal over the assault with newly-released CCTV pictures of two men

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Naked: Welcome to London’s first sex-themed restaurant

Naked is W1’s new, (very) NSFW opening. David Ellis and Clare Finney take their dates to see if it’s hot or not

Daily Mirror

Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide can't keep hands off one another on romantic date night

Turkish actress Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti enjoyed their first date night together in Soho, London, after championing the 2022 series of Love Island

Asharq Al-Awsat

Uniqlo Owner Fast Retailing to Open first GU Discount Clothing Store in US

Japan's Fast Retailing, the owner of global clothing chain Uniqlo, said on Thursday it would open its first discount brand GU store in the United States this autumn. The store will open in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City in what will be the brand's debut outside of the…

The Independent UK

Chotto Matte: The food still dazzles at this time-honoured Soho institution

Kate Ng didn’t think much of fusion food until a piece of black cod in Soho changed her mind forever

Evening Standard

London hosted the Olympics, now let us host the queer games – Eurovision

July is a bit like dry January for us gays. Pride month has ended and the streets of Soho have been returned to the tourists and theatre-goers. Just when we’d managed to scrub the last specks of glitter from our scalps, queer Santa brought us a gift: the UK is…

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Notting Hill Carnival CEO on its mighty comeback

Matthew Phillip says Carnival set to be bigger and better than ever / Is Tom Kerridge swapping pans for paint? / Soho star India Rose James on her home turf

The Independent UK

ModernHaus, New York hotel review: Slick looks and a high-spirited rooftop in trendy SoHo

With smooth décor that’s part Mad Men glamour, part Japanese minimalism, friendly, down-to-earth service and a sceney rooftop pool, this hangout ticks all the NYC lover’s boxes, says Lucy Thackray

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