All your ex-pat needs in one totally random place!…read more Hot News has shelves full of Australian, New Zealand and US foods and drinks to satisfy your homesick cravings. And I'm not just talking Vegemite. This place has all the obscure cereals, chocolates, beers, spirits and snacks you've been missing, and if it's not on the shelf, you can ask the friendly owner to order it in for you. It is pricey, but no way near as much as the old Australian Shop in Covent Garden. We spent £50 and got: Nutri Grain, 2x Kraft peanut butter, Cherry Ripe, Summer Roll, 3x Twisties, Cheezels, Violet Crumble, Chicken Crimpys, and a 6 pack of VB. If you aren't Australian, that may sound like nonsense, but believe me when I say, finding this place has made me a far happier Aussie in London :)

This is such a tucked away spot, in the basement of a sort of mini-mall, but perfect if you're…read moreheading to the Cineworld opposite and want something a lil more interesting to eat. They have super basic sandwiches and cheap drinks if you're on a budget, but also imported snacks from the US and Australia. These are a little more costly but worth it for the experimental value. Reese's cereal with Hershey's chocolate milk? (Way better than you'd expect!) Even if you just want to browse, you'll find lots of intriguing items to look at. And best of all, the staff are really friendly: not your typical newsagents - and I speak from experience ;)

Pretty handy for tiara's, blue tac, slag mags and lucky dips…read more Once I stole a pen from there by accident. I dropped it back the next day and said sorry and they didn't seem bothered or give me a reward or nothing. Ho hum.

Jay's newsagents has been there for over 30 years, has everything you'd need from a local store,…read moreand newspapers are always delivered to my house on time. Unbeatable

Capital FM is one of the stations I stream online during my workday and late night hours back in…read morethe Eastern USA (5 hours lagging behind GMT). Broadcasting from Leicester Square, this station used to be called Capital Radio and very recently, Capital 95.8. Capital FM plays a lot of similar Hit 40 (Top 40) music heard in America as well as some of my favourite British pop/rock musicians and groups such as Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, The Feeling, Scouting For Girls, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, The Saturdays, The Ting Tings, and several others. Last year, my boss and I were really stumped by the London I-Test, which involved 3 mystery celebrities saying "I" really fast, and you needed to guess each celebrity correctly in the correct order to win a big cash prize, which the prize amount declined each time a previous contestant guessed incorrectly. After a few weeks, someone eventually guessed correctly and won. It was fun to play unofficially since we were ineligible to win since we reside in America. As I'm going to bed really late, many people in Greater London are just waking up to start their day to the Capital Breakfast Show, which is more of a morning talk show. It's pretty cool that I can fall asleep to celebrity interviews and the latest gossip, news, weather, and travel and wake up to some good music with less talk and commercials.

The same songs and ads over and over again. And the cash games? Only a way to take your money. If…read moreyou really want to give free cash don't charge £1 for each text message. WhatsApp is free, just saying.

Matt Groening and Thurston Moore have both subscribed to The Wire for more than 15 years. Plus…read morecheck out their blog at http://www.thewire.co.uk/themire for adventures in modern music, with savvy tips on the next big thing. Wentworth Street itself is an important thoroughfare running east-west from the junction of Brick Lane, Osborn Street and Old Montague Street to Middlesex Street, forming part of the boundary between Spitalfields and St Mary's Whitechapel. It's also the alleged site where Emma Elizabeth Smith was attacked (by her own account) near the junction with Brick Lane/Osborn Street. Jack the Ripper fanatics will know this spot well, it's also the heart of the modern day red light district, not fun at 6am when business is booming believe me! Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrZ3opXYpf4&feature=related