EXPLAINED: 3 - The Real Truth

Michelin-star restaurant boss guilty of spiking woman’s drink in Mayfair club

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) at Annabel’s

The Independent UK · Feb 6

Jeffrey Epstein planned to buy Mayfair hotel for London ‘playroom’ after push from Andrew associate

An associate of Prince Andrew’s encouraged the late paedophile financier to buy Dukes London in St James's Place

Evening Standard · Feb 6

Top restaurateur accused of using date-rape drug at Annabel's 'warned victim about drink spiking'

The alleged victim told jurors she had been ‘betrayed’ by Vikas Nath, whose portfolio of top restaurants include Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair

Evening Standard · Feb 3

Thames Water apologises after burst water main cuts supplies to thousands of London homes

Thames Water engineers work through the night trying to fix burst main near Holland Park Roundabout

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Oscar Wilde’s Former Mayfair Mansion Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Writer’s World – Now on the Market for £14 Million

The writer's former lodging is for sale, and it includes four reception rooms, four and a half bedrooms, a cinema room, a steam room, and two private terraces

Homes & Gardens · Jan 15

Temaki: London's first handroll sushi bar makes move from Brixton to Mayfair

Temaki earned a loyal following in Brixton after opening in 2021

Evening Standard · Jan 15

Sketch: 84 clay masks added to Gallery restaurant as new artist announced

Sketch, in Mayfair, is collaborating with the British artist Jonathan Baldock

Evening Standard · Jan 14

London's 11 most expensive postcodes revealed

Despite recording some of the highest sales figures last year, these ultra-luxurious postcodes are experiencing lower price growth now

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Oscar Wilde's former Mayfair home now for sale for £14 million

The townhouse on Half Moon Street inspired the setting for The Importance of Being Earnest

Evening Standard · Jan 12

‘It’s rather rude’: Truss accused of trying to poach members of rival Tory club

Former prime minister allegedly wandering 5 Hertford Street to find members for her Mayfair club a street away

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025