Leighton House in Holland Park was built for the Victorian painter Frederic Leighton. Its Arab Hall has a gilded dome, walls of Damascus tiles, and a fountain you can hear echoing through the whole house. Here is what to see inside, from the staircase hall to Leighton's studio and the De Morgan Cafe.

Londoners keep showing their heartfelt support for Ukraine by leaving flowers, Ukrainian flags, messages, and signs calling for peace beneath the sculpture of Saint Volodymyr near the Ukrainian Institute in Holland Park. Why sunflowers? Sunflowers have been planted around the statue as they’re not just Ukraine’s national flower but they have also become the symbols of solidarity and resistance in the war against Russia. Why the Statue of Saint Volodymyr? Volodymyr, known in t