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There is a quintessentially British thing that you simply must do when you're in London - Afternoon Tea at The Ritz.

In a surprising move, the UK Home Office has announced that citizens from New Zealand and Australia will no longer be exempt from the UK Immigration Health Surcharge.

London is not just a city Australians come to live temporarily. Some build their lives here, and some remain forever.

Q&A: Conservative candidate for London Mayor, Zac Goldsmith, discusses the value of Aussie migrants to the city and if beer should be chilled, with Chloe Westley.

Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger fame talks music, art and living ‘the Spanish way’, ahead of the UK leg of his European tour.

WATCH: The second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens marks the passing of a family torch and the return of old friends. So, what does it tell us about JJ Abrams' take on the galaxy far, far away?

WATCH: Australian Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young reviews the pleasantries of some of the nastier messages tweeted and posted her way.

The number of Australians and New Zealanders finding work in the UK has increased by almost 10% over the past year and nearly 50% since 2011.

Australian Red Cross working with bushfire affected communities to help people keep in touch with family and friends.

The Home Office has just released the visa fee increases for entry into the UK, meaning that it is now more expensive to visit loved ones, work, set up shop, or gain British citizenship.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | The working holiday was just that; a holiday. Now it’s time to get serious about life.

Snowden documents suggest Australian Signals Directorate was involved in the creation of super sophisticated cyber-weapons platform, Regin.

Darts competition halted as drunken fans throw chairs around Melbourne stadium.

London has overtaken Hong Kong as the world's most expensive city and is twice as expensive as Sydney, due mostly to rising rent and employee costs.

Prize winning author Clare Wright tells us about her new book, revealing the vital role of women in the Eureka Rebellion as they helped pave the way for democracy in Australia.

Hadrian’s Wall stretches 73 miles across northern England, and was once the northern most frontier of an empire which ruled a quarter of the world. I find out more about life up here with my very own Celt to guide.

The Australian Labor party says the government's assertions that the welfare system is unsustainable are exaggerated.

A survey conducted by Hydrogen Recruitment shows that business executives place Sydney just after London and New York as best places to work.

The Rolling Stones have announced the date of their return to Australia after the British rock band was forced to postpone their March tour.

The Rolling Stones have flown out of Perth Airport bound for Abu Dhabi, but will return for a tour of Australasia in October.

Rolling Stones cancel Perth concert. Rest of Australasian tour remains in limbo following the death of L'Wren Scot, girlfriend of Mick Jagger.

2013 saw much talk about the Internet of Things but 2014 looks set to see this idea realised in all its technological glory - bringing man and machine ever closer.

Sydney, Australia attracts some of the best musical talent the world over. Make the best of your evenings and experience that talent live at one of these venues.

So far on this tour he’s been searched on suspicion of drug-trafficking, fled the stage with food-poisoning, farewelled his trusty tour-van and copped a head-butt from a kamikaze pigeon. Despite perilous events, Australian troubadour Kim Churchill remains upbeat.

Departing in spectacular style at Australia House, the Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature and Arts is on its way, arriving in London May 2014.

INTERVIEW | Fiona Foley is raising awareness about the mistreatment, and plight of indigenous people in Australia through her controversial artworks, including Vexed a video presentation exploring the breakdown of traditional Aboriginal marriages, currently on display at EcoCentrix; Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts.

Tina, We Salute You in Dalston is the kind of café you would open for yourself, if you wanted to eat well, drink good coffee, and soak up the footpath sun for hours on end with your neighbourhood friends. Tina, Coffee Cult salutes you.

Trenton Oldfield, the Australian activist who was jailed for disrupting the 2012 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race, has been ordered to leave the country after his application for a spousal visa was refused.

France’s Celtic corner offers rugged scenery, fascinating history and more flavours of pancakes than you can possibly get through in one trip. JOHN BURKE shares his tips and tricks for making the most of this unique stretch of coastline.

REVIEW | Tommy Emmanuel with Martin Taylor, ‘The Colonel & The Governor’ tour, Shepherd's Bush Empire, 16 March 2013.

BRON IN THE DON | Our resident adventurer visits number 27 on the Timeout London Top 100 — Somerset House — and discovers hours of entertainment hidden in this oasis of calm in the midst of a busy city.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Sometimes the hardest part of writing a speech is deciding what you are going talk about.

CHRIS'S KITCHEN | Our main man in the kitchen is on a foodie mission with a difference. He’s getting messy, and giving you the tips, to enjoy some of the tastier foods around.

BRON IN THE DON | Our musically talented London adventurer indulges in London’s annual cultural festival — The Proms at Royal Albert Hall — and ticks #30 off her Top 100 list.

ASK THE EXPERT | What is the new criteria for the dependency visa?

EastEnd Cabaret have returned to London after a very successful tour Down Under, bringing with them their raunchy, and often shocking, style of entertainment. BIANCA SOLDANI caught up with the Melbourne misfits to discuss their unique brand of comedy and their promiscuous residency at a specially commissioned Speigeltent.

The technology we have at the moment is awe-inspiringly impressive. But what if all this power were handed to a nine year old child? How would they use it?

UK Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa residential requirements explained.

REVIEW | There were barely two hundred people rammed into the tiny KCLSU band room. The lighting and stage imagery left a lot to be desired, but this is the style of Gotye, he allows the most important thing do the entertaining, his music.

My daughter is a British citizen born in Australia and would like to attend school in the UK next year. What are the visa options for me to live in the UK with her?

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | An old school spat between Courtney Love and (insert any name here); the glory of music posters and getting excited about Melbourne Music Week.

GO HARD OR GO HOME | The ‘reality soap’ TV show 'Made in Chelsea' doesn’t interest me in the slightest. People-watching in Chelsea, however, is something I’d recommend tuning in to.

Discover Northern Kenya’s Tassia Lodge, where you walk with the animals and soak up Africa in style.

Jimmy Barnes @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2 July | The beer flowed and flew as Barnesy led the faithful through 21 glorious Aussie anthems.

DREAM ON | If I told you I was going on an organised tour, you might think Greece, Turkey, Egypt even - but probably not North Korea.